Peer-reviewed article
Curriculum Management in Early Childhood Education
Frinza Frinza, Muhammad Kristiawan, Houtman Houtman ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This qualitative study examines how curriculum is managed at an early childhood education centre in Indonesia. The centre follows a three-stage process: planning (with staff meetings and weekly/daily activity design), implementation (using both indoor and outdoor activities), and evaluation (monthly reviews with parents). The study recommends that early childhood curricula follow national guidelines while incorporating Islamic religious content for character development.
Key points
- Curriculum planning involves all educators and includes annual, semester, weekly and daily programme designs
- Implementation uses both indoor and outdoor activities
- Evaluation is conducted monthly with parent participation to discuss learning progress
- The centre integrates Islamic religious material alongside national curriculum
- Character building is identified as a key goal of curriculum management
Limitations
This is a single case study at one centre with no comparison to other settings, so findings may not generalise to other early childhood programmes. The study describes current practices but does not measure outcomes for child development or learning.
Abstract
Potential Early childhood can be developed through proper planning, implementation and evaluation of the learning curriculum. This paper is a qualitative study which carried out in-depth observations at TKIT Islahul Ummah Prabumulih City. The results obtained indicate that PAUD learning activities begin with 1) curriculum planning starting from meetings attended by all educators, making annual and semester program curriculum plans as well as the design of weekly activities and the design of daily activities; 2) curriculum implementation has used in door activity and out door activity; 3) curriculum evaluation is carried out periodically and has been set a time, every once a month parents of students are invited to discuss and talk about learning that has been done one month before. This paper provides new insight for implementation of curriculum management for early childhood education should refer to the national curriculum with additional Islamic religious material where we could have character building for our student.