The State of the Young Child in India report is prepared with the aim to bring the young child at the center of policy dialogue, borne out of the conviction that each child has an inalienable right to opportunities to develop her full potential. With a focus on children aged under 6years, it presents key aspects of their wellbeing and development. The report draws from specially commissioned technical background papers and is supplemented by extensive field experience of Mobile Creches in childcare. It provides essential insights into the approaches, policy constraints, measurement metrics, legislation, programmatic interventions, and investment of human, technical, and financial resources,  whilst identifying chronic obstacles hampering the complete development of the potential that lies in India’s children. 

The report will be of interest to practitioners, policymakers and influencers, think tanks and researchers of public policy, development studies, human rights, sociology and social anthropology, as well as general readers.