The impact of inadequate learning activities at the ECCE center on childrens social and emotional wellbeing
Syifa Andina, Wahyu Bramastyo
FMCH Indonesia, Save The Children
Abstract
A study in 23 ECCE centers in North Jakarta involved more than 500 children and their parents from low economic families suggest that more than 70% of children in the study have age-appropriate competencies in language, motor, and cognitive development. Likewise, parents and teachers who provide stimulation on that milestone have done quite well. However, only half of the young children involved in the study have adequate social and emotional competencies. The study found that teachers have limited knowledge and practices that respond to childrens emotional needs, so does the parent. Meanwhile, these children live in areas with high cases of violence against children. The study further suggests a few actions to establish at the center to better support childrens social-emotional competencies
Keywords: young children, social-emotional competencies, well-being, violence against children, stimulation
Topic: Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Early Years