The Development of an Integrative Holistic Program in Early Childhood Care and Education: A Policy in the Indonesian Context

Policies on early childhood care and education in Indonesia continue to grow. One interesting policy to discuss is integrative holistic early childhood development. The HI-ECD program is considered effective in ensuring the fulfillment of early childhood development rights. HI-ECD in early childhood education unit includes education, health and nutrition services, care, and protection. The aim of HI-ECD is to fulfill the essential needs of early childhood, both physically and psychologically so that they can become healthy, intelligent, and noble persons, and ready to enter the next level of education. In addition, the long-term goal is to prepare and succeed the Indonesian gold target by 2045. This study was based on an analysis of government-issued HI-ECD documents as well as various relevant literature.