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The Crèche Project started as one of the many activities being part of the jail reform process in 1993/94, in which NGOs came inside the Tihar Jail and assisted the jail authorities to conduct activities such as crèche, training and other income generating activities.
India Vision Foundation, identified an urgent need to focus more on the children, who were in jail with their mothers or in a few cases with their fathers. The children earlier would spend their entire day, locked up in congested, over crowded cells, along with their mothers and other prisoners; many of who, were criminals in the true sense of the word. A full day Care Center was needed for these children. A Crèche, where the children could learn and play and spend the entire day, just with other children, in an environment that was congenial for their growth and well being. In the Crèche, attention to the child's diet, health, and over all development, was and is considered top priority. Some children are born inside the prison itself and are virtually unaware of life outside the four walls of the prison. Therefore the crèche has a very crucial role to play in the holistic development of these children. The Crèche Project, aims at offering these children, emotional, mental and physical well being.
"Recently a study comparing the children of our creche with children from an upmarket creche in South delhi was conducted. It was hypothesized that ‘the SES(socio-economic status), income level of parents and environment has an impact on the socialcompetence level of children’. At both the sites, participatory observation was undertaken by the investigator and based on them the California preschool social competence scale was rated. Interactions with the authorities concerned especially the teachers, further helped to gain an insight into the ‘background of the child’. The findings of this study did not support the hypothesis. The researcher concluded that factors like duration and quality of day care may have played a big role for the resulting conclusion. This is definitely a great achievement for us!"
CRECHE PROJECT IN BHONDSI, HARYANA
India Vision Foundation is running a crèche for the children in Bhondsi (Haryana) prison. These children inside the prison are able to have a better environment due to this crèche. One proper classroom is set up there in the prison for the children. A team of an active teacher and a helper is there to teach the children and take care of their nutrition and health.
Methodology adopted for teaching:
- Children are made to learn through innovative methods.
- The children are taught mainly through oral work, storytelling, drawing and games.
- Concentration is also given on developing good habits in children.
- Attention is given on personal hygiene of each and every child.
Interaction with their Mothers
Time to time PTM is conducted with the Mothers/parents to motivate them to send their child to the Balwari and to make them aware regarding the importance of education in life and benefits of sending their children to the crèche. The progress of the child with his/her parent is also shared.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
- All the children in the prison are enrolled in the Balwaris and come regularly for the classes and feel happy when come in the Balwaris.
- Children have colorful toys to play, slates, notebooks, storybooks for study.
- The children who had no knowledge of alphabets and counting have started recognizing the letters and able to read and write.
- The children have learned good habits and developed social skills.
- The children of school going age are ready for mainstream education.
- Children come neat and tidy to the Balwaris
- These children do study after class also like reading books/poems.
