Palau Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: An Overview

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PalauEarly ChildhoodComprehensive SystemsAn
Overview

• Presented By
• Berry Watson, M.P.H
• Administrator, Family Health Unit
• Bureau of Public Health, Ministry of Health
• Republic of Palau
• October, 2007

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Palau Early Childhood Comprehensive System (PECCS)

• Vision
• Palau Children are healthy and ready to learn to
  their full potential.
• Mission
• The mission of Palau Early Childhood
  Comprehensive Systems Program is to partner with
  families, communities and agencies to ensure
  health and success of Palau children.

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Father
Mother
Child, Developmental Stages Prior to School Entry
PECCS Model Components
A Ngeleked a Ulekerulel a Reng
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Meaning of the Logo

• Mengidab Rutkool (Spider Demigod of Ngerutkool)
• How it relates to readiness for school?
• Pregnancy Preparation
• Mother and fetal care during pregnancy
• Post partum care for mother baby
• Care in early childhood

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Why? Palau Early Childhood Comprehensive System
(PECCS)

• Local, Regional International Mandates
• Grant driven mandates (MCH Title V Block Grant)
• Millenium Development Goals targeting Early
  Childhood (MDG).
• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
• Education for All (EFA) mandatory ECE for all
  Palaus children
• YANUCA Declaration for Healthy Islands
• ROP Education Master Plan
• BPH, Strategic Plan (Draft)
• Assuring Continuation of Services post COFA
• Requires coordination/collaboration to these and
  emerging EC needs in the Republic.

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Tool for Canvassing Partners Support Commitment

• Memorandum of Agreement
• Purpose
• Membership
• Roles
• Duties
• Resource Sharing (trainings/CE)
• Development of culturally appropriate materials.
• Information sharing
• Referral (Medical Home) application across
  agencies.
• Partners as Community Educators/Trainers (Local
  technical experts)

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Model Components of Palau Early Childhood
Services for School Readiness

• Family/Parent Support
• Social Srv./Comm.-based Int.
• Center-based Early Childhood
• Culture/Traditional Values

Agency Support/Access To Medical Home Services
Guidelines Systems Dev. Monitoring
Eval. Strengthen and Maintain Collaboration
amongst Member agencies
Early Care and Education Curriculum Planning
Development Trainings/CE
Child Family
Mental Health Early Family Interv. Consultation C
ommunity Ed. Referral
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PECCS Sub-Comm. Activities

• Family Parent Support
• Tool Kits Development
• Radio Talk Shows
• Community talks (Townhall Meetings) Helping
  communities to set-up self-sustaining support
  systems
• Mental Health
• MH101 Curriculum Developed
• Training of HS all Kindergarten key staff
• Radio Talk Shows
• Community talks (Townhall Meetings)

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PECCS Sub-Comm. Activities

• Access to Medical Home
• Prenatal, Well-baby services guidelines
  development/amendments
• Radio talk shows (Med.Home CSHCN and High Risk
  services)
• Community Talks
• Early Care Education
• Curriculum Developed
• Development appropriate Lesson Plans (JICA
  Volunteer)
• Orient/educate PECCS members
• PECCS members become trainers in their agencies

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Palau Early Childhood Comprehensive System (PECCS)

• Outcome National Framework on Early Childhood
• PECCS Model is the driving force behind this
  framework
• Facility/Staffing pattern requirements for
  centers/providers
• Curriculum that is culturally appropriate for the
  multi-ethnic presence in Palau
• Finally, that this framework become part of 34PNC
  as either
• Legislated
• Regulated
• Coordinated Implementation
• Regularly Evaluated/Reported to Leadership

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Mesulang

• Contact Numbers
• [phone]- Phone
• [phone]- Fax
• m_kintol_at_palau-health.net - Email