FAVENIR, ELISA V. University of Nueva Caceres , Naga City , 2002
Keywords: Day Care Services' Impact on Social Development
This study aimed to determine the contribution of the Day Care Centers
Services on child and community development in Nabua, Camarines Sur, CY 2001. It tried to answer the following specific questions: 1) What services are provided by the selected Day Care Centers? 2) To what extent have these services contributed to the child's mental, physical and social development? 3) Is there a significant difference as to the contribution rendered among the three areas of development? 4) What is the perceived contribution of the program to community development?
Describe-evaluative method was used to determine the contribution of the day care services to child and community development in Nabua, Camarines Sur for C/Y 2001. There were 200 respondents involved in this study: 73 implementors and 127 day care parents.
Major conclusions were: 1) Along mental development, services always provided were: language mastery, knowledge and skills development, sensory integration and 3rs mastery while hands-on experience was only frequently provided; along physical development, the services always provided were: good grooming, self-help and physical fitness and frequently provided were: health and nutrition, play and outdoor games, and fine motor skills development; along social development, always provided were: respect for individual differences and social interaction and frequently provided was school and community participation. 2) Along mental development, very extensive contribution was effective communication through listening, speaking, writing and reading promoted and least perceived was enhancement of science education; along physical development, very extensive contribution in the development of helpful attitudes and cooperation, and extensive on awareness of social bonding. 3) Along mental development some aspects were significantly different so with aspects of physical development and social development. 4) As for the contribution of Day Care Centers on parent-community partnership, this was perceived very extensive along the education of parents and caregivers and only extensive along government support; only extensive along the enhancement of mothers' productivity.