Content Themes and Categories

The 2026 Early Childhood Education Interactive Digital Teaching Materials Competition carries the main theme "Digital Learning Innovation: Realizing Quality and Character-Based Early Childhood Education" . Participants can choose one of three learning outcomes (CP) in the foundation phase, including: (1) Religious Values and Character; (2) Identity; or (3) Fundamentals of Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, and the Arts (STEAM), which will ultimately build the 8 Dimensions of the Graduate Profile (DPL).

There are three categories of teaching materials that can be created in this competition, namely:

1. Interactive Digital Book (maximum 20 pages)
2. Interactive Video (maximum duration 7 minutes).
3. Educational Games: Educational games designed for early childhood.

All teaching materials must be able to encourage children to play an active role, respond to student actions, and develop collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

Registration Requirements and Mechanisms

This competition is open to Indonesian citizens aged at least 17 years, with the following conditions:

1. Can participate individually, especially for PAUD educators or education staff, proven by a certificate from the head of the PAUD unit or the head of the foundation;
2. The general public can participate as a team, with a maximum of three members per team. A minimum of one member must be an educator or early childhood education staff member, and one member must be an interactive learning media developer.
3. Each participant can only join 1 team and can only submit one interactive digital teaching material that is an original work, has never been published, and is free from elements of SARA, commercial promotion, or gender bias.

Registration and submission of interactive digital teaching materials can be done from March 16, 2026 to April 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM WIB through the official link https://paudpedia.kemendikdasmen.go.id/lombabahanajardigitalinteraktifpaud . For further information, please contact the competition committee team via WhatsApp at 085121572947.

Awards and Appreciation

The PAUD Directorate has prepared attractive awards for the winners:

1. 1st Place: Rp. 15,000,000.00
2. 2nd Place: Rp. 12,500,000.00
3. 3rd place: Rp. 10,000,000.00
4. Favorite Prize (Interactive Digital Book, Interactive Video, Educational Game): Rp 5,000,000.00 each
5. Inspirational Champion: 50 people @Rp 1,500,000.00

In addition to prize money, all winners will receive a Champion's Certificate from the Early Childhood Education Directorate, and their interactive digital teaching materials will be published on the Student Learning Resource-Ruang Siswa platform, Rumah Pendidikan. Each participant who successfully advances to the Prototype Creation Workshop will also receive a Certificate of Participation.

The Early Childhood Education Directorate invites all Early Childhood Education (PAUD) administrators, educators, staff, and the general public to actively participate in this competition. Let's work together to create high-quality, engaging, and relevant interactive digital teaching materials to shape Indonesia's golden generation.