EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE

AND DEVELOPMENT (ECCD)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
IN THE PHILIPPINES

YOLANDA S. QUIJANO, ED.D.

EDUCATION CONSULTANT
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES
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“The child is one of the most
important assets of the
nation. Every effort should
be exerted to promote his
welfare & enhance his
opportunities for a useful
and happy life.”

(Art. 1, P.D.603)

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ECCD in the Philippines:
Legal Bases

P.D. 1567 (1978)

(Establishing a Day R.A. 8980 (2000)
Care Center in every An Act Promulgating a
Barangay) R.A. 6972 (1990) Comprehensive Policy &
(An Act Establishing a Day a National System for
Care Center in Every Early Childhood Care &
Barangay, Instituting Therein Development (ECCD),
a Total Development and Providing Funds
Protection of Children Therefore & for Other
Program) Purposes
Brain Development in the Early Years Matter

100 billion active brain cells, and these have

made about 50 trillion connections
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Brain Development at Early Years Matter
The possibility of permanent
poor brain development
among children, is made
more or less final during
this short but highly critical period.

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 The Early Years Act of 2013
(RA 10410)
“An act recognizing the age from zero (0) to eight
(8) years as the first crucial stage of educational
development and strengthening the early
childhood care and development system,
appropriating funds therefor and for other
purposes”
Approved by the President last March 26, 2013

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 ECCD Defined
refers to full range
of health, nutrition, involves multifaceted
early education and process of
social services Outcome: a child
development: physical, who is
development cognitive, emotional,
programs that social and spiritual “physically healthy,
provide for basic covering period from emotionally sound,
holistic needs of pregnancy through the socially competent
young children 0 to transition from home
age 4, and promote and ready to learn”
or ECCD programs
optimum growth into primary school
and development
Salient Features of EYA 2013
 Recognition of age 0-8 as the first crucial stage of educational
development
 Strengthening of ECCD Council to ensure the State’s focus on
building a strong foundation for the development and learning
of 0-4 year old children while the DepED takes charge of the
5 to 8 years old
 Ensuring sustained inter-agency and multi-sectoral
collaboration for the full range of health, nutrition, early
education and social development programs for holistic
development of children

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 Mandate
Implement the National Early Childhood Care and
Development (ECCD) System
ECCD System
refers to the full range of health, nutrition, early education and
social services development programs that provide for the
basic holistic needs of young children from age zero (0) to four
(4) years; and to promote their optimum growth and
development
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 Curriculum

ECCD Parent
Manage
ECCD Education

ment System and

Involvement

Human
Resource
System Components
Developme
nt Program
 ECCD PROGRAMS
AND
SERVICES

Infants and Toddlers Program

(0 – 2 years old)
Pre K1 (3 years old)
Pre K2 (4 years old)
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 The National Child Development Center
(NCDC): Flagship Program of ECCD
1
Council

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 NCDC Features
 Promotes inclusion of children with special needs, provides
reasonable accommodation and accessible environment
 Child-friendly with welcoming and nurturing environment that
attracts interest of young children 0-4 years old and develops in
them the love for learning
 Big books and story books are available to inculcate love for
reading at an early age
 Major implementing partners of NCDCs are the local
government units where they operate

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2 Human Resource Development
Programs

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 Types of HRD Programs
Institution-Based
1. Early Childhood Teacher Education Program
(ECTEP) for Child Development Teachers (CDTs)
in NCDCs
2. Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) for
Day Care Workers/CDTs or Workers
3. CDC Management Course for P/C/MSWDOs
(OAS in CDCs)
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 Features of the Institution-Based
Trainings
 Scholarship program
 Formal training offered by partner universities
with 18 academic units or 6 courses leading
to Master of Arts in ECE, Diploma in ECE or
MA in Management of CDC
 One course is Psychology and Guidance of
Special Children
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 Partner Universities: Teacher
Education Institutions (TEIs)
1. Philippine Normal University, Manila (Luzon)
2. University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City (Mindanao)
3. Mariano Marcos State University,i Laoag City (Luzon)

4. Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus (Luzon)

5. Cebu Normal University (Visayas)

6. Iloilo State University (Visayas)

7. Leyte State University (Visayas)
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 Learning Resource Packages for Pre
3
Kindergarten (0 to 4 Years Old)
Learning Resource No. 1:
Implementing the National Early
Learning Curriculum and Learning
Resource Packages: Notes for the
Child Development
Teachers/Workers
Learning Resource No. 2:
Standards, Competencies,
Learning Indicators and Domains
Resource No. 3:
Suggested
Calendar of Learning Resource No. 4:
Activities for Suggested Routine Activities
Parent Mentors for Pre-K1 and Pre-K2
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 Learning Resource No. 6:
Suggested Activities for Pre-
K2: 4 – 4.11 years old

Learning Resource No. 5:

Suggested Activities for
Pre-K1: 3 – 3.11 years old

Learning Resource No. 7:

Suggested Teaching
Resources: Action Songs,
Poems, Rhymes, and other Learning Resource No. 8:
Creative Activities Family Support Program
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 Story telling using big books and story
books is an important strategy imbedded in
the curriculum to enhance skills of
Child Development Teachers/ Workers in
developing readiness for literacy skills
along
with fun and enjoyment in reading.

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4 Development of a System for Early
Identification, Prevention, Referral,
and Intervention of Development
Disorders and Disabilities
in Early Childhood
BETTY
BETTY DY-MANCAO,MD
DY-MANCAO,MD
Department
Department of
of Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Medicine
Medicine
UP-PGH,
UP-PGH, FPARM
FPARM

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Discussion on cerebral palsy, ADHD and intellectual disability with
the accompanying techniques for basic rehabilitation.

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 Advocacy and Innovative/Creative
5 Resource Mobilization for Increased
Investments
It takes a whole village to educate a child !!!
 Strategies
 Dialogues/Meetings with ECCD Champions: national &
local officials
 Orientation conferences with LGU officials &
Provincial/City/Municipal Officers & Day Care Workers
 Distribution of brochures and showing of locally
produced video “Inakay”
 Reaching out to partners in the business sector and
NGOs

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 Future Innovative Ideas
Inclusive reading activities with appropriate
modifications and enhancements from other
countries should be explored
= Special reading time with young children and
their parents
= Multiple formats of big books and story books
= Enhanced sensory reading story time

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Thank you
and
mabuhay!

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