MPR Leader: Quality One Hour Programme Requires Support from All Parties

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) RI Lestari Moerdijat stated that the implementation of the Quality One Hour with Family Programme requires strong support and collaboration between the central and regional governments, as well as society.

Efforts to enhance parents’ abilities in applying appropriate parenting patterns for their children are crucial to realising the Quality One Hour with Family Programme initiated by the government, she said in her statement in Jakarta on Thursday.

The Quality One Hour with Family Programme, launched by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education on 10 March 2026, is part of the government’s efforts to instil good character values in the next generation through simple activities such as storytelling, dialogue, and playing together.

According to Lestari, consistency in implementing the programme is vital to achieving the expected positive impacts.

However, Rerie—as Lestari is affectionately known—said that the challenges in realising the programme are not easy.

Data from the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded 2,031 cases of child rights violations throughout 2025, with biological fathers and mothers being the most common perpetrators.

Data from the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) reported that 42.25 percent of early childhood children have accessed mobile phones and the internet, but the parental supervision rate is only around 28.58 percent.

“These notes indicate indications of weaknesses in family parenting patterns,” Rerie said.

Rerie believes that the Quality One Hour with Family Programme must be carried out with discipline and not half-heartedly.

The member of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI assessed that strict supervision and evaluation of the programme must be conducted to ensure its sustainability.

The central and regional governments, Rerie said, must be able to consistently ensure that parents are fully present in interactions with their children during the programme’s implementation.

Rerie greatly hopes that this family-based character strengthening practice can expand across the entire country. So that, she firmly stated, every child of the nation has strong character and competitiveness in the future.