Kalinga Day Care Center

The Kalinga Day Care Center

A Joint Project of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s Studies and the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc.

The Kalinga Day Care Center (KDCC) is a non-formal, non-structured alternative learning environment where the teaching of academics is not the focus but the development of the child’s positive self-image and love of learning. We have a play-centered, home-like environment with an atmosphere that makes learning fun and stress-free!

Our goals are to provide a comfortable and safe environment for children ages 1.6 to 5.5 years; to meet the developmental needs of children in a gender-fair and peaceful environment, and; to promote positive self-concept in children.

The philosophy in child care we follow sees the child as an actively developing person with a body, mind, feelings and abilities that are unique to him/her. As teachers, we prepare the environment for and facilitate learning, and provide activities and materials that promote a child’s total development. We believe that learning occurs when children actively practice and refine their abilities, use their senses, and solve problems and interact in a stimulating environment. Parents and guardians are the primary and most important providers of care and nurture; they are the teacher’s partners in the children’s care and education.

Children are grouped by age; children 1.6 to 3 years are in the younger children’s group and children ages 3 to 5.5 years are in the older children’s group.

Schedule Whole Day: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Half Day: (Morning) 8:00 am to 12:00 nn (Afternoon) 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Fees Monthly Payment Whole Day: UP Dependent P2,700.00/month Non-UP Dependent P4,160.00/month Half Day: UP Dependent P2,100.00/month Non-UP Dependent P3,200.00/month Semestral Payment (5 months) Whole Day: UP Dependent P13,000.00 Non-UP Dependent P20,300.00 Half Day: UP Dependent P10,000.00 Non-UP Dependent P15,500.00

Application Requirements - Birth Certificate of child (photocopy) - Medical Certificate of child - 2 pcs 1”x1” ID pictures (latest) - Application Fee -Certificate of Employment of parent/guardian (for UP employees) or Certification of Registration and/or copy of Form 5 (for UP students)

Contact Us Velasquez St., UP Campus Diliman, Quezon City (across College of Science) Tel. Nos. 385-1716 or 9818500 loc. 3815

Special Services:

- Workshops on Gender-Fair Approach in a Day Care Center - IEC Materials/ Handbook on Gender-Fair Approach in a Day Care Center (to be released on December 2009) - Scholarships for children in communities and disadvantaged families (limited slots)

KDCC Organization:

Project Leader: Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, M.D., Ph.D.

Consultant: Ma. Theresa Ujano-Batangan, Ph.D.

Source: UP Center for Women's Studies website, http://cws.upd.edu.ph

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