Kindergarten Implementation During Pandemic: Their Access to Quality Early Childhood Education
Cherry Rose Alba | Sabrina Irenea | Christian Labad | Elreen Aguilar-Delavin
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
The long-running pandemic has affected every facet of the educational system, but early childhood education has been
particularly devastated. While all level and types of education are facing serious challenges, early childhood sectors is one of
the most vulnerable sectors and prone to have bigger impact. For almost two (2) school years kindergarten learners have
experienced learning setbacks and limited social experiences which are necessary for the growth and development. This health
crisis doesn’t just affected learners but also it affected teachers who endured degraded working conditions, stress for job
uncertainty and including mental health issues, it also brought effects to parents or families of the leaners. This study sought
answers to the following questions: What are the kindergarten implementation during pandemic?; What are the pandemic’s
impact to the access of kindergarten pupils to quality early childhood education?; and How do kindergarten pupils cope to have
access to quality early childhood education?. This study is a qualitative approach and the data were gathered by conducting
personal interviews in a purposive random sampling with 25 kindergarten teachers, pupils, and parents in Milagros East
District and interpreted through deductive thematic analysis. The findings revealed that kindergarten pupils were not able to
master the most essential learning competencies that are expected of them because of lack of parental support and guidance,
dealing with unfavorable learning environment, and lack of motivation. In spite of having limited resources and numerous
workload, they are used to crafting various learning opportunities for kindergarten like establishing routines and home
visitation to primarily address their learning needs. It is a must for the educational authorities to look into the welfare of both
the kindergarten pupils, teachers, and parents to ensure that they have access to quality early childhood education so as to
prepare them for the next academic step.
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