Review on the Key Features of the National Education Policy 2020 in the Context to Pre-school Education and its Expected Impact

Purpose: The New Education Policy (NEP-2020) aimed to revitalize the early childhood care and education (ECCE) program as ≈ 85 % of child’s cumulative brain proliferation occurs prior to 6 years. This initiative is made with special emphasis for socio-economically disadvantaged background communities to ensure better paradigm development of each preschooler. It will allow each child to flourish in life and enhance its skills to give better output in the future and be a useful citizen for the nation. Current digital India and Atma Nirbhar Bharat make it imperative to revitalize each member of the community with mandatory basic skills. For instance, basic financial transactions, online job application forms, electricity bills, fee payments, home shopping, and many more. The pandemic situation has amended the turmoil among the community, which again necessitates basic learning among people. India had made a remarkable stride through initiatives like “Right to Education Act” and “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” to ensure the maximum spread of literacy across the nation. With the current unprecedented scenario, a spurring behavior needs to be established to identify key features of NEP-2020, its role, implication, future impact and role of various stakeholders associated. The Present review aims to understand an imperative approach of NEP-2020 towards preschooler’s development and its significance for disadvantaged groups and non-literate members of the community. Design: Identifying the significance of preschool education programs and implementation strategies proposed by NEP 2020. Originality/ Value: The positive impact of NEP-2020 in the development of foundation skills of preschoolers and spread of ECCE program to each section of community to ensure well development of preschooler’s stage. Paper type: Review article.