The Philippines has a formal early childhood education system focused on cognitive skills as well as informal home-based and public day care programs. Formal programs are taught in private preschools and public kindergartens and primary schools by university graduates in early childhood education. Informal programs operate part-time in public centers and homes, aiming to develop children holistically through play. Educators must have a high school diploma or bachelor's degree and training in early childhood development. The national goal is to provide quality preschool access to all 5-year-olds.

1. Child Care from a Global Perspective
PHILIPPINES
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2. Country Overview
Philippines

3. • 1564-1882- PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
1890 -1900 -SPANISH ERA
1935-1948- AMERICAN ERA

4. FORMAL
o Children are engaged in a teacher-directed, structured
classroom tasks;
o Activities are limited to paper- pencil tasks with
arts/crafts, music &movement
o Focus mainly on cognitive literacy and numeracy skills;
o Offered both in a private Pre-school and Public Kinder and
Primary Schools
o Primary service provider requires university or college
graduate of B S Degree in Early Childhood or Kindergarten
Education or Family Life and Child Development.

5. • Day care programmes are carried out in public centres and
home-based setting
a. Home-based – Parents , guardians enhanced their
knowledge, skills and attitudes in parenting through
listening to air program –Philippine family on the air;
b. PublicDay Care Centres- largest provider of early child
care
• 3 to 4 hr sessions per age group, Monday till Friday
• Education aims to develop physical,social,emotional, and
cognitive in a less structured curriculum and mostly
through play.
Both Formal and Informal aim to develop children in all
aspects(physical,social, emotional,and cognitive )to
maximize children’s potential through a variety of
experiences considering their interests and capabilities.

7. July 26, 2005 -National Pre-School Education Program was
conceived and started which ensures that all 5 year old
children have access to quality pre-school education.

8. •To engage children in a teacher-
directed, structured classroom tasks;
•Educators maintain the children’s
health and follow safety policies, if they
get sick (I.e. cold, flu, running nose or
diarrhea).
•Encourage children’s growth in all
domains
(physical, social, emotional, language
and cognitive).
•Create enhancing programs and
curriculums

9. • High School Diploma
•The education must be a Bachelor of
Science degree with specialization in
Early Childhood or Kindergarten
education.
•Female between ages 18-45 (for
daycares)
•Male or female, between the age of 21-
35 (for pre-school)
•Training experience and an interest in
working with young children and
certified physically and emotionally fit.