INFANT AND TODDLER EDUCATION PROGRAM

BACKGROUND:
● According to the Republic Act No. 10410 “An act recognizing the age from zero (0) to
eight (8) years as the first crucial stage of educational development and strengthening
the early childhood care and development system, appropriating funds therefore and
for other purposes.

● It is to achieve improved infant and child survival rates by ensuring that adequate
health and nutrition programs are accessible to young children and their parents from
the prenatal period throughout the early childhood years.

● It is to enforce the role of parents and other caregivers as the primary caregivers
and educators of their children especially from age zero (0) to four (4) years.

● Infants and Toddlers Education (ITED) Program is designed to cater children aged 0 to
2 years old.

● Child Development Teachers and Child Development Workers provide infants and
toddlers with a secure base for exploration, learning, and discovery through
learning experiences.

● Parents/Caregivers, who know children best and are responsible for their
optimum growth and development, implement these learning experiences.

ITED PRINCIPLES:
Family is the core of ITED
● Family relationships have more influence on a young child’s learning and
development than any other relationship he/she may have at this time.

ITED is grounded on relationships

● Positive relationships provide infants and toddlers with a secure emotional base,
a psychosocial need crucial to children in this stage of development.

BENEFITS:
● Since the family is the core of the ITED Program it ensures that the family stays
connected in supporting their child’s development. It also paves way for the
teachers, families, and the community they are in.

● One of the main highlights of the ITED Program is capacitating parents/caregivers in

the proper care of their child. This means that the program ensures that the parents
have access to information regarding developmentally appropriate parenting practices.

Facilitating Weekly Sessions in the ITED Program

● To start the program, orienting the parents sets the expectations between the Child
Development Teachers/Workers and the Parents/Caregivers, and to clarify the roles
and responsibilities in the program.

PARENT ORIENTATION CONTENT

● Importance of Brain Development
● Principles of ITED Program
● Benefits of the ITED Program
● Schedule of Weekly Session
CONSIDERATION IN SCHEDULING WEEKLY SESSIONS
0 to 6 months
7 to 12 months
1.1 to 1.6 years
1.7 to 2.0 years
2.1 to 2.11 years

● 5 Parents/Caregivers with Infant/Toddler per Group

Recommended ITED Schedules

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:00 - 9:00 5 Parents or

Caregivers
with Infants
or Toddlers

9:30 - 10:30 5 Parents or

Caregivers Pre-kinder 1 Pre-kinder 1 Pre-kinder 1 Pre-kinder 1
with Infants
or Toddlers

10:30 - 11:30 5 Parents or

Caregivers
with Infants
or Toddlers

NEEDS TO PREPARE

Material preparation

● One activity to be done in the Center

● Weekly Plans with 2-3 suggested activities to be implemented at home
● Parent Journal

REMEMBER:
● Use LRP No.2 and LRP No.3 as reference in planning the weekly activities.

ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEKLY SESSION

1. Parents’ sharing about home experiences on previous week’s activity

2. Teacher shares and demonstrates new activities with the parents
3. Parents’ sharing about the coming week’s activities
ROUTINE OF THE WEEKLY SESSION (1 HOUR)

ROUTINE ACTIVITY

Arrival time The CDT/CDW greets the parents and the children as they come.

Meeting time - Singing of Song “Kumusta Ka”

- Attendance Checking - the parent introduces her/himself and
the child
- The CDT/CDW asks what activities were done at home
during the past week.
- The parents share their experiences and progress.
- The CDT/CDW orients the parents of what will happen during
the day’s session.

Activity time Sample

LRP No. 3 p.30 - Monday Activity
3. Vocalize and talk to the infant while busy attending to her/his needs.
While the infant is playing, check her/him by calling her/his name,
gently tickling her/him to make her/him laugh and look at you.

Snack time - The parents may feed the infants during this time. Remember
to encourage parents to talk to the infant while feeding her/him.

Rest/Nap Time - Allow the children to rest/ have some quiet time. Calm music
may be played while they rest.

Circle time - The CDT/CDW allows parents to share their experiences of

implementing the day’s activities. She/ He asks the parents
what they have learned. She/ He suggests the next activities to
be done at home.

Goodbye time - Packing of things. A song may be sung while packing things
away.
- The CDT/CDW bids the children and parents goodbye.
ASSESSMENT

● Using ECCD Checklist Child’s Record 1

 CITY SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE CITY
OF DASMARIÑAS
PROVINCE OF CAVITE

DATE: JUNE 18, 2024

TO: JOVEN E. DICEN, RSW, MSSW

SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF INFANT TOODLER EARLY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM

Good day!

As we attended the seminar about the Implementation of the ITED Program and

studied the purpose and the goal of the said program, We are submitting to your

office the suggested program for the implementation of the upcoming school year

2024-2025. Please see the detail below:

1. INFANT TOODLER EARLY DEVELOPMENT AGE

TARGET AGE SUGGESTED TARGET AGE

0 to 6 months 1.7 - 2.0 years

7 to 12 months 2.1 - 2.11 years
1.1 to 1.6 years
1.7 to 2.0 years
2.1 to 2.11 years

2. NECESSARILY SUGGESTED MATERIALS NEEDED

ECCD checklist record 1, portable Fence, Blocks, Balls, Puzzles, Floormat, and Shelves

3. INFANT TOODLER EARLY DEVELOPMENTSCHEDULE

RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE SUGGESTED SCHEDULE

- 5 Parents or Caregivers with - 5 Parents or Caregivers

Infants or Toddlers with Infants or Toddlers
- Once a day for 1 hour - Once a day for 1 hour

4. LIST OF BARANGAYS TO PILOT INFANT TOODLER EARLY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

-Sampaloc IV

-Area C

-Area E

-Area G

-Salawag

-Paliparan III
This pilot testing of INFANT TOODLER EARLY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ITED) for this
upcoming school year will help to provide our target learners and parents to discover
learning experience.

We are looking forward to discuss with you this proposal. Thank you and God bless.

Sincerely,

Teresita F. Gubantes Minerva E. Saquing

Child Development Worker ECCD Focal person
 CITY SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE CITY
OF DASMARIÑAS
PROVINCE OF CAVITE

DATE: JUNE 18, 2024

TO: JOVEN E. DICEN, RSW, MSSW

SUBJECT: FEEDBACK REPORT FOR THE SEMINAR ABOUT ITED PROGRAM

Good day!

As one of the participants during the seminar about the implementation of ITED

Program, we would like to ask for your permission to allow us to discuss and share

what we have learned in the seminar to our colleagues to promote the

importance and the goal of the said program.

Attached herewith is the summary of the studies and things needed in

implementing Early Education for Infants and Toddlers.

This ITED Program will help us to improved our teaching professional growth.

The following are the main points of the discussion:

- ITED Program Background

- ITED Program Principles
- ITED Program Benefits
- Facilitating weekly Session with ITED Program
- Parent orientation content
- Consideration in Scheduling Weekly Session (Target age)
- Recommended ITED Schedules
- Materials needs to prepare
- Activities of the Weekly Session
- Routine of the Weekly Session (1 hour)
- Assessment using ECCD Checklist Record 1

We are looking forward to your response. Thank you and God bless.

Sincerely,

Teresita F. Gubantes Minerva E. Saquing

Child Development Worker ECCD Focal Person