In view of the situation with regard to exercise instruction in kindergartens, this study compares how kindergarten teachersʼ cognition differ depending on the presence／absence of exercise instructors, and explores the background to this. We conducted a questionnaire survey targeting 638 Japanese kindergarten teachers. Approximately about 65％ responded that their institutions had exercise instructors and that gymnastics and other athletic activities and physical education play／motor play were frequently carried out. The survey also revealed that the more oriented towards teaching motor technique the kindergarten teachers were, the greater was their degree of satisfaction with exercise instructors. It is likely that kindergarten teachers do not adequately understand the role of exercise in preschool childrenʼs development and motor development in preschool children, which suggests the need for an examination that includes training courses in its scope.
