QuestionsQuestions (MARINA CIRCULAR NO. 2013-02)
PD No. 1567 is titled the “Barangay Day Care Center Law of 1978.” It establishes a day care center in every qualifying barangay to address malnutrition and promote the social and mental development of preschool children.
A Day Care Center must be established in every barangay with at least one hundred (100) family heads residing therein.
The center looks after children from ages 2 to 5.
The services apply to children whose parents are unable to care for them.
It is mandated to attend to the nutritional needs and the social and mental development of covered children.
At least one (1) female day care nursery worker, of good physical health, competent to provide substitute parental care and provide services for social and mental development.
The centers shall be accredited by the Bureau of Family and Child Welfare of the DSSD.
Funds may be appropriated from the unexpended balance of local and national governments or from public donations.
No. The law allows funding from unexpended balances of local and national governments and also from public donations (and its recitals also mention possible support from private sector and international organizations).
It identifies the law’s formal name and subject matter, which helps in legal reference and interpretation of the decree’s scope.
It shall take effect immediately.
It was meant to combat malnutrition and lack of opportunities for social development among children—particularly preschool children most vulnerable to ill-effects of malnutrition and lack of stimulation.
The recitals state expansion can be achieved through collective efforts of the public and private sector through active involvement of non-governmental organizations.
At least one hundred (100) family heads residing in the barangay.
The law mandates both: the center must attend to nutrition and also provide social and mental stimulation/development services.
Under Section 2, the mandatory establishment is triggered only when the barangay has at least one hundred (100) family heads residing therein; fewer would not meet the stated threshold.
Because it ensures that Barangay Day Care Centers meet recognized standards through accreditation by the Bureau of Family and Child Welfare of the DSSD before operating as such under the decree.