DepEd Order No. 040, s. 2022
Amendment to DepEd Order No. 047, s. 2016
19 SEP 2022
DepEd ORDER
No. 040, s. 2022
AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER N0. 047, S. 2016
(Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten Education)
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the Amendment to DepEd Order (DO) No. 047, s. 2016, titled Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten Education.
2. Item V.13.C.i.a.3. is amended as follows:
a.3. All Kindergarten classrooms must be located on the ground/first floor and must be beside the nearest entry, exit and emergency access points.
Kindergarten classrooms may be located on the second floor but in all instances can never be higher than the second floor. Classrooms must be beside the nearest entry, exit and emergency access points. Schools shall include in all their information materials including the parent/ guardian's orientation the second floor location of their classroom and its implication during emergency evacuation. Schools shall assume responsibility for falls, accidents or deaths of Kindergarten learners if the incident is directly related by reason of the classroom location on the second floor.
3. All other provisions stated in DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016 shall remain effective, unless otherwise amended by other DepEd issuances.
4. This DepEd Order is approved and shall take effect upon its publication in DepEd website: www.deped.gov.ph.
5. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order are directed.
(SGD) SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice President and Secretary
Reference:
DepEd Order No. (47, s. 2016)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
AMENDMENT
LEARNERS
CLASSROOMS
POLICY
KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION
SAFETY EDUCATION
Copy of full DepEd Order No. 040, s. 2022:
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