Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Representative DAVID "Jay-Jay" C. SUAREZ and Representative
ANNA MARln vlLLARAZA- SuAREz
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Parents consider professional day care centers to be the safest option for babysitting,
and children who attend day care centers benefit from the wide variety of social and educational
opportunities that the centers provide.
The primary function of a daycare center is to provide a safe and secure environment
with quality caregivers, so that parents have the peace of mind of knowing their children are
safe while they work.
Most children who attend a daycare through the preschool level are able to recognize
and write letters and sight words and can do basic addition and subtraction. This makes the
transition to kindergarten much easier, and gives them a head stan on leaning skills.
The Day Care Center System will form part of the primary and basic education and
shall create an efficient and effective curriculum within the appropriate age group of zero (0)
to  four (4) years of age.  This bill will  also in effect place our children under the care and
supervision of licensed professional teachers.
Aside from being part of primary and basic education, it shall continue to protect and
promote the best interest of children availing the day care system.
Hence, this bill proposes to transfer day care center to the Department of Education to
ensure that children availing the day care systems shall have a safe and secure envirorment,
head start on leaming skills and makes transition in the level of education easier.


Thus,  it is hoped that the Day Care  System be  given the priority it deserves in the
Congress.
It is for this reason that the approval of this measure is respectfully soucht.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOusEi[Liiro.6173
Introduced by Representative DAVID "Jay-Jay" C. SUAREZ and Representative
AI`INA MARIE VILLARAZA- SUAREZ
ANACT
TRANSFERRING THE DAY CARE CENTHRS FROM THH DEPARTMENT 0F
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE DEPARTMHNT OF
HDUCATI0N AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THHREFOR AND FOR 0THHR
PURPOSES
Be  it  enacted by  the  Senate  and House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Day Care System (DCS) Act."
SEC.   2.   The  Day  Care   System  shall  be  under  the  Early  Childhood   Care  and
Development (ECCD) Council under the direct control and supervision of the Department of
Education (DepEd).
SEC. 3. The Day Care Centers shall adopt the Early Childhood Care and Development
(ECCD) System which shall refer to the full range of health, nutrition, early education, and
social  services  development  programs  that  provide  for  the  basic  holistic  needs  of young
children  from  age  zero  (0)  to  four  (4) years;  and  to  promote  their  optimum  growth  and
development.
It  shall  likewise  adopt  the  center-  based  programs,  such  as  the  day  care  service
established under RA 6972 otherwise known as the "Barangay-Level Total Development and
Proteetion of Children Act" as well as the home- based programs, such as the neighborhood-
based play groups, farfuly child care programs, parent education and home visiting programs.


SEC.  4.  The Day Care System Providers shall include trained professionals who are
directly responsible for the care and education of young children from age zero (0) to four (4)
through the various center- based and home- based programs. They shall include, but shall not
be  limited  to  child  development  workers,  child  development teachers,  teacher-aides,  rural
health  midwives,  social  workers,  community  health  workers,  barangay  nutrition  scholars,
parent effectiveness service volunteers, and family day care providers.
SEC.  5. The Day Care System shall formulate a curriculum that are developmentally-
appropriate educational  objectives and practices, progranis of activities,  organized leaning
experiences, recommended leaning materials and appropriate assessment for children from
age  zero  (0)  to  four  (4)  years.  It  shall  consist  of national  program  goals  and  guidelines,
instructional objectives, and content outlines that are age-appropriate, individually appropriate
and culturally relevant.
This curriculum shall be reviewed by the ECCD Council. The DepED shall recognize
the ECCD curriculum as the foundation of the leaming continuum and shall promote it for all
children from age zero (0) to four (4) years.
SEC. 6. The amount necessary to cover the initial implementation of this Act shall be
charged  with  the  current  year's  appropriations  of  agencies  and  offices  transferred  and
subsumed by the Department in the General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, the Secretary of
the    Department  of Education  (DepEd)  shall  include  in  their  department's  program  the
implementation of this  Act,  the  funding  of which  shall  be included  in the armual  General
Appropriations  Act  and  shall  augment  such  allocation  intemally  generated  funds  of the
Department of Education.
SEC. 7. If any provisions or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remahing
parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effeet.
SEC.  8. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general Circulation.
Approved,
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