▁El vi ra ▁Gar cia ▁and ▁Gar cia ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁c ited ▁above , ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁kind erg arten ▁for ▁children ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old , ▁F anning ▁an nex ▁to ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁for ▁ladies . ▁Her ▁studies ▁and ▁concern ▁for ▁children ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁spread ▁through ▁con ferences ▁and ▁numerous ▁documents , ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁protect ing ▁children ▁early ▁and ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁person ality ▁based ▁on ▁justice ▁and ▁understanding , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁methods ▁Fr ö bel ▁and ▁from ▁Mont ess ori ▁and ▁participation ▁of ▁parents ▁in ▁this ▁educational ▁task . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁education ▁officially ▁starts ▁at ▁the ▁Element ary ▁level ▁and ▁placing ▁children ▁into ▁early ▁child hood ▁education ▁through ▁kind erg arten ▁is ▁optional ▁to ▁parents . ▁Early ▁child hood ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁is ▁class ified ▁into : ▁ ▁Center - based ▁programs , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bar ang ay ▁day care ▁service , ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁pre - sch ools , ▁kind erg arten ▁or ▁school - based ▁programs , ▁community ▁or ▁church - based ▁early ▁child hood ▁education ▁programs ▁initi ated ▁by ▁n ong overn ment ▁organizations ▁or ▁people ' s ▁organizations , ▁work place - related ▁child ▁care ▁and ▁education ▁programs , ▁child - m inding ▁cent ers , ▁health ▁cent ers ▁and ▁stations ; ▁and ▁ ▁Home - based ▁programs , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁neighborhood - based ▁play groups , ▁family ▁day