On 15 October 2025, SEAMEO CECCEP hosted the Annual Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting Regional Forum under the theme:
“Strengthening Parenting for Holistic Integrative Early Childhood Development.”
This forum served as a strategic platform for Southeast Asian countries to strengthen collaboration in enhancing the quality of Holistic Integrative Early Childhood Education (PAUD HI) and parenting services. It followed up on the ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on Early Childhood Care and Education adopted in September 2023, which called for cross-sectoral collaboration to realize inclusive, integrated, and high-quality PAUD.
Speakers included representatives from Kemenko PMK, BAPPENAS, Tanoto Foundation, ASEAN Secretariat, Global Parents Forum, PLAN International, as well as academics and Governing Board members of SEAMEO CECCEP. Participants discussed three main themes:
1. Foundational Parenting and Child Development
2. Strengthening Family and Community Support
3. Regional and Global Initiatives
The discussions emphasized family engagement, community support, policy development, and cross-country collaboration to create inclusive and sustainable learning environments. The forum also facilitated sharing of best practices, research findings, and innovative ideas in early childhood care. Outcomes are expected to produce policy briefs guiding future PAUD HI programs in Southeast Asia.
Through this forum, SEAMEO CECCEP reaffirmed its role as a regional hub for collaboration in early childhood education and parenting, promoting programs that are holistic, integrative, and inclusive for children across the region
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