Competencies of Early Childhood Educators in Bangalore According to their Professional Variables

The present study was conducted to assess the competencies of early childhood educators according to their professional variables. The study sample were 120 pre-school teachers (60 Government and 60 Private teachers), selected from six ICDS projects areas of Bangalore, Karnataka state using stratified random sampling technique. Self-Evaluation Checklist developed specially for ECE educators was used. Results revealed that the pre-school teachers differed significantly in their educational qualification, experience and training. The results can help to suggest that training for pre-school teachers will have more competencies which intern helps to improve the quality of preschool programme.