Community group meetings
We conducted monthly group meetings to create an enabling environment for ECD at the village level by intentionally building partnerships to support this process. The research assistants and Balsakhi coordinated these community meetings, inviting all stakeholders: Anganwadi workers, caregivers/parents, panchayat leaders, schoolteachers, volunteers, and the research team. We used a collaborative learning and sharing approach by inviting caregivers and parents to share their experiences around ECD and asking the larger group to reflect on those experiences. Based on the data, the stakeholders discussed the implementation progress and formulated a plan to improve intervention delivery and coverage. A total of 58 sessions were conducted in all the intervention villages.