The the primary focus of the DNPF’s work is to help enhance the training and support provided to ECD teachers and caretakers, mobilize the support of parents and local government officials, and help the development centers become high-quality early learning centers.
The impact of COVID-19 on young children
The closure of education centers has affected children’s lives and disrupted their learning. It has also affected the wellbeing of their families as children are more likely to become depressed. This may be cause by parents having to bring their children to unsuitable working environments where they are left to play unsupervised by themselves. Other families are forced to leave their children at home with television or smartphones. This causes game addiction, aggressiveness, and lack of discipline as well as delayed language development skills.
“Tell me and I forget; Teach me and I remember; Involve me and I learn.”
“The best investment is in early childhood development from birth to five for disadvantaged children and their families.”
“Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don’t begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start kindergarten.”
Pilot Project showed excellent results
This project supports the development of children’s life skills through literature at Watchaisria-Ard Early Childhood Learning Center, Donraed subdistrict, Surin, Thailand.his causes game addiction, aggressiveness, and lack of discipline as well as delayed language development skills.
The activities of the Foundation build on the results of a very successful pilot project for early childhood development carried out in Surin between 2014 and 2018.
Replicating and Scaling Up