Pre-Primary Education

Pre-primary education lays the foundations of a child’s knowledge, skills and rules of behavior that create prerequisites for successful progress in daily life and school.

Early childhood education provides a stimulating play environment for Physical, Intellectual, Language, Social and emotional development of the child. It prepares children for the primary and it focuses on the holistic development of the child.

The importance of early childhood education is now a well recognized fact, that children need enriched environment, intellectual stimulation and plenty of opportunity for socialization of the same age group from a very early agree are now known to a large section of people.

Pre-Primary Institutions in Kerala
Type of Institutions Number
Balavadi and Anganvadi (Upto 1992-93) 16293
Independent Preprimary Schools 846
Attached to Schools 540
Total
17679
Source: 6th All India Educational Survey, NCERT 1993 & State plan of action for the child in Kerala.

 

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