early childhood care and development (eccd)
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ECCD
EARLY CHILDHOOD Care and development
Early Childhood Care and Development
1987 Philippine Constitution
UN Convention on theRights of the Child
Education for All (EFA) Agenda
ARTICLE XV Section 2“The right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition,
and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation
and other conditions prejudicial to their development.”
Actual Targets1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 2000
Participation Rate % of 0-6 Population
17 29 30 35 40 90
Center-/Home-based Services (in million)
2.0 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.0 7.3
Kindergarten/Nursery (in million)
1.3 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 4.8
EFA Initial Planning Targets for Early Childhood Care and Development (1990-1992 and Year 2000)
ECCDobjectives
Designating a single agency to be responsible for early childhood
development
Including another year of preparatory schooling for six-year olds as part of the formal
school system
Accrediting private school programs and institutions
Designing focused and differentiated approaches for special categories of
children
Integrating health, nutrition, and other allied services in the
programs and services
Adapting curriculum, materials and approaches to
the Filipino child’s socio-cultural milieu
Managing early childhood development programs and services with emphasis on
community-based activities
Exploring and using various approaches to parent education
ECCDAct of 2000
Legal Framework for Governance of Early Childhood Care and Development
The Child and Youth
Welfare Code of 1974
The Local Government Code of 1991
Establishment of the NationalSystem for ECCD
ECCD is shared
responsibility.
Accessto
Preschool Education
?What kind of
intervention is needed?
Should preschool be made part of the
formal school system or should it continue to be operated on a non-formal basis? Should the
intervention be done through
institutionalization or integration?
Integration
The inclusio
n of prescho
ol education in the
formal school
structure.
Institutionalizatio
n
The formal
recognition of
ECCD as part of non-
formal educatio
n
EDCOM
Institutionalization
Pedagogical Economic
Private Preschool Education
PrivatePreschool
DepEd-recognized Schools
Independent Private Schools
Preschool
Elementary
Secondary
(Tertiary)
Level Age Requirement
Nursery classes 3-4 years old
Kindergarten Classes 4-5 years old
Preschools 5-6 years old
Ministry of Education (MEC) Order No. 24, s. 1979
Age Requirements for Admission
Independent Private Preschools
To prepare young
children to formal
schooling
To provide surrogate
parenting to children of
working parents
To promote specific
philosophy of education
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