TRAINING TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR WORKSHOP FOR

DAYCARE DAYCARE WORKERSWORKERS

Teachers’ Camp, Baguio Teachers’ Camp, Baguio CityCity

June 10-12,2008June 10-12,2008IRENE CERTEZA-DE ROBLES

BUREAU OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPED,PASIG CITY

Preschool Preschool policies, policies,

challenges and challenges and directionsdirections

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSIONTOPICS FOR DISCUSSION PART I PART I

i.i. Where is ecE in basic Where is ecE in basic education?education?

2. What are we currently 2. What are we currently doing ?doing ?

3. What have we done ?3. What have we done ?

WHERE is ece in WHERE is ece in basic education?basic education?

• Pre-school

Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos

Sch

oo

ls

• SBM

Tea

cher

s

• Critical learning resources

• Hiring and deployment

• Training

• Certification Program

• Teachers benefits and Welfare

• Feeding

Stu

den

ts

• Food for school

• Every Child a Reader

• Multi-Grade

• Distance and alternative learning

Cu

rriculu

m

• RBEC

• Tech Voc

• English, Science, Math• NAT

• NCAE

• A & E

B A S I C E D U C A T I O N Elementary High School

Public Schools Private Schools

ECEGrade 1

Readiness Test

Alternative Learning Accreditation & Equivalency

NCAE + Counselling

CHED

College/ University

TESDA

Technical Vocational

Labor Force

INDUS-TRY

GASTPE

Teacher Development and Supply

Drop-outs

• ICT in Education • Partnerships with Private

Sector/Industry• Increase spending

for Basic Education

• ICT in Education • Partnerships with Private

Sector/Industry• Increase spending

for Basic Education

Basic Education Framework

DSWD DOH LGUs

Special Education

DEPED DEPED SCENARIO & SCENARIO &

ITS ITS CHALLENGECHALLENGE

SS

Issues and Challenges in Basic Education

1.1. Preparing 5-Year Olds for Formal Preparing 5-Year Olds for Formal InstructionInstruction

2. Reaching the unschooled2. Reaching the unschooled

3. Retaining the insufficiently 3. Retaining the insufficiently schooledschooled

4. Raising the proficiency level of 4. Raising the proficiency level of thethe poorly schooled poorly schooled

DIRECTIODIRECTIONSNS

ECE TARGETECE TARGET

ALL FIVE-YEAR OLD ALL FIVE-YEAR OLD CHILDRENCHILDREN TO HAVE TO HAVE PROVIDED WITH PROVIDED WITH PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL EDUCATION OF OF EARLY READINESS EARLY READINESS SKILLSSKILLS UNTIL 2015(EFA) UNTIL 2015(EFA)

ECE TARGETECE TARGET

PRESCHOOL CHILDRENPRESCHOOL CHILDREN ARE THOSE CHILDREN ARE THOSE CHILDREN AGES AGES ABOVE FOURABOVE FOUR AND AND BELOW BELOW SIX - YEAR OLDSSIX - YEAR OLDS SO SO GENERALLY GENERALLY PRESCHOOL PRESCHOOL AGEAGE IS CONSIDERED TO BE IS CONSIDERED TO BE FIVE FIVE

URGENT TASKS to ATTAIN URGENT TASKS to ATTAIN EFA GOALS TILL 2015EFA GOALS TILL 2015

1.1. MAKE EXPANSION of EARLY MAKE EXPANSION of EARLY

CHILDHOOD CARE AND CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (ECCD)DEVELOPMENT (ECCD)

COVERAGE YIELD MORE EFA COVERAGE YIELD MORE EFA BENEFITSBENEFITS::

URGENT TASKS to ATTAIN URGENT TASKS to ATTAIN EFA GOALS TILL 2015EFA GOALS TILL 2015

2.2.Get Get ALL TEACHERSALL TEACHERS to to CONTINUOUSLY CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE their IMPROVE their TEACHING TEACHING PRACTICESPRACTICES

HOW To COPE with the HOW To COPE with the URGENCYURGENCY

3.MEASURES are ADOPTED 3.MEASURES are ADOPTED to to ENHANCE CAPACITY for ENHANCE CAPACITY for QUALITY TEACHINGQUALITY TEACHING PRACTICEPRACTICE among among FUTURE ESLIGIBLESFUTURE ESLIGIBLES

into into the the TEACHING PROFESSIONTEACHING PROFESSION who will who will WORKWORK in in SCHOOLS SCHOOLS

HOW TO COPE WITH THE HOW TO COPE WITH THE URGENCYURGENCY

THROUGH THROUGH

1. 1. Executive Order Executive Order

685 Jan, 2008685 Jan, 2008

2.Deped memo 2.Deped memo

no.47s.2008 no.47s.2008

JOINT EXECUTIVE JOINT EXECUTIVE GUIDELINESIN THE GUIDELINESIN THE IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

EXPANDING OF COVERAGE EXPANDING OF COVERAGE FOR PRE SCHOOL FOR PRE SCHOOL EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR 5-YR-OLD CHILDREN 5-YR-OLD CHILDREN SHALL INCLUDE PRESC SHALL INCLUDE PRESC HOOL CHILDREN HANDLED HOOL CHILDREN HANDLED IN DAY CARE CENTERSIN DAY CARE CENTERS

STARTSTART: SY 2008-2009 : SY 2008-2009

INITIAL FOCUSINITIAL FOCUS: : 50% of the LOWEST 50% of the LOWEST PERFORMING PERFORMING

SCHOOLS BASED SCHOOLS BASED on the NAT 2006-2007on the NAT 2006-2007

ACTIVATION OF THE DAY ACTIVATION OF THE DAY CARE CENTERS AS CARE CENTERS AS FACILITY WHERE THERE FACILITY WHERE THERE are NO PUBLIC PS are NO PUBLIC PS MANAGED by the DEPED MANAGED by the DEPED

THE FIVE-YEAR OLD SHALL BE THE FIVE-YEAR OLD SHALL BE ACCOMMODATED BY THE PUBLIC ACCOMMODATED BY THE PUBLIC

PRESCHOOL in AREAS WHERE PRESCHOOL in AREAS WHERE THERE ARE EXISTING DAY CARE THERE ARE EXISTING DAY CARE

CENTERS AND PUBLIC PRESCHOOL CENTERS AND PUBLIC PRESCHOOL CLASSES.HOWEVER, IN CASE THE CLASSES.HOWEVER, IN CASE THE

PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS CANNOT PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS CANNOT ACCOMMODATE the 5 years old , ACCOMMODATE the 5 years old ,

DAY CARE CENTERS SHALL BE DAY CARE CENTERS SHALL BE ACTIVATED ACTIVATED

DEPED SHALL ORGANIZE PS DEPED SHALL ORGANIZE PS CLASSES IN AREAS WHERE CLASSES IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO EXISTING THERE ARE NO EXISTING FACILITIES ( PUBLIC, FACILITIES ( PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PTCA - FUNDED, PRIVATE, PTCA - FUNDED, LGU –FUNDED, PSCS, NGO, LGU –FUNDED, PSCS, NGO, CHURCH – BASED,ETC.)CHURCH – BASED,ETC.)

HOW TO HANDLE PRESCHOOL HOW TO HANDLE PRESCHOOL CLASSES FOR 5-YR-OLD IN DAY CLASSES FOR 5-YR-OLD IN DAY CARE CENTERS: CARE CENTERS:

A. SEGREGATE A. SEGREGATE

- CHILDREN AGED 3-4 YEARS OLD - CHILDREN AGED 3-4 YEARS OLD WILL BE HELD IN THE AM SESSIONSWILL BE HELD IN THE AM SESSIONS

- CHILDREN AGED 5 YEARS OLD - CHILDREN AGED 5 YEARS OLD WILL BE HELD IN THE PM SESSIONSWILL BE HELD IN THE PM SESSIONS

B. B. SESSIONS FOR 5-YEAR OLD SESSIONS FOR 5-YEAR OLD

WILL BE HANDLED BY THE WILL BE HANDLED BY THE BARANGAY DAY CARE BARANGAY DAY CARE WORKERS DULY WORKERS DULY ACCREDITED BY DSWD AND ACCREDITED BY DSWD AND TRAINED BY DEPED TRAINED BY DEPED

C.THE EXISTING SCHOOL CURRICULUM C.THE EXISTING SCHOOL CURRICULUM OF DEPED SHALL BE USED FOR THE OF DEPED SHALL BE USED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EO 685IMPLEMENTATION OF EO 685

D.IF THE ECCD COUNCIL AND COUNCIL D.IF THE ECCD COUNCIL AND COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN HAS ADOPTED THE EARLY HAS ADOPTED THE EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS THEN THIS LEARNING STANDARDS THEN THIS WILL BE UTILIZED WILL BE UTILIZED

E. ECCD CHECKLIST SHALL E. ECCD CHECKLIST SHALL CONTINUE TO BE CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED TO ALL 5- YEAR ADMINISTERED TO ALL 5- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN DCs and PS OLD CHILDREN IN DCs and PS CLASSES CLASSES

Existing DCWs Existing DCWs shall be shall be provided provided

with with teacher trainingteacher training on the on the curriculumcurriculum and and competenciescompetencies

for preschool education with for preschool education with the necessary INSthe necessary INStructional tructional materialsmaterials by the by the Deped.Deped.

SECTION 2- TRAINING OF TEACHERS

The The SUPERVISIONSUPERVISION of of EDUCATONAL EDUCATONAL PROGRAMSPROGRAMS, , CURRICULUMCURRICULUM and and INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS in in DAY DAY CARECARE CENTERSCENTERS shall be shall be exercised by the exercised by the DepedDeped

SECTION 3 –CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIOnAL SUPERVISION

DOHDOH and the and the NNCNNC shall shall continuecontinue to to extend support to extend support to LGUs and the LGUs and the Department of Department of Education for Education for additional resourcesadditional resources and and technical supporttechnical support whenever these are whenever these are available.available.

SECTION 4 –LGU SUPPORT TO EXISTING ECCD

ECe ECe POLICIES POLICIES

AT A AT A GLANCEGLANCE

Article 1 - P.D. 603Article 1 - P.D. 603

The The childchild is one of the is one of the most most important assets of the important assets of the

nationnation. Every effort should . Every effort should be exerted to be exerted to promote his promote his welfare and enhance his welfare and enhance his opportunitiesopportunities for a useful for a useful

and happy life.and happy life.

BATAS PAMBANSA Blg.232- The BATAS PAMBANSA Blg.232- The EDUCATION ACT OF 1982EDUCATION ACT OF 1982

Elementary Education Elementary Education refers to the refers to the first stage of compulsory, formal first stage of compulsory, formal education, and usually corresponding education, and usually corresponding to six or seven grades, schooling to six or seven grades, schooling including preschool programs including preschool programs normally consisting of nursery normally consisting of nursery schooling and of kindergarten schooling and of kindergarten

SECTION 4 OF RA 9155 - Governance SECTION 4 OF RA 9155 - Governance of Basic Education Actof Basic Education Act

BASIC EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATION is the education is the education intended to meet basic learning intended to meet basic learning needs which lays the foundation on needs which lays the foundation on which subsequent learning can be which subsequent learning can be based. It encompasses based. It encompasses early early childhoodchildhood, elementary and high , elementary and high school as well as alternative school as well as alternative learning systems for out-of-school learning systems for out-of-school youth and adult and adult learners youth and adult and adult learners and includes for those with special and includes for those with special needs.needs.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (ECCD - DEVELOPMENT ACT (ECCD -

RA 8980RA 8980

DEFINES for a DEFINES for a SUSTAINED INTER-SUSTAINED INTER-AGENCY and MULTI- SECTORAL AGENCY and MULTI- SECTORAL COLLABORATION from the COLLABORATION from the NATIONAL , PROVINCIAL, CITY, NATIONAL , PROVINCIAL, CITY, MUNICIPAL and BARANGAY MUNICIPAL and BARANGAY COORDINATING COORDINATING COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES

RA 8980 - Early Childhood RA 8980 - Early Childhood Care and Development Act Care and Development Act

Clearly defines for a Clearly defines for a sustained sustained inter-agency and multi-inter-agency and multi-

sectoral collaborationsectoral collaboration from from the national provincial, the national provincial,

city/municipal and barangay city/municipal and barangay coordinating committees.coordinating committees.

Executive Order 349Executive Order 349

The The governmentgovernment will will incorporate incorporate preschool in the educationpreschool in the education lladderadder to encourage early to encourage early childhood development – childhood development –

there is a need there is a need to strengthen to strengthen the implementationthe implementation of early of early

childhood development childhood development program of the Department of program of the Department of

Education.Education.

POLICY POLICY ACTIONS ACTIONS

AT A AT A GLANCEGLANCE

DepEd’s Initiative DepEd’s Initiative

To pave the way for To pave the way for TheThe

INStiTUTIonalization INStiTUTIonalization ofof

preschool :preschool :

Access Access