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Ao 2004-031

This document outlines amendments to guidelines for implementing Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP), a community-based early childhood program in the Philippines for children aged 6 and under. The amendments aim to better support parents' roles in child development and provide services to disadvantaged communities. Key changes include encouraging parent volunteer groups, assessing child development using checklists to plan activities, and selecting indoor spaces for infant/toddler activities. The Secretary approves the amendments to enhance early childhood education programs following the passage of a new early childhood care law.

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Ao 2004-031

This document outlines amendments to guidelines for implementing Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP), a community-based early childhood program in the Philippines for children aged 6 and under. The amendments aim to better support parents' roles in child development and provide services to disadvantaged communities. Key changes include encouraging parent volunteer groups, assessing child development using checklists to plan activities, and selecting indoor spaces for infant/toddler activities. The Secretary approves the amendments to enhance early childhood education programs following the passage of a new early childhood care law.

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R epu blic o f the P h ilip p in es

D ep artm en t o f Social W elfare and D evelop m en t


Batasan P am bansa C om plex, C o n s titu tio n Hills
Q u e zo n C ity
T eleph one No. 931-8 101 to 07

DEPT. OF SOCIAL .
October 28, 2004 c o n s t it u t io n h i l l s ^^^c .
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/ iS ilm in is tr a ti v e O r d e r No. H j RECEIVED BY: __e
Series o f 2004

SU BJECT: A m en d m en t to AO 231 O therw ise K now n as Guidelines on the


Im plem entation of the Supervised N eighborhood Play

R A T IO N A L E

W ith the passing o f Republic Act 8980 or the Early C hildhood Care and
DeVeiopment (ECC D ) Act, the D epartm ent deemed it necessary to institutionalize the
im plem entation o f Supervised N eighborhood Play (SNP) to enable to provide a hohie-
based approach in rendering early childhood education program o f 0-6 y e a r'o ld
children. This is to enhance the role o f parents and other caregivers as the primary
caregivers and educators o f their children from birth onwards (Section 3-C -R A 8980)
as well as enhance and sustain the efforts o f com m unities to prom ote E C C D programs
and ensure that special support is provided for poor and disadvantaged communities.
H ence, these am en dm en ts on A d m in istra tive O rder No. 231,S eries o f 2002.

D E S C R IP T IO N OF S U P E R V IS E D N E I G H B O R H O O D PL A Y

Supervised N eighborhood Play is a n eigh borh ood com m u n ity-based early


ch ild h ood care p ro g ra m f o r children 6 years old and below. It utilizes play as an
approach in providing early stim u lation activities that are developm entally
appropriate for each target ages o f children in the comm unity. The children are
provided early childhood enricliment activities through a variety o f play activities,
games, guided exercises and other learning opportunities by a child developm ent
worker and/or parent volunteer under the supervision o f a social worker.

This intervention provides a play-learning environm ent wherein the emphasis


is on the developm ent o f spiritual and social values, developm ent o f creative and
analytical ability, personal and physical ability and hum an relations o f children for
their optim um growth and development.

The prim ary target for SNP are children below six y e a rs old under the care o f
child developm ent worker, children whose parents served as participants o f Parent
Effectiveness Service and those th at are n ot accom m odated by the cen ter-based
p ro g ra m s due to space lim itation s an d eligibility requirem en ts. The target areas f o r
S N P im plem entation sh a ll be those areas where there are no establish ed day care
an d ch ild m in din g centers.
IM. E L IG IB IL IT Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R A D M IS S IO N TO SNP

Children six years old below who belong to any o f the following categories:

a) are n o t recipien ts o f services o f C h ild M in d in g C enter or D ay Care C enter and


oth er E C C D cen ter-based services
b) have parent(s) attending Parent Effectiveness Service (FES) or E m pow erm ent and
Reaffirm ation o f Paternal Abilities (ERPA T) and do not have playm ates' at hom e
c) have parents w ho are w orking and unable to attend to their children
d) are deprived o f a safe and w holesom e recreation around the hom e and in the
neighborhood
e) children who d ro p p ed ou t or have lost in terest in cen ter-based E C C D services

im PROCEDURE

A side from the different steps already identified under preparatory stage o f
A O 231, the following steps are the additional activities and processes that the social
w orker and the child developm ent worker shall undertake in im plem enting the SNP.

Item A. Preparatory Stage

No. 6. The so c ia l w orker with the C h ild D evelo p m en t W orker (CDW ) sh a ll m eet
with id en tified fa m ily with children 6 y e a rs o ld below a n d p ro vid e them orientation
on the im portan ce an d m ech an ics o f SN P.

No. 7. The social worker shall encourage the organization o f SNP parents group and
shall identify a specific venue or play area for the indoor activities particularly for
infants and toddlers.

No. 8. The social w orker shall train the child developm ent w orker or the parent
volunteers for three (3) days on SNP and another two (2) days for the use and
adm inistration o f E C C D checklist as one o f the assessm ent tools in developing play
activities and session for young children. The E C C D Tool shall also serve as the
m onitoring tool in assessing childrens developm ent.

Item B. Selection o f Training o f C D W /PE S Volunteers

The training o f C D W /PE S volunteers shall have the following additional contents

R eview o f the developm ental characteristics o f 0-5 years old children


Organizing a Supervised N eighborhood Play Group
D eveloping curriculum for children in SNP setting
Safety and care for infants and toddlers during play session
Assessing childrens developm ent using E C C D checklist
R o les a n d R espon sibilities o f P aren ts in the S N P G roup
Item C. M anagem ent and Sustenance o f SNP

3. SMect/elicit a space or venue for the indoor activities particularly ot the intbnts
and toddlers and to provide a safe and open space whicli allows children
independence o f m ovem ent within the area serving as venue for the outdoor
sessions.

To add the following as no. 4

4. Assess childrens developm ent using E C C D checklist and other assessm ent tools
as basis in developing activity plan or play sessions for children.

MUil E F F E C T IV IT Y

This order shall take effect im m ediately and am ends A O 231.

lA N O -S O L IM A N
Secretary

A C E R T IF IE D COPY:]

CARMEl.M
Chief, (IcruTal/Ss*rv/cc.s Division
and OiC, liecorda Unit

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