Post Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education Foundational Stage
Overview
A course to equip educators with global competencies in early childhood development, experiential and inclusive pedagogy, curriculum innovation, and leadership in foundational stage education.
Target Audience: K-12 Indian Educators, Curriculum Developers, ECCE Practitioners
Duration: 1 Year (64 Credits)
Client: I.G.N.O.U. (India)
Tools Used: Microsoft Word, Adobe PageMaker
Concepts: Child Development (0-8 years), Play-based & Experiential Pedagogy, Curriculum & Assessment, Program Organization & Management, Family & Community Engagement
Year: 2023
Process
I contributed to the design and development of the PGDECFE programme, building several units from the ground up while iterating on others through multiple rounds of drafting and refinement.
The process began with mapping key themes in early childhood and foundational education, ensuring strong alignment with NEP 2020 and global ECCE frameworks.
Developed for IGNOU, the world’s largest distance education university, the course was designed as self-instructional, accessible material for diverse learners across rural and urban contexts. Balancing academic rigour with accessibility was central to the work.
Seeing the programme integrated into IGNOU’s distance learning ecosystem, reaching lakhs of learners across India, marked a meaningful milestone in creating scalable, high-impact educational content.