Meeting in Roi-et
2023-06-13
June 13, 2023 Meeting in Roi-et to discuss planning process for 2 ECD centers in Noan Sa-nga sub-district (Ban Noan Sa-nga and Ban Noan Jarn)

Assessing Surin Model Centers: A Direction
2023-07-03
July 3, 2023. Morning, the DNPF’s Chair and the Management Committee, experts, academics, and the assessment team from Surindra Rajabhat University (SRRU) held a meeting with teachers and the management of Sub-district Administrative Organization (SAO) to introduce the direction for assessing the model centers in Surin. Afternoon, the DNPF team discussed the direction for monitoring the assessment of the model centers in Surin, explained and set up procedures and a timeline for the assessment, as well as identified roles and responsibilities for supporting the assessment team.

Monitoring Children's Competencies at Ban Sawai ECD Center
2023-07-04
July 4, 2023. The DNPF’s technical team together with the teachers in Ban Sawai ECD Center, Muang District, Surin monitored competencies of the children ages 2-3 years through activities such as standing-walking-running-jumping, kicking-throwing-catching a soccer ball and hurdle jumping.

Video Recording and Interview at ECD Centers
2023-07-06
July 6, 2023. Morning, the DNPF’s technical team and the video production team visited Ban Yang – Sritawan ECD Center, Sikhoraphum District, Surin to video record the morning activities such as exercising, playing for gross motor development through seven play stations, and self-help: pouring, drinking milk and washing cups.
– And the video recording activity at Narong SAO ECD Center, Sri Narong District, Surin on organizing learning activities for children in six classes, including Class 1- free activities, Class 2- creative activities, Class 3- outdoor activities, Class 4- educational game activities, Class 5- movement and rhythm activities, and Class 6- experience promotion.
Afternoon, video recording and interviewing Deputy Provincial Education Officer of Surin, Local Administration Officer, and Faculty members in the field of early childhood education at the Red Elephant Meeting Room, Building 41, Faculty of Education, SRRU.

Video Recording and Interview at Srisook SAO ECD Center
2023-07-07
7 July 7, 2023. Team 1 – the DNPF’s technical team and the video production team visited Srisook SAO ECD Center, Samrongthap District, Surin, to video record the provision of learning activities and interview Chief Administrator of the SAO, teachers, parents and community. Team 2 – the SRRU’s assessment team to assess the ECD model centers in Surin and the DNPF’s technical team visited Ban Muangkae ECD Center, Thatum District to monitor the assessment of the ECD model centers in Surin.

Assessing Two ECD Model Centers
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-11
July 10 – 11, 2023. The DNPF’s technical team together with the SRRU’s assessment team to assess the ECD model centers visited Srisook SAO ECD Center, Samrongthap District and Narong SAO ECD Center, Srinarong District to monitor the assessment of the ECD model centers in Surin in the three standard areas: 1) the management of the model centers; 2) early childhood teachers/ caretakers and the provision of learning through play for early childhood development; and 3) the quality of early childhood children ages 2-5 years.

Virtual Meeting Concludes Surin ECD Assessment
2023-07-21
July 21, 2023. The virtual meeting was held to conclude the results of the assessment of the ECD model centers in Surin. The three independent assessment teams from SRRU provided suggestions to improve the three ECD Centers, including Ban Muangkae ECD Center, Narong SAO ECD Center, and Srisook SAO ECD Center.

Visit to Ban Sawai ECD Center
2023-08-03
August 3, 2023. The DNPF’s technical team visited Ban Sawai ECD Center, Muang District to coach and demonstrate to teachers the provision of five activities to early childhood children.

Chomphra District Parent Training
2023-08-04
August 4, 2023 – The DNPF’s technical team provided training to parents of the ECD center network in Chomphra District through the “Hug, Tell, Play, Dance, and Draw for Concentration” project at Bukraeng Wittayakom School, Chomphra District.

Surin ECD Center Assessment Meeting
2023-08-07
August 7, 2023. The DNPF’s technical team joined the meeting on monitoring the assessment of the model ECD centers in Surin Phase 2 – sharing findings and lessons learned and Phase 3 – drafting a development plan based on suggestions. The meeting was attended by the SRRU’s Assessment Team, Surin Provincial Education Officer, Surin Provincial Local Administration Officer, management representatives and teachers from Ban Muangkae ECD Center, Srisook SAO ECD Center, and Narong SAO ECD Center at the Red Elephant Meeting Room, Building 41, Faculty of Education, SRRU.

DNPF Engages in Surin ECD Project
2023-08-08
August 8, 2023. The DNPF was invited by the Provincial Education Officer to participate in the Early Childhood Education Provision Project in Surin in the area of early learning experience provision and selection of best practices at the small meeting room, Second Floor, Surin Provincial Education Office.

Collaboration Enhances Nonsa-nga ECD
2023-08-15 09:30 - 11:00 UTC
August 15, 2023, 09:30 – 11:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team met with the Chief Executive and the Management Committee of Nonsa-nga SAO on collaboration to improve Nonsa-nga SAO ECD Center, Pathumrat District, Roi Et.

DNPF Management Engages Ban Nonsa-nga
2023-08-15 11:00 - 23:30
August 15, 2023, 11:00 – 11:30 hrs. The DNPF’s management team visited the classroom of Ban Nonsa-nga ECD Model Center and discussed with the Management Committee of the Center and parent representatives.

DNPF Visits Ban Nonjarn
2023-08-15 11:30 - 12:00
August 15, 2023, 11:30 – 12:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team visited the classroom of Ban Nonjarn ECD Model Center and discussed with the Management Committee of the Center and parent representatives.

DNPF Meets RERU for ECD Enhancement
2023-08-15 14:30 - 18:30
August 15, 2023, 14:30 – 16:30 hrs. The DNPF’s management team held the discussion with the President, the Dean of Faculty of Education, Faculty members from Roi Et Rajabhat University (RERU) and the Nonsa-nga SAO team on strategies to enhance the quality of the ECD model centers in Roi Et. The meeting was held at the Adjunct Professor Dr. Somporn Pothinam Meeting Room 1, Ninth Floor, CB9 Chalermprakiat Building, RERU.

DNPF Enhances ECD Centers with Roi Et Municipality
2023-08-15 17:30 - 19:00
August 15, 2023, 17:30 – 19:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team held a discussion with Roi Et Municipality Deputy Mayor (Dr. Nuchakorn Maschamadol) and the Provincial Local Administration Officer on strategies to enhance the quality of the ECD model centers in Roi Et. The meeting was held at Hor Vode Meeting Room, Roi Et.

DNPF Team Visits Srisook ECD
2023-08-16 09:00 - 23:00
August 16, 2023, 09:00 – 11:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team visited Srisook SAO ECD Model Center, Samrong Thap District, Surin and met with the Management Committee, the Education Committee, teachers of the Center and parent representatives.

Enhancing ECD Model Centers in Surin
2023-08-16 14:00 - 18:00
August 16, 2023, 14:00 – 16:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team discussed with the President of SRRU, Surin Provincial Local Administration Officer and Surin Provincial Education Officer at Chattant Meeting Room, Second Floor, Building 31, SRRU on the topics of:
1) The assessment of the ECD model centers in Surin
2) Training and capacity enhancement of teachers, coaches for the ECD model centers, Division Chief, academics
3) Meeting/ training of parents/caretakers of children in the Centers supported by the DNPF.

DNPF Visits and Encourages ECD Teachers
2023-08-17 09:30 - 11:00
August 17, 2023, 09:30 – 11:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team visited and provided encouragement to teachers on the provision of learning experience in the six ECD Centers in Donraed Sub-district as follows,
1. Ban Nonghin ECD Center 2. Watmaibanyang ECD Center
3. Watkhamsribanbung ECD Center 4. Wattungsawangsri Ar-rom ECD Center
5.Watchaisrisa-ard ECD Center 6. Ban Nongtor – Buaseao ECD Center, Rattanaburi District, Surin

Discusses Enhancing Education for Donraed
2023-08-17 13:00 - 18:00
August 17, 2023, 13:00 – 16:00 hrs. The DNPF’s management team discussed with the Management Committee of Donraed SAO, teachers of the Centers, the Center’s Education Committees, and parent representatives at Wangluang Meeting Room, Donraed SAO.

A field visit to Ban Muangkae ECD Center
2023-08-24
August 24, 2023. The DNPF’s technical team made a field visit to Ban Muangkae ECD Center, Thatum District to monitor competencies of early childhood children. Monitoring early childhood competencies is divided into 2 age ranges – 2 years old and 3 years old according to the indicators in each range. The team demonstrated to teachers how to observe some indicators and assigned them to monitor other indicators in other occasions.

Demonstrating movement and rhythm activities
2023-09-01
September 1, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Sa ECD Center, Prasat District to coach teachers and demonstrate organizing movement and rhythm activities for early childhood children using a zoo box.

Arranging a learning environment in a classroom
2023-09-04
September 4, 2023. The DNPF team visited Watchaisrisa-ard ECD Center, Donraed SAO, Rattanaburi District to arrange a learning environment in a classroom by organizing activities in the four developmental domains – activities to promote physical, emotional, social and cognitive development.

Exploring cute animals activity
2023-09-05
September 5, 2023. The DNPF team visited Watsaengsawangradbumrung ECD Center, Buached District to coach teachers and demonstrate organizing activities to promote cognitive development in early childhood children using the exploring cute animals activity.

Hair color-blowing activity
2023-09-11
September 11, 2023. The DNPF team visited Banpokong ECD Center, Prasat District to coach teachers and demonstrate organizing activities to promote emotional development in early childhood children using the hair color-blowing activity.

Animals and shadow activity
2023-09-14
September 14, 2023. The DNPF team visited Yang-Sritawan ECD Center, Sikhoraphum District to coach teachers and demonstrate organizing activities to promote thinking and cognitive skills in early childhood children using the animals and shadow activity.

Bringing animals up the mountain activity
2023-09-18 00:00 - 23:59
September 18, 2023. The DNPF team visited Banbugjarang, Kabchoeng District to coach teachers and demonstrate organizing activities to promote physical development in early childhood children using the bringing animals up the mountain activity.

Driving the development of ECD centers in Bangkok
2023-09-25
September 25, 2023. The meeting between the management team of DNPF and early childhood experts to support and drive the development of ECD centers in Bangkok.

Preparing for the World Bank’s study visit
2023-09-29
September 29, 2023. Asst. Prof. Dr. Kanoung Saikaew had a planning meeting with Director of the Education Division, Chief of the Center, and the DNPF team to prepare for the World Bank’s visit to Narong SAO ECD Center, Bouached District on October 26, 2023. The visit will allow the World Bank team to learn about organizing learning experiences at the Center and join participatory development activities.

Khmer Dialect Enrichment
2023-10-02
October 2, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Sa ECD Center, Prasat District. Parents were invited to be speakers to teach children vocabularies and listening and speaking skills of the Khmer dialect spoken in Thailand.
