Grade "A" ("Advanced") students with 90 percent and above rating;
Grade "P” ("Proficient") students with 85 to 89 percent rating
Grade "AP" ("Approaching Proficiency") students with 80 to 84 percent
rating;
Grade "D“ ("eve!oping") students with 5 to 9 percent rating
Grade"B“ ("#eginning") students with 4 percent
and be!ow rating$
O$ !"E UNI%E&SAL
KINDE&A&!EN EDUCA!ION P&O&A#
 
e ucat on n reac ng a ve-year o children.
B' O)*ectives o+ the Progra, !he ollo#ing o$%ectives o this program set orth in Dep&d 'rder ()* s. +, #ill still $e pursued in chool /ear 0/1 +,+-+,(
. to reach out all fve-year old children particularly those in the poorest household* vulnera$le* disadvantaged and underserved areas2 and
. to improve their readiness and oundational s3ills to $e ready or primary
grades.
 
.!his Department has issued Dep&d 'rder 4o. 5* s. +,+ entitled Declaring .anuary /01 /23/ as the Early &egistration Day +or S4 /23/536 to Achieve the #illenniu, Develop,ent oals 7#Ds8 and the O)*ectives o+ Education +or All 7E$A8 in order to strengthen advocacy and li3e#ise address the a$ove-mentioned o$%ectives2 and
 
a. 'nly children #ho are 8-years old $y .une and until Octo)er /23/ #ill $e eligi$le or enrolment2
$. A certifcate o 9ive Birth #ill $e re:uired or su$mission until Decem$er o the same school year2
c. i; 0<1-year old children #ho #ere not a$le to attend the =indergarten ummer Program 0=P1 shall $e enrolled in Grade and #ill undergo the &ight 0>1- ?ee3 @urriculum on readiness and oundational s3ills.
 
e. All school principals and school heads shall su$mit to the Division 'ce 0D'1 the ocial list o enrolment in the diCerent =indergarten programs using the enclosed re:uired orms. !he duly certifed true and correct enrolment report shall $e or#arded to the 6egional 'ce 06'1 #hich in turn shall indorse the same to the @entral 'ce 0@'1* addressed to the Bureau o &lementary &ducation* Attention. @urriculum Development Division* not later than the +ollo9ing dates o+ every year
 
D' Di:erent Kindergarten Progra,s
. Kindergarten &egular Progra, 7K&P8. !his is a ten 0,1 month program provided or regular children and those #ith special needs2 the gited and those #ith disa$ilities handled $y teachers #ith permanent items. !he =6P or regular children ollo#s the standards or 8-year old children and the 4ational =indergarten @urriculum Guide 04=@G1.
 
+. Kindergarten %olunteer Progra, 7K%P8. !his is also a ten 0,1 month program #hich shall $e organied or fve 081-year old children #ho cannot $e accommodated in the =6P ollo#ing the same standards and 4=@G
+. !he =EP classes shall $e handled $y volunteer teachers #ho #ill meet the :ualifcations mentioned in Dep&D 'rder 4o. ()* s. +, reiterated $elo#
IBachelorJs degree holder in education or education related courses2
IPreera$ly resident o the community #here the school is located* and
 
+. A volunteer teacher shall $e allo#ed to handle t#o 0+1 classes o t#enty-fve to thirty 0+8-(,1 pupils per class7session and shall $e paid an honorarium o !hree !housand Pesos 0PhP(*,,,.,,1 per month or each class.
 
 
. n ergar en u,,er rogra, . s s an eight 0>1-#ee3 program or fve-year old children #ho have not availed o the ten 0,1-month program either through the =6P or the =EP. !his is or prospective Grade enrolees #ho are supposed to $e provided #ith readiness and oundational s3ills or them to $e a$le to tac3le ormal Grade #or3. Kor ummer +,+* classes #ill $e on April L* +,+ until Mune * +,+.
a. A permanent and a volunteer teacher shall handle one 01 or t#o 0+1 classes and shall $e paid i;  !housand Pesos 0Php<*,,,.,,1 per month or t#o 0+1 classes or !hree !housand Pesos 0PhP(*,,,.,,1 or a single class.
 
;'3 "eadstart Progra, +or the i+ted
 
;'/ Early Intervention Progra, +or Children 9ith Disa)ilities
5.+. Fpon registration children #ith disa$ilities shall $e identifed and enrolled in an &arly ntervention Program shall $e given to any age child as soon as disa$ility is detected in any o the ollo#ing
 
E' Curriculu, and !raining
 
.+ National Kindergarten Curriculu, uide 7NKC8  !his contains daily learning activities developed in thematic integrated manner or all the our 051 grading periods.  !eachers should amiliarie themselves #ith the learning activities to ensure that they are a$le to use them to develop the competencies. Although there are learning materials such as stories and games* included in 4=@G* teachers are encouraged to add or localie the activities they $elieve can $e $est taught using local resources.
 
+. #ediu, o+ Instruction 7#OI8.  !eacher shall use the other !ongue as ' in developing the competencies or =indergarten learners.
 
$' !eacher Deploy,ent and Provision o+ Classroo,s
.chools Division7@ity uperintendents 0Ds1 shall ensure the ollo#ing
. strict adherence to the policy on the deployment o teacher items identifed or =indergarten teachers2
 
 
"' Contingency #easures> 
 
I' #onitoring and Evaluation> 
6egional directors 06Ds1 and schools division7city superintendents 0Ds1 shall
ensure that
 
 
KINDE&A&!EN EDUCA!ION IN!O !"E BASIC EDUCA!ION S4S!E# AND
APP&OP&IA!IN $UNDS !"E&E$O&
/@th Day o+ .uly1 /233
%&'*+ ,$ Short Title. - his Act sha!! be
.nown as the /indergarten &ducation Act1$
 
%&'$ 2$ Declaration of Policy. – n consonance with the 3i!!enniu eve!opent oa!s on
achieving &ducation for A!! (&6A) by the year 20,57 it is hereby dec!ared the po!icy of the
%tate to provide eua! opportunities for a!! chi!dren to avai! of accessib!e andatory and
copu!sory .indergarten education that effective!y prootes physica!7 socia!7 inte!!ectua!7
eotiona! and s.i!!s stiu!ation and va!ues foration to sufficient!y prepare the for fora!
e!eentary schoo!ing$ his Act sha!! app!y to e!eentary schoo! syste being the first stage
of copu!sory and andatory fora! education$ hus7 .indergarten wi!! now be an integra!
part of the basic education syste of the country$
indergarten education is vita! to the acadeic and technica! deve!opent of the 6i!ipino
chi!d for it is the period when the young inds absorptive capacity for !earning is at its
sharpest$ t is a!so the po!icy of the %tate to a.e education !earner:oriented and responsive
to the needs7 cognitive
!earners7 schoo!s and counities through the appropriate
!anguages of teaching and !earning$
 
%&'$ $ Definition of Terms. - he ters used in this Act are
defined as fo!!ows<
(a) DepEd sha!! refer to the epartent of &ducation;
(b) BEE sha!! refer to the #ureau of &!eentary &ducation;
(c) Kindergarten education sha!! be understood in this Act to
ean one (,) year of preparatory education for chi!dren at
!east five (5) years o!d as a prereuisite for rade ; and
(d) Mother tongue refers to the !anguage first !earned
 by a chi!d$
education and for schoo! year 20,,:20,2
sha!! be ip!eented partia!!y7 and
thereafter7 it sha!! be ade andatory and
copu!sory for entrance to rade ,$
 
the other tongue:based u!ti!ingua! education (3#:3>&)
ethod$ he other tongue of the !earner sha!! be the priary
ediu of instruction for teaching and !earning in the
.indergarten !eve!$ ?owever7 e@ceptions sha!! be ade to the
fo!!owing cases<
(a) hen the pupi!s in the .indergarten c!assroo have
different other tongues or when soe of the spea. another
other tongue;
(b) hen the teacher does not spea. the other tongue of the
!earners;
(c) hen resources7 in !ine with the use of the other
tongue7 are not yet avai!ab!e; and
(d) hen teachers are not yet trained how to use
the 3#:3>& progra$
n such e@ceptiona! cases7 the priary ediu of instruction
sha!! be deterined by the ep&d a!igned with the fraewor.
being used in the e!eentary !eve! inc!uding teacher training
and production of !oca! resources and ateria!s under ep&d
*rder +o$ 47 series of 2009$
he ep&d7 in coordination with the 'oission on 6i!ipino
>anguage and in c!ose co!!aboration with acadeic and
research institutions concerned with education7 sha!! foru!ate
a other tongue:based u!ti!ingua! fraewor. for teaching
and !earning<Proided! hat the ep&d wi!! inc!ude teaching
strategies as defined in %ection (c) which ais to
introduce and eventua!!y strengthen the chi!ds
understanding of &ng!ish7 which is the officia!
!anguage$
ip!eentation of the .indergarten education
progra of both pub!ic and private schoo!s sha!! be
vested upon the ep&d7 through the creation of a new
ivision under the #&& and other necessary support
to achieve successfu! ip!eentation of .indergarten
education to inc!ude7 but not !iited to7 increasing the
nuber of .indergarten teacher positions with the
reuired sa!aries and
benefits7 enhancing teacher training
necessary a!!ocations for c!assroos
and chairs7 faci!ities and euipent7 and te@tboo.s$
 
and functions<
progra;
consistent with the universa!!y accepted nors and
standards7 inc!uding va!ues foration a!! of which
sha!! be deve!openta!!y appropriate7 and use
of the 3#:3>& as a ediu of instruction
and to periodica!!y review such for
purposes of upgrading;
uniue feature of the 3#:3>& which sha!!
inc!ude7 but not !iited to7 the fo!!owing<
(,) he two:trac. ethod (storyte!!ing and
reading7 !istening story7 ora! counication
activities);
and tota! physica! response (PE)
aong others$
the fo!!owing at the iniu<
(i)>istening story;
(ii) %a!! boo.s;
(iii) #ig boo.s;
(iv) &@perience story;
(vi) >essons e@ep!ars;
(a) 'onceive7 deve!op and e@tend a continuing professiona! deve!opent
progra for .indergarten teachers to ensure constant updating of their
.now!edge in current trends7 pedagogy7 ethodo!ogies and concepts
on ear!y chi!dhood education;
(b) Prescribe the necessary ua!ifications for the hiring and accreditation of
teachers who wi!! hand!e the .indergarten education progra;
(c) &@ercise authority over the operation of private .indergarten institutions;
(d) %upervise the estab!ishent of various venues for ear!y chi!dhood
education which ay be institution:based7 hoe:based7 hospita!:based
or counity:based7 and which sha!! be du!y accredited by the ep&d;
and
sha!! inc!ude educationa! techno!ogies7 whenever app!icab!e$
 
iediate!y inc!ude in the progra of the
epartent the operationa!i=ation of the free7
andatory and copu!sory pub!ic .indergarten
education7 the initia! funding of which sha!! be
charged against the current appropriations for
.indergarten education of the ep&d$ hereafter7
such sus which sha!! be necessary for the
continued ip!eentation of the free pub!ic
.indergarten education progra sha!! be
charged to the enera! 6und and
inc!uded in the annua! enera!
 Appropriations Act$
%&'$ 9$ Implementing %ules and %egulations. - ithin ninety (90)
days after the effectivity of this Act7 the ep&d7 in consu!tation with
the epartent of #udget and 3anageent7 sha!! prou!gate the
ru!es and regu!ations needed for the ip!eentation of this Act$
%&'$ ,0$ Separa&ility 'lause. - f any provision of this Act is he!d
inva!id or unconstitutiona!7 the sae sha!! not affect the va!idity
and effectivity of the other provisions hereof$
%&'$ ,,$ %epealing 'lause. - Pertinent provisions of a!! other
!aws7 decrees7 e@ecutive orders and ru!es and regu!ations
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repea!ed or odified according!y$
%&'$ ,2$ Effectiity 'lause. - his Act sha!! ta.e effect
fifteen (,5) days after its pub!ication in the (fficial
)azette or in two (2) newspapers of genera! circu!ation$
 
DepEd Order No' 6/1 s' /23/
I,ple,enting &ules and &egulations o+ &epu)lic Act 7&A8 No' 323@
Other9ise Kno9n as !he Kindergarten Education Act
o< Dndersecretaries
 Assistant %ecretaries
#ureau irectors
Eegiona! %ecretary7 AE33
 A!! *thers 'oncerned
concerned7 enc!osed is a copy of the p!eenting
Eu!es and Eegu!ations (EE) of Eepub!ic Act (EA)
+o$ ,0,5 entit!ed /An Act nstitutiona!i=ing the
indergarten &ducation nto the #asic &ducation
%yste and Appropriating 6unds herefor otherwise
.nown as the /indergarten &ducation Act$1
 
ta.e effect fifteen (,5) days after its pub!ication
in the *fficia! a=ette or in two (2)
newspapers of genera! circu!ation$
other re!ated issuances inconsistent
aended according!y upon its
effectivity$
and strict cop!iance with this
*rder is directed$
subFects<
P*>'H