ANGANWADI KIDS PLAY WAITING GAME FOR BOOK, UNIFORM IN TN

FIVE months after enrollment, lakhs of children in anganwadi centres and kindergarten classes in government schools across the state have not yet got their activity workbooks and uniforms.

- N DHAMOTHARAN

Activity workbooks, designed by the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) of Tamil Nadu, are provided to children from two to five years of age, based on their age category. Titled "Aadi Paadi Vilaiyadu Pappa," the curriculum aims to create a stimulating environment for the children's holistic development and learning, through activity books, assessment cards, and preschool education kits, etc. These activities are designed to be taught to children over 11 months.

For instance, in November every year, children aged four to five should be able to name vegetables, sketch, and fill in suitable letters in words provided in the workbooks. Similarly, for each month, there are predetermined exercises which the children must be taught. But due to the delay in distributing workbooks, children are missing out on such activities, sources said.