Early Childhood Development Index of Department of Education Calamba City's Kindergarten: A Basis for Prompt Intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Nurturing children's total development, individual needs should be age and culturally appropriately given. Republic Act 8980 or Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Act, declaration of policy, promoted the state's mandate 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 teachers.

Addressing developmental delays among Kindergarten learners of Department of EducationCalamba City is the main focus of this research. Developmental delays on the Early Childhood Care and Development Checklist are activities-embedded which can have reported by parents or present during the administration or not present that indicates the delay.

METHODS

Descriptive approach of research was used in this study to describe pupils' performance. Fifty pupils (50) from one kindergarten section served as the respondents of this study. Data Gathering was done from June to August 2018. First assessment and second assessment results were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The data gathering process included sampling, data collection, and data analysis.

RESULTS

The results of the first assessment and second assessment in fine motor domain among fifty pupils show that MPS in fine motor domain during first assessment is 58% and based from data on development index it was interpreted as significant delay in overall development with standard deviation of 1.43 while second assessment results garnered 91.27% and interpreted as Average overall development with 1.0 standard deviation.

The results of the first assessment and second assessment in Self-Help domain among fifty pupils show that MPS in Self-Help domain during the first assessment is 78%, based on data on development index it was interpreted as a slight delay in overall development with a standard deviation of1.55. The second assessment results garnered 95.77% and interpreted as Average overall development with 0.63 standard deviations.DISCUSSIONSBased on assessments there is a difference of 33.27 MPS from the first assessment and second assessment, meaning, prompt intervention utilized was effective.

Based from assessments there is a difference of 17.77 MPS from first assessment and second assessment, meaning, prompt intervention utilized was effective.