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Kinder, Nursery, or Preschool?: Deped Order 47, S. 2016, Omnibus Policy On Kindergarten

The poverty rate in the Philippines increased from 30% in 2003 to 32.9% in 2006. Major challenges facing Filipino children include poor health, limited education, and lack of care and stimulation. These threats to child well-being have implications for guaranteeing children's rights. A major poverty intervention program is Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), which is governed by the ECCD Act of 2000 and aims to ensure child rights and development.

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Kinder, Nursery, or Preschool?: Deped Order 47, S. 2016, Omnibus Policy On Kindergarten

The poverty rate in the Philippines increased from 30% in 2003 to 32.9% in 2006. Major challenges facing Filipino children include poor health, limited education, and lack of care and stimulation. These threats to child well-being have implications for guaranteeing children's rights. A major poverty intervention program is Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), which is governed by the ECCD Act of 2000 and aims to ensure child rights and development.

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The poverty incidence in the country increased from 30 percent in 2003 to

32.9 percent in 2006 (NEDA & UNDP, 2010).

The challenges facing Filipino children today relate to


poor health and nutrition, limited early education and or lack of
appropriate psycho-social care and stimulation, inadequate protection — and
more recently, climate change. These core threats to the optimum well-being
of young children have implications in guaranteeing child rights to survival,
development and protection. The problems are closely linked and indicate an
urgent need for an intensive and integrated effort to ensure the optimum
development of children (0 to 6).

A major poverty intervention program in the country to guarantee child rights


and ensure child well-being and development is ECCD. The implementation of
ECCD in the country is governed by Republic Act No. 8980 Footnote1 or the ECCD
Act of 2000. Before the enactment of the ECCD Act, various statutes were
promulgated to cater to the sectoral concerns of children — health, nutrition,
education, social protection/social welfare.
1. Kinder, Nursery, or Preschool?

Preschool, nursery or kinder all technically refer to one thing – early childhood
education for children before they begin compulsory education.

Taking it in the Philippine context, the term used entirely depends on the
educational institution, especially if it’s a private school. But our Department of
Education (DepEd) refers to Kinder as the level before Grade 1. In fact, the K in
K-12 refers to Kinder, while 12 means Grade 1 to 12.

2. What is the age requirement for Kinder?

DepEd requires children to reach 5 years of age before acceptance to the Kinder
level. Furthermore, based on the DepEd Order 47, s. 2016, Omnibus Policy on
Kindergarten, the agency requires kids to be 5 by August 31st of the school
year they will enroll in. This basically means that your child’s 5th birthday
should fall before the said date for him to be admitted as a Kinder student.
Private schools can be more lenient with this age requirement, with some
accepting even kids whose 5th birthdays fall after August 31st. But do note that
even if your child starts Kinder early, there is no guarantee that he will be
admitted to Grade 1 in a big school. The DepEd requirement for Grade 1
admission is for children to reach 6 years of age or more by the August 31st of
the school year they will enroll in. It must also be noted that schools and the
DepEd are now more strict in terms of the child’s age, as K-12 considers the
child’s readiness, social and emotional development aside from mental capacity.

Taking these into consideration, it can be said that anything before the Kinder
level can be called Preschool, as Kinder marks the start of your child’s start in
K-12, and hence anything before that is “pre” or before school, regardless of
what some private schools may call it.

3. How many levels of Kinder/Preschool are required to be accepted to


Grade 1?

Going back to its memo, DepEd only requires one year of Kinder (at 5 years
old) for a child to be accepted into Grade 1 (at 6 years old).

On the other hand, some big private schools require 1 level of Preschool and 1
level of Kinder for admission. So if you are eyeing such schools, then you can
opt to enroll your child in Preschool at 4 years old, for him to be Kinder at 5,
and Grade 1 at 6. Also, don’t forget to ask the school you’re considering if their
Kinder level follows DepEd standards. Private schools again have more flexibility
on this matter but they should still follow the DepEd’s Kinder guidelines and
framework. Only Kinder levels who adhere to the DepEd standard are valid.

If you’re feeling pressured about whether or not to enroll your child in school at
3 or 4 years old, don’t. Observe your child. See if he’s showing interest and
readiness to start schooling. Some parents opt to enroll their child at an early
age for socialization skills and routine setting. While other parents decide to
enroll their child at the exact age of 4 or 5 because they feel that 3 is still quite
young. So don’t fret mama and good luck on your child’s school journey.

In today’s world, “bilingualism is more the norm than the exception,” (LessowHurley, 2000).
Governments around the world are now developing bilingual/multilingual educational policies, not only
as a response to their nations’ innate linguistic heterogeneity, but also as a means of coping with a
world whose borders are increasingly disappearing. The Philippines is no different from the rest of the
world: the average Filipino speaks three to four languages. There are two official languages, English and
Filipino. Filipino, the amalgam of various local languages, is the language of the streets, popular media
and the masses. Inhabitants of Metro Manila, the nation’s capital, are all exposed to these two
languages the minute they are born. Yet, when they enter school, English is introduced as the “global”
language, as well as the language of math, science and technology. The Philippines is in a linguistic
situation where English and Filipino are used predominantly for different functions: English is used for
formal and business communication needs, as well as for most academic 2 discourse. Thus, it becomes
imperative to learn this language, mostly at the expense of the other.

Bilingual education has been proven


as a secret weapon in supercharging
children’s learning and even changing
the structure of the human brain. We
explore some of the benefits that a
dual language curriculum can provide
your child.
At BVIS, a bilingual education is an essential part of our curriculum,
setting your child up for long term educational benefits and a lifetime of
learning. Being bilingual, it turns out, has a profound effect on the brain
and can even make you smarter.
Some of the main benefits of receiving a bilingual education are:

1. Increased cognitive development


Children that know a second language perform better in tasks that call for
creative thinking, pattern recognition and problem solving. Young
learners develop greater linguistic awareness and a more complex
understanding of their native language.

2. Better academic achievement


Bilingual students’ brain function is improved as the mind is challenged to
recognize, find meaning and communicate in multiple languages. A thirty-two
year study by Thomas and Collier from George Mason University indicated that
students who had a bilingual education and that spoke multiple languages had
greater achievements than their monolingual peers, especially in maths,
reading and vocabulary.
3. Improved memory
Children who learn a second and third language have better memories and are
more cognitively creative than single language speaking counterparts. Research
has indicated that bilingual people are usually better at remembering names,
directions and items than those who speak one language.
4. Resistance to dementia
A recent study has shown that people who speak more than one language
develop dementia symptoms an average of five years later and are able to cope
with a greater level of brain dysfunction than their monolingual counterparts.
5. Increased economic
opportunities
In an interconnected and rapidly changing world there is an increased need for
a multilingual workforce and the ability to conduct business in more than one
language is becoming more critical. Bilingual people often hold higher positions
and earn better incomes than their monolingual counterparts in the same
industry.

7.Cross cultural appreciation


The exposure to two languages assists students in developing an appreciation
for the differences in cultures. Students are able to engage with languages
through folk tales, songs, idioms and other primary sources of information
without requiring translation leading to more meaningful cultural exchanges.
8. Improvements in the executive
function of the brain
The executive function is a command system that directs the attention
processes that we use for planning, solving problems and performing other
mentally demanding tasks. Bilingual people are better able to sort out relevant
information from irrelevant information, meaning they can focus better and be
more effective thinkers and decision-makers.
 

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