A plethora of researches state that teachers are the main crux of all types of schooling. Effective teaching methodology (pedagogy) ensures that education is not just a transmission process but is a transformatory endeavor.

To capture the perceptions of the teachers working at the Child Development Centres established under the Child Labor Education Programme (CLEP), the Data processing and Research Cell* carried out a qualitative research over a period of six months. Research studied the three social organizers (teachers) through observations and interviews regarding their working experience, professional environment, academic growth, interaction within the classroom and with the community, and attachment with their profession. Findings reveal that the social organizers found working at CDC a learning experience; they had established attachment with their work and within the community whom they appreciated for their positive role in enrollment of their children into the centres. Several gaps identified included ineffective communication between the staff and management, lack of proper training opportunities for teachers, absence of teaching aids for children and limited staff strength. The study provides imperative insight detailing how educational facilities can be managed, maintained and improved for the ultimate benefit of children’s learning. Recommendations propose the CDC head to maintain a healthy rapport with the employees and develop participatory management mechanisms that provide a sense of empowerment to the staff members and allows them to develop intellectually and professionally; need for teacher training in course content, pedagogy and psychological management of working children, increase in the number of staff members and availability of resources for students was also highlighted.

* The Education Development & Research Cell (EDRC) was formerly called DPRC