pursuant to the Republic Act 8980

3. COMMUNITY
• Enhance & sustain efforts of communities in promoting ECCD
programs
PARENTAL
• Enhance role of parents/caregivers as primary educators of their
children
CHILD
• To facilitate a smooth transition from care and education provided at
home to community or school –based setting and to primary school
• To ensure that young children are adequately prepared for the formal
learning system that both public and private schools are responsive to
the development needs of these children

4. SERVICE PROVIDER
• Enhance capabilities of services
providers and supervisors
QUALITY STANDARDS
• Improve the quality standards of
public and private of ECCD
programs

5. FRAMEWORK
Health
Nutrition
Early Education
Psycho-Social
Care
Other services
The convergence of a full range
of health, nutrition, psychosocial
care, early education and other
services that provide for the
holistic needs of children 0-6

7.  It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
promote the rights of children to survival,
development and special protection with full
recognition of the nature of childhood and its
special needs; and to support parents in their
roles as primary caregivers and as their
children’s first teacher.