Introduction ICDS services include supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, nutrition and health education, immunization, referrals, pre-school education and are provided through a vast network of child care and development centres, known as "anganwadis". Aside from ICDS, other important interventions for children under six include maternity entitlements, crèches and optimal “infant and young child feeding” (IYCF) – some material on these can be found elsewhere on this site and more is on the way. |