MANILA, Philippines - The Quezon City government and Miriam College will launch today a new project that aims to professionalize teaching and management of barangay day care centers.
Called SB Pro Day Care, the project aims to upgrade the competencies of barangay day care workers in Quezon City, where very few have backgrounds in early childhood education.
Special guests for the launch are Quezon City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr., Joy Belmonte, Miriam College president Patricia Licuanan, with the participation of pre-schoolers from barangay day care centers and Miriam College’s Child Study Center.
Through a certificate course at Miriam College sponsored by the city government, day care workers will have the opportunity to pursue a career in early childhood education and bring their skills to levels at par with those of teachers in private pre-schools.
A total of 100 day care teachers will initially participate in the certificate course under the project. They will be trained in the craft of molding the young for productive involvement in the home, school and the community. At the end of the course, they are expected to demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills in early childhood education and development.
SB Pro Day Care takes off from the success of Lingap Bulilit (to care for little children). Lingap Bulilit is Miriam College’s educational outreach on early childhood care and development for community day care teachers.