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liiTable 5.12: Key milestones achieved by children aged 5-5.5 years under social emotional(Percentage)Intervention districts Control districtkey activities/mile stones undersocial emotionalInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCs(n=) 386 404 458Child accepts other children’s ideas forsharing and playing 63 54.7 84.3Child offers to help other children whohave difficulty with a task 58 55.9 79.3Child maintain personal hygiene 63 61.4 82.8Child keeps belongings organized 49 48 71.2Child can concentrate on a task tillcompletion 29.5 30.7 72.5Participate actively in small groups 50.8 50 72.3ControlAWCs66 5.5 Awareness of mothers on age specific needs and rights of children5.5.1 Awareness about registration of birth of the childAll the surveyed mothers / caregivers of children aged 3-3.5 years and 5-5.5 years were askedwhether they knew that registration of birth of the child is necessary even if the child is born athome. Table 5.13 provides such information.Table 5.13: Distribution of mothers / caregivers by their Knowledge aboutregistration of birth of the child(Percentage)Knowing that birth registration ofchild is necessary even in homedeliveryIntervention districtsInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControl districtControlAWCs(n=) 828 844 924Yes 87.8 88.9 88.4No 12.2 11.1 11.6• Almost 88 percent of respondents in both intervention districts (80% in Janjgir and 97%in korba) and control district knew that the registration of birth of child is necessary evenif the child is born at home5.5.1 Knowledge about elements of quality care of a childOn asking what are the elements of quality care of a child, the major elements cited by therespondents were:• Good environment where child can freely play and sleep (43% in intervention and 70% incontrol district)• Guidance to child to develop age related skills through good parenting (42% inintervention district and 50% in control district).• Monitoring of the child’s growth (61% in intervention and 51% in control district)• Proper diet to child for growth (53% in intervention districts and 36% in control district)(Table 5.14).Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012