In the last 24 years of its journey, the centre has guided, counseled and trained parents in the management of over 5200 children with disabilities.
The training which is centre-based, home-based and centre-home-based has an indigenously developed systematic, structured program - Upanayan Early Intervention Program. The activities are supported by various augmentative projects: Annaporna, Sanmargam, Sankarshana, Sambhavam along with Yoga and Music programs.
On April 17th 2015, MNC celebrated the graduation ceremony of its tiny tots, Moving Ahead to school education in special and mainstream schools.
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Memorandum of Agreement signed between State Project Director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan - Tamil Nadu, Chennai and MNC.
A project for "Capacity building of personnel of the State Resource Centre for Children with Special Needs for assessment and intervention for disabilities/ developmental delays in children aged 6 years and below in collaboration with MNC" funded by UNICEF was signed in the last week of May.
The project consists of a training and support programme where MNC would hand hold and enable the SRC staff through the model routines, information system development and innovative methods out of MNC’s rich expertise on children assessment, profiling, guidance and counseling parents, referral to therapeutic practices and inclusion into Individualized Education Programme as well as development of basic skills in pre-vocation for the 10 +age group at middle school level. The early intervention programme will facilitate children 6 years and below and their transiting into the mainstream education system. Through Upanayan model, MNC can meet these needs. MNC will undertake a year-long programme of support to the SRC staff with the objectives of Training SRC personnel in the indigenously developed Upanayan program and its implementation and on-the-job coaching of the personnel in the process of implementation.
