Philippines

Northern Samar, 25 January 2024 – For 36-year-old Cindy Prache of Lope De Vega, Northern Samar, the community daycare center has done wonders for her daughter, Zia. “Zia can now recognize letters and has also started to draw and scribble,” she says. “I complement what she learns at the daycare center with additional learning exercises at home. I…

As a UNICEF staff member, I’ve learned a great deal about the importance of early stimulation for children’s development. As a father of two young children, I am experiencing it firsthand. The first years of life have a profound impact on a child’s future—molding their brain development, health, happiness, ability to learn in school, overall well-…

Manila, 24 January 2024 – As the country celebrates International Day of Education today, UNICEF advocates for increased investments for child development workers (CDWs) in the Philippines. Child development workers benefit individual children by giving them good foundational skills and support for their physical and emotional development and…

Kritikal ang mga unang taon ng bata para sa kanilang brain development. Sa mga unang taon pinakamabilis nagdedevelop ito at hindi na mauulit sa kanilang buhay ang ganitong pagkakataon.   Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, higit ang benepisyo ng mga batang pumapasok sa child development center nang mas mahabang panahon.  Ibig sabihin, mas nakakabuti sa bata…

30 August 2023 – Being hopeful is key to developing solutions and moving forward. Only with hope can we talk about children's and our planet’s future. As we start a new school year and as I transition out of my role of leading the Education Programme of UNICEF Philippines, I would like to share my seven hopes for the Philippine education system to…

Manila, 29 August 2023   – UN children’s agency UNICEF joins millions of learners, teachers and education advocates as children go back to school today. UNICEF commends the Department of Education and the BARMM Ministry of Education for getting children back into schools after the COVID-19 pandemic and launching the new K-10 Curriculum focused on…, Akses sa preschool, suporta ng magulang, at agarang lokal na aksyon, susi sa pagpapabuti ng edukasyon – UNICEF, Sinalubong ng UNICEF ang unang araw ng eskwela na puno ng pag-asa at nananawagan ng agarang aksyon para sa mga bata Manila, 29 August 2023 – Kasama ng milyun-milyong mag-aaral, guro, at mga tagapagtaguyod ng edukasyon, ipinagdiriwang ng UNICEF ang mga batang nagbabalik-eskwela ngayong araw. Nagbibigay pugay ang UNICEF sa Department of Education (…

Ang unang mga taon ng bata ang pinaka kritikal na panahon sa paglaki niya. Ito ang panahon kung kailan hinuhubog ang kanyang pag-iisip at nagsisilbing pundasyon ng kanyang kinabukasan. Sa bawat sandali ng interaction niya sa kaniyang kapaligiran, marami siyang natututunan, sa bilis na hindi na muli mauulit. Kaya ang kalidad ng mga karanasan ng…, Ang halaga ng pagpasok sa child development centers, Marami siguro sa atin ang akala ay paglalaro lamang ang nagagawa nila sa child development centers.  Pero alam niyo bang ang paglalaro ay nakatutulong sa pagdevelop ng katawan, isipan at emosyon ng ating anak? Ang paglalaro ng bola, halimbawa, ay tumutulong sa kanilang kakayanan gumalaw at pinatitibay nito ang kanilang balance at body coordination…, May mga masayang paraan para maging maayos ang kanyang pagpasok sa child development center:, Sabay bisitahin ang center bago pa man magsimula ang klase­­ Maglaro sa playground at bisitahin ang classroom. Sa ganitong paraan, magiging pamilyar na sa ating anak ang eskwelahan sa unang araw ng pasukan   Makipagkaibigan sa mga classmates Maaaring mag-schedule ng playdate ng mga bata para magkakilala sila bago magumpisa ang pasukan   Maglaro ng…, Paghahanda para sa parents, Marami sa ating mga magulang ang marahil nag-iisip na mahirap i-enrol ang ating anak sa child development center dahil busy tayo. Ngunit maraming mga praktikal na paraan para magawa natin ang nakapakahalangang hakbang na ito para sa ating anak: I-schedule ang trahabo at gawaing bahay ng ayon sa oras ng klase sa center. Maging produktibo habang…

Six months since child development centers (CDCs) reopened in the Philippines in September 2022, how are they helping children catch up? UNICEF Philippines visited the centers in its priority areas in the Province of Samar to see how children aged 3-4 are taking to their new environment after more than two years of home confinement. The Government…

MANILA, 2 November 2022 – UNICEF Philippines urged the Philippine government to keep the momentum on learning recovery as classes go on full face-to-face modality today. Since the first day of the new school year in August, children in preschool and basic education have gradually returned to school to learn and interact with their teachers and…

I would like to start congratulating the Department of Education (DepEd) and the BARMM Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) for a successful process of consulting with hundreds of students, teachers, and parents, listening to their voices and innovative ideas on what it means to recover learning and reimage education.   The…

The research is a major investment of UNICEF Philippines with support and guidance from the Department of Education, ECCD Council Secretariat and Australia-DFAT. It generated evidence on children’s social, emotional, cognitive and language skills in the mother tongue, English and Filipino from six stages: at start of kindergarten, at end of…

Challenges, Despite being a middle-income country with sufficient resources to support children’s education, many Filipino children miss out on opportunities to learn. The number of children accessing education, the quality of education they receive, and the condition of their learning environment are causes for concern. Only half of children 3 to 4 years old…, Resources, Situation Analysis of Children in the Philippines National Situation Analysis of Children in the Philippines, Solutions, To fulfil a child’s right to quality and inclusive lifelong learning, UNICEF works with the Philippine government and partners to ensure that children are ready for school and schools are ready for children. Our aim is to increase access to formal and non-formal learning opportunities for children and adolescents by strengthening the government's…