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cxix5. Only 65% CDPOs reported that fathers have a role in the growth and development oftheir children. Only role they reported for fathers was “love the children”6. The CDPOs were asked features of the child-centred pre-school education, mostof them reported correctly that the children “should be engaged in different kinds ofactivities”, ‘Children should be divided as per age” and “child developed materials shouldbe displayed in the AWC”.7. When the CDPOs were asked about the activities children ages 3 to 4 should engage in,their responses were in very general form—“doing exercise”, “identifying colour”.8. When the CDPOs were asked about the activities children ages 5 to 6 should engage in,their responses were again in very general form—“reciting poems”etc.9. When CDPOs were asked about rights of children. Only two rights, namely,“supplementary nutrition” and “immunization” were reported by 50% or more CDPOs.About 40% also reported “non-formal education” and “health facilities” as rights ofchildren.Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012