Disaster Mitigation in Early Childhood Education
Ina Winangsih, S.Pd., Dr. Euis Kurniati, M.Pd.
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Natural disaster happens quite frequently in Indonesia. The Government has attempted to tackle natural disaster by developing disaster mitigation mainstreaming plan in almost every aspect of the country-s development fields, including in education. it is however early childhood education remains overlooked in the discussion pertaining the natural disaster. Using a literature review approach, this paper aims to elaborate why early childhood education needs to be included in the nation-s disaster mitigation mainstreaming program. The finding of this paper is expected to illuminate how education, early childhood education program should be designed in order to be responsive with the natural disaster.
Keywords: Disaster Mitigation, Early Childhood Education
Topic: Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Early Years