About

The department of Child Development at Maniben Nanavati Women’s College is well equipped with innovative techno-pedagogical abilities that enable learners to work more efficiently with emerging technology. Our professors’ broad understanding of early childhood education courses differentiates us as an institution.

Department of child development was founded in 1983 at Maniben Nanavati Women’s College. Since its inception it has empowered students in life skills and trained students in Early Childhood Education and Care. Faculty and Head of the department, Dr. Swati Partani herself is an expert in Multiple Intelligences Theory and students from this department utilizes this theory to understand self and work with preschool children. Department is updated with innovative techno-pedagogical skills, which further empowers the students to work efficiently with evolving technology. Students are rigorously involved in research-based practices in the teaching learning process. Students along with faculty have published research papers in UGC approved journals. Students also study dynamics of adolescents issues, children with special needs, marriage and family conflicts. They learn many coping strategies in mentioned areas. Various Skill development programmes are conducted for the students like Puppet making, Creative development, Excel training, preschool management to enhance vocational skills. Students have become entrepreneurs after completing their course and enrol for M.Sc. in Human Development and Early childhood Education post-graduation. One of the alumni is running her own ISO certified training institute. Others are individually utilizing their training to become financially independent, also working with the preschool sector.

Not only this, students are trained to give back to the society in the form of extension activities. Teaching and working with the underprivileged students by conducting training programmes in vacations. Their creative teaching learning materials are donated to the preschool from balwadi, refugee camp, and preschool in need.

Objectives

• To impart knowledge about different developmental domains of children
• To give hands on experience in Early Childhood Education
• To acquaint about special needs children
• To identify adolescents problem and empower with coping strategies
• To develop competencies among youth girls through educational intervention
• To empower with practical life skills in family system
• To provide vocational training to the students