The Training Module is a complete learning unit containing a comprehensive set of items which have been specially developed for community early child care workers. The Training Module suits the educational, experiential, socio-cultural and linguistic background of the target learner. It is within the learning capacity of the trainees does not use medical terminologies and is pictorially rich. It is easy to replicate. The module contains the following items:

1. Book 1 - Mother and Child Care: Promoting Health, Preventing Disabilities highlights infant and mother care practices which promote health and reduce disabilities.
   
   
2. Book 2 - Early Detection of Childhood Disabilities and Persons with Disability in the Community explains the concept of early detection of disabilities and moves on to give information on causes, early signs and prevention of all major disabilities.
   
   
3. Book 3 - Stimulating Development in Young Children with Disabilities at Anganwadi and at Home: A Practical Guide. Gives the concept of Inclusive Education and Inclusive ECE. One chapter each is devoted to general principles for managing children with various disabilities in anganwadi/class/home and adaptations required for this.
   
   
4. Disability Screening Schedule (DSS) - a short proforma to screen children with disabilities from the large population. The DSS has a high Sensitivity(0.89) and high Specificity(0.98).
   
   
5. 8 Posters - 4 on Early Detection, 4 on Early Stimulation of CWD and Inclusion at ECE centres
   
   
6. Training aids - Focus Group Discussion situations, Role Play, Simulation Situations
   
   

The module has gone through three successful field trials with different set of community workers. The Module has demystified and de-professionalised the knowledge of disabilities. The success of the module demonstrates that Prevention and Early Detection of Disabilities is within the reach of the Grass-root level community early child care worker.