The Early Childhood Developmental Surveillance and Promotion Manual for Grandparents

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to develop an early childhood developmental surveillance and promotion manual for grandparents and evaluate this manual. This study was a development research using a participatory action model. Operation duration was June 2020 - March 2021, using a development process based on the Deming Quality Cycle (PDCA). The results revealed that the manual contains 7 pages of contents related early childhood development, manual size A3 paper, sewn on the top, hanging like a calendar and content presented in order of age from birth - 78 months (0 - 6 years 6 months). Try out the manual with 60 grandparents by evaluation assessed satisfaction and recommendations to the manual in 3 domains: content, format and implementation. In domain of content, caregivers commented that was good 100%. In domain of format, caregivers commented that was good 85%. In domain of implementation, caregivers commented that was good 100%. Satisfaction in the manual had average score 4.28 in the 3 domains. Content domain had average satisfaction scores 4.21. Format domain had average satisfaction scores 4.22. Implementation domain had average satisfaction scores 4.43. Recommendations to the manual found that the manual was good, practical using, adjust the text larger and some images to be obvious. The researcher has used the results of the evaluation the manual and the recommendations provided in the manual to develop a complete manual that is suitable for caregivers who are grandparents tobringthe manual tobepractical. Therefore, the manualdevelopmentof nearlychildhood development promotion for grandparent things to consider are size, number of pages, font size, language usage, clear and well-sized images, concise text continuity and ease of used. The next step for evaluation of the manual is early childhood development monitoring after caregivers use this manual to surveillance and promote childhood development then follow up and evaluate child development in comparison with child development that the caregivers did not use this manual for ensure that this manual is practical, it can promote early childhood development.