HIMPAUDI Strategy in Early Childhood Development in Bandar Lampung City

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to obtain data and information about the strategy of the Indonesian Early Childhood Educators and Education Personnel Association (HIMPAUDI) in the Development of Early Childhood Education (PAUD) in Bandar Lampung City, especially in terms of: 1) Strategies for expanding and improving the quality of PAUD; 2) Strategies to increase the number and quality of ECD units; 3) Strategies to strengthen the role of parents and communities; and 4) Strategies to strengthen and empower partners. This research uses qualitative methodology and focuses on a case study and narrative approach. Interviews with Himpaudi officials, administrators, and relevant PAUD officials in Bandar Lampung district were used as the main data source. Data collection techniques included document collection, organised interviews, and observation. Data reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions based on the information collected were part of the data analysis process. The findings of this paper's analysis are: 1) The strategy of expanding and improving the quality of PAUD is not running optimally both from internal management to expanding and improving the quality of educators and education personnel of SPS, Kober, and TPA PAUD units; 2) The strategy of increasing the number and quality of PAUD units is not running optimally, but the efforts and processes in maintaining productivity to continue to increase the services of educators and products of PAUD institutions show the Himpaudi movement continues to strive to continue to achieve its goals. 3) The strategy of strengthening the role of parents and the community in the parenting program has been running in accordance with the program launched by PAUD SPS, Kober and TPA, but the application is not running optimally due to the socialisation and accuracy of the target of the parenting program that has not been evenly distributed; and 4) The strategy of strengthening and empowering partners in the efficiency of the interests of the ratio is running well in supporting the programs implemented, but the efficiency of Himpaudi's internal treasury is not running optimally due to the ineffectiveness of cash contributions of members of educators and education personnel as stipulated in Himpaudi's ADART.