The main goal of Early Childhood Education (ECE) is to ensure the optimal development of the young child. Extensive research evidence shows the positive impact of early interventions and the long-term effects of early childhood education, and indicates links between the educational and care processes on the one hand and children's development outcomes on the other. Very few studies in India have taken stock of the nature of ECE experiences vis-a-vis its impact on the learning competencies of children. Some micro-level studies have emphasized that it is the quality of ECE curriculum which makes the difference, but there is little evidence from India available in the literature establishing this link empirically. In this context, it was thought desirable to explore the relationship of various variables related to the quality of inputs in an ECE centre and the background variables (home and social environment of the child) with the learning outcomes for the chil.