Welcome to BECEd Department

Makabatang bati sa lahat! WELCOME TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT!

 Changing nomenclature and migrating from Bachelor of Elementary Education major in Pre-Elementary Education (BEE-PRED) program to Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECED) program in 2018 continuously sustains its passion and dedication to produce creative and competent early childhood teachers who will provide formal and informal training to young children ages four to eight, and innovate teaching and learning strategies in the name of quality and excellent education.  

We sincerely believe that it is appropriate to provide our clients and stakeholders with the finest service possible. Our report, which details our commitment to providing quality service, methods, and outcomes, has been prepared.

During this evaluation, your knowledge, time, and insights will unquestionably help us see where we are currently and where we can go.

Thank you so much, and we hope you enjoy your time with us virtually.

Department Activities

2022 PSU students to Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), Indonesia

Thirty (30) first year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students, and two (2) faculty members of the ECED department took part as student/faculty exchange between Pangasinan State University-Bayambang Campus, College of Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, and the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), INDONESIA. Classes were held in synchronous instructional deliver mode via Zoom or Google Meet for three months, from April to June 2022. SIPDA from UNIMED was utilized as the Learning Management System for this activity. The course, Child Development Psychology was handled by UNIMED lecturers, Ms. Suri Handayani Damanik and Ms. Salsabila Hasiana Tanjung. For the course, Culture Based Play in Early Childhood, Dr. Peny Husna Handayani, and Dr. Winda Widya Sari handled them.

Meanwhile, twelve (12) second year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students took part as student exchange between Pangasinan State University-Bayambang Campus, College of Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, and the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), INDONESIA, with the subject, Assessment for Early Childhood. They were handled by Prof. Dr. Anita Yus, and Mr. Artha Mahindra Diputra.

Global partnerships are key to virtual exchange program success. Bachelor of Early Childhood Education first and second year students, and two faculty members of the ECED department made international education accessible by participating in the 2022 virtual student/faculty exchange experience through digital technologies and platforms that created encounters with new ideas, cultures, experts, academics and students from the Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), INDONESIA.

2021 Virtual Campus-Based National Children’s Month

Early Childhood Education Department, in unity with the country’s 2021 National Children’s Month Celebration with the theme: “New Normal na Walang Iwanan: Karapatan ng Bawat Bata Ating Tutukan,” conducted the virtual event on November 29, 2021, with outstanding guest speakers who are both PSU-Bayambang campus alumni.

2021 Virtual Induction Program

Virtual Testimonial Party for Graduating bee-pred class 2020 and Virtual Welcome Party

Tribute for two in one virtual event was held on November 24, 2020. Acclimating to the traditional Testimonial Party in honor of the graduating Bachelor of Elementary Education-Pre-elementary Education class of 2020, BECED first year students were likewise given precious moments to celebrate with their seniors before they bid farewell to their alma mater.

2018 1st Campus-Based National Children’s Month

Early Childhood Education Department leads in the annual event for the Filipino Children to celebrate and recognize them as the most valuable assets of the nation and to emphasize the importance of their role within the Filipino family and the Philippine society.
Republic Act No. 10661 declares every November as the National Children’s Month (NCM) with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Youth Commission (NYC) as lead agencies. This declaration commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989 and seeks to instill its significance in the Filipino consciousness.
Year 2018 marks the 26th year of the National Children’s Month celebration in the Philippines and the recent launch of the Philippine Plan of Action to End Violence Against Children (PPAEVAC), 2017-2022 which translates the findings of the 2015 Philippine National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children (NBS-VAC) into specific action.
The NCM focus and theme, ISULONG: TAMANG PAG-AARUGA PARA SA LAHAT NG BATA” are aligned with the key strategies of PPAEVAC to end violence against children in the Philippines

2019 Scholars’ Convocation

BECED students convene to accept the fruit of their hard work that has paid off. This is a proclamation of their honor as “Tulong-Dunong” scholars, CHED, District Scholarship from Rep. Rachel Arenas, and others from the Local Government of Bayambang

Department Extension Activities

“Para sa bata, basta bata, bawat bata.” The ECED Department dedicates its passion to uplift young children’s welfare in all ways possible. Through the LiTEACHracy Link, an extension project of the department implemented at Tanolong Day Care Center after a memorandum was forged between PSU and Barangay Tanolong, Bayambang, Pangasinan, it vows to include three (3) areas of support, namely service provider (ECEd Reaching Out to Children for Knowledge and Skills- ECEd ROCKS), assistance provider (ECEd Support System, a mentoring/coaching project- ECEd SS), and as support provider (ECEd Harnessing Opportunities for Mothers’ Empowerment – ECEd HOME).