Thousands of teachers are currently working in both public and private Kindergarten, Montessori and Preprimary schools around Pakistan. These teachers, despite having earned graduate degrees in their respective fields, are oblivious of the fundamental demands and concepts of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). There is an urgent need to provide some basic ECCE knowledge to teachers who are already working in this essential field. Therefore, IECED is intending to publish manuals and handbooks in national and regional languages to provide such teachers, parents, and care givers with a basic understanding of ECCE theories and practices. We believe that these publications, followed by higher-level publications in subsequent phases, will help to improve the effectiveness and benefits of Early Childhood Care and Education in Pakistan. Needless to point out that the publications would also benefit parents and non-teachers in widening their awareness of children’s developmental needs.

In order to make these manuals more effective and purpose oriented we shall benefit from the research work being conducted by our students as part of their training programs. This research is being supervised and evaluated by our highly qualified faculty members who are trained in most modern disciplines.