DNPF Newsletter
Volume 015/ September 2025
In This Issue:
- Reflections from teachers on the Thai-Cambodian border, Surin Province.
- Early Childhood Development pilot project in Roi Et Province.
- Strategy to improve the quality of early childhood development model centers.
- Igniting Early Childhood Potential, Transforming Isaan’s Future.
Volume 014/ June 2025
In This Issue:
- Ten Years On: How are the Children from the Watchaisrisa-ard ECD Center Doing?
- Seminar to Increase the Efficiency of Local Government Organizations in Surin Province.
Volume 013/ March 2025
In This Issue:
- A reflection from Khun Thanaporn Unphan, Former Dek Noi Pattana Foundation project assistant
- Collaborative Art promotes the emotional and mental development
of early childhood - The Role of Parent Participation in Early Childhood Development Centers
- Monitoring visit to Surin and Roi-et
Volume 012/ December 2024
In This Issue:
- A Reflection from Khun Pimquan Suddhi-Dhamakit
- Coaching for teachers in child development centers
- The art of storytellinge
- Action Plan towards high quality early childhood development centers
Volume 011/ September 2024
In This Issue:
- Scaling Up High Quality Early Childhood Development in Surin
- Foundational Skills in Thailand and the Importance of ECD and the Work of Organizations like DNPF
- Early Childhood Development initiatives in Roi Et Province
- Reflection from Khun Sakchai Kamwan
Volume 010/ June 2024
In This Issue:
- A reflection by Pongwattana Piromchirayhukun
- Advancing Early Childhood Development Initiatives in Surin Province
- A Journey To Storytelling
- Assessment of ECD centers
- Participatory learning is fun!
Volume 009/ March 2024
In This Issue:
- Being a good coach requires trust and good objectives!
- Strengthening Capacity of Teachers as Coaches
- World Bank team visit to Surin
- Empowering Early Childhood Teachers: Insights into active learning approach
Volume 008/ September 2023
In This Issue:
- Assessment of ECD centers in Surin being developed as model centers
- Study visits of World Bank team to Surin
- Coaching Teachers
Volume 007/ April 2023
In This Issue:
- Developing Model centers in Surin, 2022-2023: Definition of a model center
- DNPF Chair Thank you note
- Monitoring visit: Meeting with the new President of Surindra Rajabhat University (SRRU)
- Bi-annual teacher training
Volume 006/ September 2022
In This Issue:
- A refection from Mr. Supakit Simuan, a co-founder of the DNPF’s pilot project.
- Dek Noi Pattana Foundation (DNPF) in collaboration with Surin Rajabhat University (SRRU) organized a bi-annual teacher training in July. The session received an overwhelming interest with approximately 851 persons participated in the training.
- Dek Noi Pattana Foundation recently signed an MoU with Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin Provincial Office of Local Administration, Surin Department of Education, Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office District 1, 2, 3 and 18 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO).
Volume 005/ March 2022
In This Issue:
- DNPF team participated in the EF Thailand Partnership annual conference. The purpose of the conference was for EF partners to update and share their experience in promoting EF skills at the ground level.
- Assistant Professor Dr. Kanoung Saikaew facilitated the ECD Surin forum on how to help promote ECD to the ECD association in Surin.
- Parenting education activities in preparation for the start of the school semester at Ban Jom Phra ECD center.
Volume 004/ December 2021
In This Issue:
- Village health volunteers (VHV), Public consciousness and Early childhood development centers.
- DNPF joined a roundtable discussion on healthcare on 11 November via Zoom as part of Thailand Social Development Forum (TSD).
- DNPF management team made a monitoring visit in November to prepare for strategy plan for 2022/23.
Volume 003/ September 2021
In This Issue:
- Early Childhood assessments and age-specific competency development (children 2-3 year-old) in Donraed and Salakdai ECD centers
- The Role of Teachers in Educating Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Early Childhood Teachers Are Key Figures in Laying the Foundation of Human Development
Volume 002/ June 2021
In This Issue:
- The impact of COVID-19 on young children
- DNPF team appointed as member of the ECD implementation working group
- Introducing DNPF’s teacher guide and toolkit for observing and monitoring the development of of children skills
Volume 001/ March 2021
In This Issue:
- Partnership with like-minded organizations
- Message from the Chair
- School Partnership Program
- Coaching
- Parenting education
- Developing SRRU demonstration school as a model center
