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For the iDforDatirD and guidaoc! of all mncemed, ahch€d is DepEd Order No, 20 s2018 fiom konor Magtolis Briorcq Secrctary, Departnetrt of Education, DepEd Comple8 Meralm Avenue, Pasig City re: ltDGDdD.Dt to DepEd Orde.l{o.$ s" 2016 O(terflire Ntroslr .s t]c 'ODribcs Poli(y oD KiDder!.rtco &luc.tirr$' CLriryiE ltd ttc Crt-ofi Age Polky is Appli.ble to Boah Pubtk .trd Priy.t S.noob .rd ProytuIirg br Tr.nrirory ProvisioEs to A@lttDodeL XiEdcr .nd cr.de O.G htollec. hr Sa ZO!&2O19 ..d SA 2O1$2O2O WLo tlry bG AIM by rl.i. Poliry, atrd fur oltcr Ptrrylosaa, contenB of wtic[ are self-e)glanatory.
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,+7, S. 2016, OTBERmSE XrOTll Aa IIIE OIf I(IIIDERG^RTET EDUC,ATIOTT' CLARITYITG TIIAT THE POIICY "OXITIBUA CUT.OFF AGE POLICY Ig APPI'C,ABI,E T{) B{'TX PI'BTIC AJ|D PRIVATE SCH(X)LA AI|D PROVIDIITG FOR TRITSTTORY PROVIEIOiA Io AOOOIXODATE XIT(DER ArD GRIDE OtfE EtfROutEa FOR aY 2(,la-2019 ArD aY 2019.20{m gIlO r^y BE Ar,ECllD ST TEIA FOLICY, /IJTD P'OR OTEER PI,N.FOAEA
A.XEIIDIEIr? !O DEPED ORDER rO.
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Undersecretari€s Assktant Seclelaries Buraau and Servic! DiItctors Rcgional Dirrclors Schools Divkion Sup€rintendents hrblic and Private Kindcrgartcn end Elcmcnte-ry School Hcads All Otherc Concerncd
l. Republic Act No. {RA) lOl57, or the l(irdergartcn E/,'ucatio,' Act oI2O12, dcclar€s that it shell bc the policy of the Statc to lnovide cqual opportunitica for a.[ children to
avail of acc€ssible mandatory arld compulsory kindcrgert€n cducation.
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RA I O 157 arrd RA 10533, or the Entlan ed Basic tuTudttion Act of 2013, provide thet kindcrganen education shall mean 'one year of preparetory education for children at least 6vc (5) ye.s.s old as a prercqubitc for cradc l.-
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Thc DctEitment of Education (DcpEdl is vested, under RA 10157, with the authority to regulate the organization, operation and/or implementation of the kinderga.rtcn education program of both public and privat€ schools. The DcpDd is furlier cbarged with thc functiol to ove.sce and supervise the or8snization, operation end implerncntatioD of thc kindcrgert n education progrsm and cxcrcbc euthority over the op€Etion of privatc kind€rBa.rten institutions.
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Thc kindergeiten curriculum is dcsign d to rcspofld to the holistic dev€lopmcntal n€eds of live (5) ycer old leameB along iocic€motional, vstu€s, physical health erld motor, aesthetic/deative, matheraatics, understending of the physical and natural cnvironmcnt, laDguage, litcracy, and cornmunication. Moreovcr, thc first quartcr of the curiculum is d$igned to strenSthen the lcamers' prepar_ation to mcct the Kindcrgart€n leaminS standards.
5. In vie{, of the foreSoing considerations, the Dcpenhcnt hereby issues this Order clarifyina the applicability of DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016, ot tttc Omnibus Policg otl Kindergarlcn Hucrrtion, to both public snd private schools, thereby emending said Order to read as follows:
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Sup€rinlendcnts' and All ReAional Directors' Schools Division aredirecf-ed to privale schools school Heads of both Public and guEeunes: foUowing lhe with accepl cfriUren in accordancr
ao. f,ueliarcairon tol Kinderganen learners in ltoth publlc e''l should be five (sl vears ol'l bv JLrne I or every "ir]t.-"ii""r" :;i";;; ,.-. However, the school mav considerby leamers end ,..i"* fita.tg..,* who will tum five (51 veats old ct lhe dhood E dy trr."-"aition thet the Ph'lllPptBc "" (pCpl CbccllLt Du.t bG to thc "ie"g"-"i fxvcioptert ''lElnktctcd year' toschool of the opening lerrnei prior to the start of the of expectations the of meeting ensurc tilat the leamet is capable and/or provide documentation may the grade level- krents certiircation of the leamer's previous Earty Childhood Education IECE) exp€riences {i-e., preschool, day care' Pre_Ki,tdergarten} in addition to the results of the Philippine ECD Checklist.
tlctr achool ycsr bcyond Juna, the r.qulrcaolt tiat fhdctgartcr lca'ltcri .hould b. nYG (51 ycrra old bt JuDc l rsd ttc Grtcn loE pcrlod clding o!
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AuSurt 31 thatl b€ sdju.tcd. For schooL coEdcnchg tbclr schoot Frr h July, ftadctti.ttln lcrtrctt .hou.ld bc nYG l5l y..r. old by July 1 eld thc cttanslo[ Pctlod shall bc ltltil &ptGELcr 30, For .choob coEmclclag thcir .chool yGsr ln AuglBt, f,lndcryritcn lc..rncr. thould b. dve (51 yc.rr old ty AusII.t l .!d tbc cxt .tlon pcdod rhall bc Dtll ()ctobcr 31-"
B. To recognizr the right of private schools to impose additional requirements that are consistent with existing laws, rltles and regulations, a new Item Vl.ls.E is hereby added to the enclosur€ to DepFi Order No. 47, s. 2016, which shall read as follows:
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nry llrposc rpG.lal or rddltlond edml$loE tcqultcncnt! ttet r.e cood.tclt rlt-h thclr rlght to oD€ntc r. r prlyatc .choo! .a provldcd for uldcr .rl:tiog Le1 rulcs .Dd lcguLtlotr!. Such .ddtttor.l rrqdrca.dts E.y hclude, but aot lltdt.d to tlc fouo-hg: t. p...lng of a. Gtrtruce or qurlllybS crrDhatlon; It- coEplcths en rddttorld Er.-H!d.rg.'tclr progr..E .t a[ errlici rgc; iii. pr!.bg oth.r hrdcrg.rtca re.dhcr! toob tist 3och prlvrtc rchooL lray rdELElrte4 &ral ly. auch othcr tlqulrc8Gtrts tLet prtyrtc achoob Dry lhpole trot coltrarlr to exiatlag law!, rulea rld PHvatc rchoob
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C. To accommodate Kioder and crade One enrollees in both public and private schools for School Year (SY) 2Ol8-2Or9 and SY 2OI9,2O2O who may be affected by this policjr, the followin8 trensitory provisions are herein provided: 2
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SY 20 I ?'2O l8 can enro-I tf,ern€rs who clmpleted Kinder8arten during ili..i. r, p-rra.a tllat thev tumed live lsllesrs old wilhin sY 2ol7-
sY 2018-2019 can b€ *,, tum five {5) veers old within o'no-rina..g..l.tt provided thev pass the PhilrPpine Earlv io ;;;i; chilahood Development (ECD) checkList
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lrel.ners who completed Kindergarten during SY 2018-2019 cjlr] enroll i', Eoa" I, po"iaia that they tum five (5) vears old u'ithin SY 20182Ol9 when they complete Kindergarten; ii. lncoming Kind;rSarten must strictly comply with the cut_off ege policy stated in DO No. 4?, s. 2016, as amended by this DepEd Order.
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{3) For sY 2O2O-2O21 Both incoming Kinderga.rten snd Grade I leamem shall strictly c,omply with the policy as stated under Item VL I 5.A of the enclosure to DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016, es em€nded by this DepEd Order.
DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016, Memorandum No. DM-CI-2O17-O(N54 dated ll €ntitld Clarifcafory Cuidelines otl the Prouisions of DepFl Order No. 47, s- 2016'Arnibus Polic! on Kindergoficfi Uucation', DepFi Order No. 3, s. 2018, and all other DepEd Orders, rules, r€guletions, issuonces, which are inconsistent with this Order, arc hereby repealed or modilied accordingly.
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Reterences DepEd Order (No. 47, s. 2016; No. 3, s. 2Ol8)
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