Council Secretariat by law has 5 Million peso a year funding which is more than enough to fund whatever initiatives they wish to undertake within its own timeframe. The Post thinks that strategically, UNICEF is better off approaching the policy influencing at the sector level (i.e. through DSWD, DepEd) rather than at the ECCD Secretarial level and to push for the creation of an interagency Technical Working Group (TWG) that can be a venue for experts to discuss priority issues that needs to be brought forward to the ECCD Governing Board for action. The Post in general agrees with the recommendations put forward by the Independent Progress Review Team. DFAT will ensure that the recommendations are considered in the work plan of UNICEF and will monitor its accomplishments on a monthly basis. The recommendations are critical activities that will ensure sustainability of the good practices and innovations that have been developed through the program. DFAT’s response to specific recommendations made in the report Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility Harmonization of the Monitor the progress of UNICEF’s DFAT-PO two sets of curriculum work towards the adoption of one for children 3-4 y/o standard curriculum by December (ECCDC and DSWD) 2015. Alignment of existing Agree. Monitor the progress of the DFAT-PO parenting education discussions between UNICEF, Consistency in the programs i.e PES, FDS DSWD and ECCD Secretariat on messaging and Family Support the proposed harmonization regardless of the Program of the ECCDC which UNICEF committed to venue and the office establish by 3rq Quarter of the delivering the 2015. advocacy is important. Monitor the progress of the Further alignment of all Agree. DFAT-PO discussion between UNICEF, aspects of ECCD DSWD and DepEd on the This is where better leading to seamless, coordination is alignment of standard curriculum continuous, and for 3-4 y/o with Kinder-Grade 1 required at national developmentally curricula level e.g. currently appropriate curriculum materials are in and pedagogy for mother tongue the children aged 3-8 day care modules (SNPs, DCCs/CDCs, are in English. Same Kinder, Grade 1-3) training on contextualization should be done for day care. Finalization and Agree Monitor the progress of the DFAT-PO adoption of the discussions on the adoption of the competency standards competency standards for ECCD for ECCD workers workers.
Council Secretariat by law has 5 Million peso a year funding which is more than enough to fund whatever initiatives they wish to undertake within its own timeframe. The Post thinks that strategically, UNICEF is better off approaching the policy influencing at the sector level (i.e. through DSWD, DepEd) rather than at the ECCD Secretarial level and to push for the creation of an interagency Technical Working Group (TWG) that can be a venue for experts to discuss priority issues that needs to be brought forward to the ECCD Governing Board for action. The Post in general agrees with the recommendations put forward by the Independent Progress Review Team. DFAT will ensure that the recommendations are considered in the work plan of UNICEF and will monitor its accomplishments on a monthly basis. The recommendations are critical activities that will ensure sustainability of the good practices and innovations that have been developed through the program. DFAT’s response to specific recommendations made in the report Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility Harmonization of the two sets of curriculum for children 3-4 y/o (ECCDC and DSWD) Monitor the progress of UNICEF’s work towards the adoption of one standard curriculum by December 2015. DFAT-PO Alignment of existing parenting education programs i.e PES, FDS and Family Support Program of the ECCDC Agree. Consistency in the messaging regardless of the venue and the office delivering the advocacy is important. Monitor the progress of the discussions between UNICEF, DSWD and ECCD Secretariat on the proposed harmonization which UNICEF committed to establish by 3rq Quarter of the 2015. DFAT-PO Further alignment of all aspects of ECCD leading to seamless, continuous, and developmentally appropriate curriculum and pedagogy for children aged 3-8 (SNPs, DCCs/CDCs, Kinder, Grade 1-3) Agree. This is where better coordination is required at national level e.g. currently materials are in mother tongue the day care modules are in English. Same training on contextualization should be done for day care. Monitor the progress of the discussion between UNICEF, DSWD and DepEd on the alignment of standard curriculum for 3-4 y/o with Kinder-Grade 1 curricula DFAT-PO Finalization and adoption of the competency standards for ECCD workers Agree Monitor the progress of the discussions on the adoption of the competency standards for ECCD workers. DFAT-PO
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