Early Childhood Care and Education is one of the six services provided in an integrated manner under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

• Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is one of six services delivered through Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).
• ECCE targets the 3–6 years pre-school cohort at AWCs and 0–3 years through structured home visits — operationalising the foundational-stage vision of NEP 2020.
• Examinable as a scheme-cum-policy convergence node (Poshan 2.0 + NEP 2020 + National ECCE Policy 2013) under GS-II welfare schemes.