BIRTHPARENTS INVESTMENT AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

When should birthparents and government start investing on children’s education in the Philippines? is the main question that this paper seeks to answer. Secondly, this paper provides blueprints on how to communicate the scientific findings to small neighborhood. This paper presents general statements derived from a constellation of scientific findings from legitimate science institutions that can be used in developing communication strategies for the Early Childhood Care and Education program in the smallest political unit or the “barangay” in 4th/5th class municipalities where poverty is widespread in the Philippines. In general, universal access to education is the joint responsibility of the three social institutions such as the family, school and the government.

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