Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness of a single training session for acquiring skills and knowledge related to individual support for all childcare workers at public preschool facilities in a Japanese city.
Additionally, we examined the skills and knowledge that childcare providers had al- ready acquired by the caregivers and the skills and knowledge yet to be acquired by them.
The training content covered the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis related to appropriate behavior, which were explained in terms of actual childcare situations. As a result, both skill and knowledge ratings increased significantly.
Additionally, the results indicate that praising and designing the childcare setting environment are skills and knowledge already possessed by childcare providers, but there are issues with working with children needing individualized care.
Moreover, a post-training questionnaire answered by the facility director indicated positive changes within the facilities because all childcare providers received the same training, such as the implementation of case conferences and promotion of information sharing. The survey suggests the need for future individualized interventions based on the assessment of childcare provid- ersʼ skills and knowledge.
