Early Childhood Association and Association for Preparatory Education & Research (ECA and APER) have brought together preschool, kindergarten, primary teachers & administrators, caregivers, program directors, and individuals working with & for families, to promote quality care and education for young children. Our 48000+ members include child care facilities, Early Childhood Educators and Child Care Assistants employed in child care centers, Family Child Care Providers, Parents, Doctors, and professionals who share an interest in high quality early learning and care. Our memberships range from School members, individual members, parent members, Patron Principals, Corporate members, NGO members, and advisory members.
The Early Childhood Association is set up with the vision that all the preschools, balwadis, NGOs, children’s activity classes, parents, student teachers, media houses, companies that deal with children’s products, in short everyone connected to young children can all come together to advocate, discuss, learn and share, connect and bring about a change in the quality of care development and learning in early childhood in India.
To empower parents, teachers and others to explore and develop holistic programs and environments for children that will look after their well-being, relationships, family and community and thus help each and every child grow up in a healthy mind, body and spirit.
Is advocacy for “stress-free childhood years”, after all this is the right of every child. We want to touch the lives of all those who affect the lives and learning of children – be it teachers, parents, policymakers, entrepreneurs, media.