Punjab Government to launch online portal for transparent registration of playway schools

Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said on Monday that for the transparent registration of private playway schools and its effective implementation at the ground level, an online registration portal will soon be launched.

In a statement, she said all private playway schools and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) institutions in the state must mandatorily register with the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development within six months. She added that district programme officers have been directed to ensure the registration process of private playway schools on the online portal.

The Cabinet Minister also highlighted that to improve the quality of early childhood education, the Punjab Government has approved new guidelines for regulating private playway schools. She stated that under this initiative, a standardised, play-based curriculum will be implemented to ensure the holistic development of children aged 3 to 6 years.

Dr Baljit Kaur further emphasised that to provide quality educational services to children in Anganwadi centres and expand access to ECCE, the Department of Social Security has signed memorandums of understanding with two leading institutions — Pratham and Rocket Learning — to introduce a unified curriculum in the state.