EDUCATION

Ms. Kamini Rege has accomplished Ph.D. in the area of Human Development (Home-School Partnership), from the University of Mumbai, India, and her Master's degree from the Post Graduate Department of Research and Studies, SNDT University. She has also accomplished B.Ed and Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counseling from the University of Mumbai.

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

As one of the faculty in the Specialization of Human Development, she has served over 17 years. She is teaching students in the B.Sc., and M.Sc., Home Science programs. Student support and welfare is one of her priorities. As a university teacher, she has invested substantial time in career guidance and counseling of students, especially advanced students and alumnae. In fact, her interest in the welfare of "her protégées" has led her to track their life paths both formally (i.e., through research) and informally.

She has developed innovative techniques for introducing curriculum, such as Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education as a tool for learning and creative expression through role play, demonstrations, workshops and hands on experience for graduate and post graduate students. Her research career began as an undergraduate student and has spanned over two decades in varied areas such as early childhood education, home-school partnership and marriage and family relations. She has guided research students.

She has presented several research papers and posters at the National and International level in the area of Early Childhood Education, Parenting, Marriage and Family Relations, Celebrating Festivals and Multiculturalism, Innovative Teaching Techniques etc.

She has been a consultant and has conducted several workshops and input sessions at various institutes and organizations associated with teacher training and education and deeply involved in the development of policy, programming and planning for young children.

Vision to Early Childhood Association

Early Childhood Association could be the key element that could provide holistic interventions in early childhood years build a good foundation and promote and protect good health, nutrition, cognitive and psycho-social development and provide multiplicative benefits to the child through the life cycle/span. Every child learns habit and form patterns that are not easily changed in later years. If the stakeholders, such as parents, teachers, experts and educators can develop productive early education patterns for the children in their charge, those children will be on their way to achieving great educational success. The lack of parental and educational interaction during early childhood can negatively impact a child's development. Ultimately it would be the joint responsibility of the early childhood association which encompasses the teachers, parents and educators etc. to assure the children have a good early childhood education that can further help them develop their personalities.