Legal Frameworks for Early Childhood Governance in the Philippines

Type Journal Article - International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
Title Legal Frameworks for Early Childhood Governance in the Philippines
Author(s)
Volume 5
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 65-76
URL http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/2288-6729-5-1-65/fulltext.html
Abstract
The Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Act of 2000 is the national ECCD policy framework of the Philippines. A basic element of this framework is shared governance. This model exemplifies governance mechanisms at national, provincial, city/municipal and barangay levels to support delivery of integrated ECCD services. A decade of implementing this policy framework provides an excellent starting point and a rich context for looking at the current state of governance of ECCD in the country. The salient features of the ECCD Act and other related policies serve as a backdrop for the discussion of the progress and challenges of ECCD governance. This article concludes with three interrelated policy agenda that would strengthen the country’s governance of early childhood.

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