Quality ECCD Program:

The Way Forward

“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)
Early Childhood Care and Development...
 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 0 to age 4, and to promote
their optimum growth and development
Early Childhood Care and Development...

 involves a multifaceted process of development:

physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual
 covers the period from pregnancy through the
transition from home or ECCD programs into primary
school
Early Childhood Care and Development...

as an outcome, in ECCD, a child is “physically

healthy, emotionally sound, socially
competent and ready to learn”
ECCD in the Philippines: Legal Bases
• PD 603 (Child & Youth Welfare Code)
PD 1567 (Establishing a Day Care Center in every
Barangay)
• RA 6972 (An Act Establishing a Day Care Center in
Every Barangay, Instituting Therein a Total
Development and Protection of Children Program)
ECCD in the Philippines: Legal Bases
• Republic Act No. 8980
An Act Promulgating a Comprehensive Policy & a
National System for Early Childhood Care &
Development (ECCD), Providing Funds Therefore & for
Other Purposes
 PD 603 (1974)
Child and Youth
Welfare Code

PD 1567 RA 10410
(1978) (2013) RA 8980
(2000)
Establishing Early Years
DCC in Act ECCD Law
every brgy.

RA 6972
(1990) Brgy.-Level
Total Development
and Protection of
Children 8
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”
 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
 SALIENT FEATURES OF EYA 2013
 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
 Convention Rights STRUCTURES
of the Child CWC/NECCDCC

NPAC RSCWC

CHILD 21 ECCD PCWC/

PSCWC

C/MCPC/
Gifts/Legacies C/MSCWC

LDPC BCPC
LIPC LCC
LCSR
 THE ECCD COUNCIL
AND
THE NATIONAL ECCD
SYSTEM
 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
 ECCD
Curriculum

Parent
ECCD ECCD Education
Management and
System Involvement

Human
Resource
Development
Program

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 VISION
• Filipino children aged 0-4 years whose rights are
protected and promoted and
• whose potentials are developed to the fullest regardless
of their conditions, socio-economic status, gender,
religion and cultural diversity
 MISSION
Strengthen a system that raises awareness towards the
improvement of the quality of life of young children 0-4
years old, their families and communities through
cooperative and collaborative delivery of services on health,
nutrition, early education and social development
 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF ECCD COUNCIL
• In consultation with coordinating committees at the LGU
level, the ECCD Council shall be responsible for:
 Establishing national standards
 Developing policies and programs
 Ensuring compliance thereof,
 Providing technical assistance & support to ECCD service
providers
 PROVINCIAL/CITY/MUNICIPAL SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS

Under R.A. 7160 or the Local Government Code: The LSWDO

shall take charge of the office on SWD services and shall:

a. Formulate measures and provide technical assistance and

support to LCE in delivery of basic services and provisions
of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and
development services;
b. Develop and implement plans and strategies
which have to do with social welfare programs
and projects which the governor or mayor is
empowered to implement and which the
sanggunian is empowered to provide for under
the Local Government Code
c. Be in the frontline or service delivery, particularly those which have to
do with immediate relief during and assistance in the aftermath of
man- made and natural disaster and natural calamities;

d. Recommend to the sanggunian and advise the LCE on all other matters
related to social welfare and development services which will improve
the livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants
• Additional Responsibilities:
a. Identify the basic needs of the needy, the
disadvantaged and the impoverished and develop and
implement appropriate measures to alleviate their
problems and improve their living conditions;

b. Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for

victims of abuse and exploitation and recommend
appropriate measures to deter further abuse and
exploitation;
c. Assist the LCE in implementing the barangay
level program for the total development and
protection of children up to six (6) years of
age;
d. Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the
disabled, elderly, and victims of drug addiction, the
rehabilitation of prisoners and parolees, the prevention
of juvenile delinquency and such other activities which
would eliminate or minimize the ill-effects of poverty;

e. Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will

enhance the role of the youth in nation-building;
f. Coordinate with government agencies and non-
governmental organizations which have for their
purpose the promotion and the protection of all
needy, disadvantaged, underprivileged or
impoverished groups or individuals, particularly
those identified to be vulnerable and high-risk to
exploitation, abuse and neglect;
 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF LGUs
In addition to other local funds, allocations from the SEF and
GAD fund shall be utilized for the following purpose:
Support the implementation of ECCD program;
Organize and support parent cooperatives to establish
community-based ECCD programs;
Provide counterpart funds for the continuing professional
development of their ECCD public service providers; and
Provide the facilities for ECCD Program
 ECCD Goals
 Universal access to quality ECCD programs - 100% of 5
years old are ready for K
 Strengthened collaboration between and among
national, local government agencies and NGOs for
efficiency and sustainability of the ECCD programs
 Increased awareness of communities and families in their
pivotal role as primary service providers.
 ECCD Goals
 Inclusion of children with special needs with
provisions for appropriate and reasonable
accommodations

 Established mechanisms for the systematic

professionalization of ECCD service providers
WHY INVEST IN ECCD?

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Results of Neuroscience Researches

 a person’s ability to learn is developed in the 1st

years of life when brain development is most rapid.

 early experience is the architect of the human

brain, putting in places both the foundations and
scaffolding for future development.
Social Equity

 Help to address inequalities rooted in poverty as

well as social, religious or gender discrimination

 Providing quality care and education opportunities

is the most powerful strategy in breaking the
intergenerational cycle of poverty
Children & Women’s Welfare

 ECCD services allow older children/siblings to

attend school while ensuring the provision of early
education to very young children

 Provision of ECCD services opens economic

opportunities for mothers, benefiting the whole
family
Health Benefits

Reduce costs of nutritional rehabilitation

services for children because of fewer low birth-
weight and pre-term infants and fewer
developmental delays and disabilities
Human Rights

Safeguards the rights to survival, protection,

development, and participation
- (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child)
Economic Benefits

 Investment in early childhood is a powerful economic

strategy that has high rates of return
(Heckman,2009).
 Reduced medical care, push-out (drop- out),
repetition, engagement in high-risk behavior for both
government and families contributes to economic
savings.
National & International Commitments
ECCD represents the first and essential steps towards
achieving the:
Education for All (EFA) goals
Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Aspirations of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
 EFA GOAL No. 1

“Expanding and improving

comprehensive early childhood care and
education, especially for the most
vulnerable and disadvantaged children.”
 EFA GOAL No. 2

“Ensuring that by 2015

all children, particularly girls, children in difficult
circumstances and those belonging to ethnic
minorities, have access to, and complete free
and compulsory primary education of good
quality.”
 Sustainable Development Goals
No. 1
“End poverty in all its forms everywhere”

No. 2
“End hunger, achieve food security and improved
nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”
 Sustainable Development Goals
No. 3
“Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages”

No. 3
“Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all”

TARGET: Build and upgrade education facilities that are child,

disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent,
inclusive and effective learning environments for all
Who should invest in Early
Childhood Care and
Development?
 Who should invest...
The Government
- National
- Local

The Non-Government Organizations

- Civil Society
- Private Corporations
- Families / Communities
ECCD Situationer
 THE FIVE CYCLES OF EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (UNESCO 2000)

• Cycle 1 – Foundation Cycle (0 to 6 years)

• Cycle 2 – Elementary Education Cycle (6 to 12 years)
• Cycle 3 - Secondary Education Cycle (12 to 18 years)
• Cycle 4 - Higher Education Cycle (18 to 24 years)
• Cycle 5 - Continuing Education Cycle (24 years - above )
 Universe of 0 – 6 and Status
Rapid Population Growth
 105.72 million
Filipinos (Source:
NSO)
 17,208,692
population of 0- 6 or
18.30% Projected 0 to
6 population by single
age (Source: NSO)
There are 17 million Filipino children aged 0-6
(National Census)
 6M ages 3-6 are enrolled in Child Development
Centers, Preschool, and grade one classes
 7 out of 10 children belonging to 0-6 group
received some form of early care
 Less than 2 of every 10 children (3M) were part of
early learning program that stimulates brain
development
Personnel handling very young children
(SOTAR, 2009):
 49,865 child development workers/teachers
are engaged in child care and child minding
programs in 49,712 day care centers
 50% are college graduates though not all in
the field of education
 30% are undergraduates
 42%
of the approximately 2.5M Children
are ready for formal schooling

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 58%
of the approximately 2.5M Children
are NOT ready to enter Grade 1 or
formal schooling

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The highest Push-Out (Drop-Out) Rate in enrollment
occurs between Grades 1 – 3 due to:
 poor health
 severe nutritional deficiencies
 serious learning gaps in their early years

An estimated 3.8M children are forced to leave school

because they are simply not school-ready.
 Addressing the Gap
It takes a whole village to educate a child
 STRATEGIES:
 Advocacy and innovative/creative resource
mobilization for increased investments
 Capability building/institutional development
 Networking with various stakeholders
 Establishing and strengthening committed
partnership
 Recognizing and engaging ECCD champions in all
levels
 STRATEGIES:

 Mainstreaming and integration of ECCD in

national and local development plans
 Expanding coverage to reach the unreached
children 0-4
 Establishing ECCD data banking system
The ECCD Council Approach on:
Access
Quality
Efficiency and Sustainability
ON ACCESS
 Establishing National Child Development
Center
 Scaling of Home-based programs
 Providing Alternative Mode of delivery of
ECCD Programs
ON QUALITY
 National Early Learning Framework (NELF)
 National Early Learning Curriculum (NELC) &
Family Support Program (FSP)
 Standards for service providers
 Professionalization of Child Development
Workers/Teachers
ON EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY
 Recognizing and engaging champions in all levels
 Capacitate LGUs to ensure inclusion of ECCD
programs and services in their priorities
 Formulation of policies and monitoring of
mechanisms for implementation
 Regular assessment of ECCD programs and
services
 NCDC FUNCTIONS
 a learning center that would introduce best practices
of the integrated ECCD services
 a laboratory for ECCD research and innovations that
will promote the continuing education and/or
professionalization of ECCD service providers
 a resource center for the community to enhance
parenting skills and capabilities
 DESCRIPTION

Built within a public Elementary School Campus or

any appropriate government-owned lot with a
minimum area of 250 sq.m.
Floor area : 124 sq.m.
Child-Friendly and welcoming learning facility
 SALIENT FEATURES

 more area for windows and doors

 color finish is of warm hues
 has a backdoor
 non-toxic construction materials
 basic first-aid kit and medicine cabinet
 perimeter fence and playground are provided
 NCDC CONTENTS
 Furniture, Fixtures and Accessories
 Manipulative Learning Materials & Educational Toys
 Story Books, Posters and Audio-Video Materials
 Musical Instruments
 Arts an Crafts
 Hygiene, Toilet and Handwashing
 Equipment
ECCD in other countries
Singapore
Thailand
Thailand
Vietnam
Vietnam
Permata, Malaysia
UP CDC
UP CDC
The National Child Development Center (NCDC)
Completed NCDC
 Completed NCDC

Tugatog, Malabon
 Completed NCDC

San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

Sorsogon City
 Completed NCDC

Urdaneta City, Pangasinan