A gentle snapshot of a growing sprout.
Ankur means a seedling. This is the baseline profile of a child at a Nurture Centre — taken at the centre, with a parent or guardian’s consent, when the child joins and again at the end of each term. There is no pass and no fail, and no child is ever turned away by it.
The child instrument · about 10 minutes, with a grown-up
Ankur is not an adult instrument. The other four instruments of Vyakti Darpan are taken by adults about themselves. This one is different in every way that matters: it is about a child of classes 6 to 10 at a Nurture Centre, it is filled in at the centre with a teaching associate, and it is held under rules that are the opposite of the adult ones.
It is not an exam, not an IQ test, and not a way to accept or refuse any child. Every child who comes to a centre belongs there. It simply helps the associates see where a child is blossoming, and where a little more sunlight and water might help.
Consent, assent, and what is shared with you
A parent or legal guardian consents first, and completes this with the child. The child is asked gently as well: “Would you like to answer some fun questions about the things you like and how you feel? There are no right or wrong answers, and you can stop any time.” The child’s own willingness matters as much as the consent.
What comes back to you is a warm developmental snapshot and, at most, one or two gentle nurture-focus ideas with activities to try at home. There are no grades, no bands and no comparison with another child.
For the parent or guardian — how a child’s record is held
Ankur is taken at a Nurture Centre, with your consent. It is the baseline instrument for a child at the centre — taken when the child joins, and again at the end of each term. A teaching associate sits with the child and fills it in there. It is not something an adult takes about themselves, and it is never taken without a parent or legal guardian consenting first.
Who sees it. A child’s Ankur record is seen only by the teaching associate, the Centre Mentor and the Centre. Nobody else.
Where it never goes. It is never shared with an employer, a partner, a school, a donor, or any person outside the centre. It is never used in any recognition of a club, of an associate or of a centre. It is never used for tracking, for profiling, or for targeted advertising of any kind.
No child is ever turned away by it. There is no pass and no fail, no score, no ranking and no comparison with another child. It screens for no medical or mental-health condition. A child may decline any question, may stop at any moment, and may leave the centre at any time, without notice and without consequence — and may return.
What you may ask for. You may ask what is held about your child, correct it, withdraw your consent, or ask for it to be deleted, at any time. The full account is in the privacy notice.