Research on Substitutive Use of Park for Outdoor Activities to Day Nursery

Questionnaire Survey for Day Nursery in Yokohama

Abstract

Questionnaire survey was carried out on outdoor activities for authorized day nurseries of Yokohama in 2007, in order to clarify the actual situation about utilization of parks for day nurseries as a childcare and education place and their demands for the parks. The analysis of the data, the survey results is summarized as follows: The frequency of the outdoor play of the nursery, 80% of authorized day nurseries and 90% of YOKOHAMAHOIKUSHITU answered more than "once a week". It is also clarified that 70% nursery answered to use park once a week were block parks. According these analysis, the authors elucidates that the block park is very special place of outdoor play.