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xciv9.2.1 Learning/play aids, programme schedule and class arrangementsThis sub-component has been subdivided into three activities--class arrangement,weekly/daily schedule and class display; their analysis is shown in Table 9.2. It may be notedthat the largest percent of AWCs on all the activities fall in the levels 0 (poorest) or 1(intermediate/second poorest), though 27 percent to 32 percent AWCs also fall in the bestlevel (score 2). The level of activities in control districts are better. The mean score for theintervention districts is less than 1 but the score in the control district is more than 1,suggesting that condition/situation of the AWCs in the control district on the dimension understudy is better than the intervention/intermediate AWCs.Table 9.2: Distribution of AWCs on levels of quality of learning/play aidsinfrastructure covering programme schedule and class arrangements and themean score of each component.(Percentage)Q.No. Scoring on learning / play aids ,programme schedule and classarrangementInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControlAWCs1. Class arrangement 62 60 62Classroom does not appear to bearranged in any way for conductingactivities with children.45.2 53.3 21Classroom is arranged withmaterials but not in any evidentway for facilitating activities. 33.9 35 30.6Classroom has been arranged withspecific activities activity corners orareas for different kinds of activitiessuch as blocks’ corner, dolls’ corneretc 21 11.7 48.4Mean score 0.759 0.584 1.2742. Weekly / daily scheduleTeacher does not have nor appearsto follow any pre-planned scheduleof activities and routine care (Eating,sleeping, toileting) take up most ofthe day. 35.5 36.7 27.4Teacher has/displays a plannedschedule but is not observed to beusing it. 45.2 45 21Teacher is conducting the program,to a large extent, according to aplanned schedule. 19.4 18.3 51.6Mean score 0.84 0.816 1.2423. Class displayThere is no display in the classroomand if there is, it is of materialswhich is not meant for children orwhich they cannot understand.37.1 38.3 25.8Children can understand the displaybut it is placed too high on the walland not easily visible to the children.43.5 36.7 22.6Display is interesting for andeasily understood by childrenand is also placed at their eyelevel so that they can see easily. 19.4 25 51.6Mean score 0.823 0.867 1.258Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012