AbstractThis study compared the Kindergarten Program (KP) of Philippines and Malaysia
towards the development of a program evaluation model for the Philippines. The
objectives of the study were to identify the laws and policies that guide the
implementation of the Kindergarten Program; to describe the issues and challenges in the
implementation of the program in terms of management, curriculum, teachers, instruction,
assessment, learning resources and instructional materials, learning space and environment, and
parental and community involvement; and to develop a Kindergarten Program evaluation model
for the Philippines. This case study involves four public kindergarten schools that included four
principals/headmasters, 12 teachers, eight parents and one kindergarten supervisor. The
Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM) of Provus (1971) and Steinme.....