Abstract
This study clarified the effects of continuous supports for childcare on child development and environment. The subjects were all the children and caregivers who used childcare centers belonged to association of authorized child night care. Caregivers and childcare professionals were asked to answer questionnaires both in 1998 and 2000. Among data of 1,949 caregivers and 2,905 children (by professionals) in 1998, 2,186 caregivers and 2,839 children in 2000, 551 caregiver-child matching data of both years were used for discriminant analysis. The results were as follows ; 1. Continuous supports related to reduce problem behaviors of children. 2. Also continuous supports promoted to increase suitable rearing environment and caregivers self efficacy. Further research must be done to establish more effective evidence-based support for childcare.
