Programs

All programs of Tara Mobile Creches, Pune are implemented through its daycare centres. Program interventions cater to promoting holistic development of children between birth and 18 years of age; these include direct interventions for children, supportive interventions for pregnant women, lactating mothers, parents of beneficiaries and members of the labour communities where these daycare centres are located

SANGOPAN

A program for holistic development of infants and toddlers between birth to 3 years of age (including supportive interventions for pregnant women & lactating mothers)

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KHELGHAR

A program for holistic development in early childhood between 3 to 8 years of age

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SAKSHAM 1

A program for holistic development in middle childhood between 8 to 12 years of age

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SAKSHAM 2

A program for holistic development of adolescents between 12 to 18 years of age

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Interventions in Health & Nutrition, Education and Development are provided to children of all age groups. Migration is a steady factor influencing all TMCP programs. Daycare centres start and close at any time of the year; children join and leave the centres at any time during the year.

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Program Name : Sangopan

Beneficiaries: From Conception to 3 years (including pregnant women and lactating mothers)

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    In this program, we guide and promote ‘age-appropriate development’ of infants and toddlers. We also run interventions with pregnant women, lactating mothers, fathers as well as older siblings - to facilitate sustenance of development beyond centre timings.
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    We teach and coach parents of infants/toddlers to engage their children through communication and play using the space and materials that they have, in their current homes. We recognize that the construction workers already have their hands full, so using a ‘what-they-have approach’ makes their lives easier.
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    Our field staff makes home visits to continue guiding the families. This empowerment of families will ensure that the child continues to receive stimulation even after the family leaves the construction site and moves to a place that has no facilities for promoting development in children

Specific examples of this program, including but not limited to

Program Name : Khelghar

Beneficiaries: Children aged 3 to 8 years

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    We run a ‘Balwadi' at each day-care centre. It is a cheerful and bustling place where children in the age group of 3 to 8 years gather every morning, after their mothers go to work on the construction site
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    We start their day doing free-play with learning-aids which are geared to their age or developmental stage
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    This is followed by ‘Circle-time’, where we encourage children to share some “News” from their lives. Other children ask questions to the “news-teller” to gather more information about the news. This is followed by prayer time
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    o help prepare these young ones for formal education, our Balwadi program covers the basic 3 ‘R’s. We then add-on essential skills such as sitting in one place, listening and comprehending, attending to a task, sharing, completing a task, keeping back the material in its original place. We ensure that such habits get ingrained in their behaviors.
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    We leverage the magic of music, dance and play-way to make their learning an enjoyable experience. This helps to drive high attendance and long term engagements
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    After all this fun and learning, our children sit down to have their lunch and later, a good two-hours sleep in the afternoon to recharge their batteries
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    We mix regular fun-learning with occasional Nature-walks, visits to the local market or garden are activities to keep them interested and also give them an exposure to the outside world.
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    After a day well-spent playing and exploring new worlds of learning the toddlers happily go home when their mothers come to fetch them at the end of their working day from the construction site.

Program Name : Saksham-1

Beneficiaries: Children aged 8 to 14 years



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    Health
    Three meals daily, combined with healthy snacks in the morning and evening. For children with special needs, we run health check-ups, and provide supportive nutrition customized to their needs
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    Life-skills
    Development interventions include training sessions in personality & soft-skill development,and leadership skills. The application of these training sessions happen day-to-day at the centres through the Children’s Parliament (called the Mitra Mandal) and its support group members, where children take ownership for matters that arise in their day-to-day lives with need-based support of adults (care-givers, site office personnel).
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    Education
    We help to get children enrolled in local schools, providing transport to reach school and return back home, daily academic support classes, weekly sessions in co-curricular activities (like Mallakhamb, Yoga, Dance, etc.)
    In partnership with DoorStep Schools, we run sessions to strengthen their foundations in reading.
    Bright children with an academic inclination upto grade 4 are enrolled in residential schools to ensure their continuity in education.

Program Name : Saksham-2

Beneficiaries: Children aged 14 to 18 years

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    For our teen-agers, in addition to all the academic, meals, health and sports activities listed above; we also arrange career guidance and/or vocational counselling sessions. They get an exposure to various careers from professionals themselves