Knowledge Level of Anganwadi Workers about Non-Formal Preschool Education of Integrated Child Development Services

Abstract

The present study was carried out the knowledge level of 59 anganwadi workers (AWWs)about nonformal preschool education of ICDS Urban anganwadis of Ludhiana district, Punjab. Almost all anganwadi workers were between the ages of 36-45yr, married, and had attended school up to high school. It was interesting to see that 20% of them had postgraduate degrees, and most of them were between 11–15 yr old and had attended 1–3 trainings, while only 5% had attended more than seven trainings. Most of the participants had average level of knowledge about ICDS. For knowledge level, significant difference (F=10.06; p<0.01), was found in knowledge level of the AWWs. Therefore, need-based training programmes should be designed for anganwadi workers in the future to enable them to update their knowledge and provide quality preschool education for anganwadi children.