Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify what ICT—based childcare records bring to early childhood education
and care（ECEC）teachers through a case study. We interviewed two ECEC teachers at X childcare center. As a result, we found that the ICT—based childcare records brought the following benefits to the ECEC teachers：＂Advantages of using a tablet＂＂, Disadvantages of using a tablet＂＂, Looking back from a different perspective by using the response items＂＂, Difficulty in thinking according to the response items＂＂, Awareness by visualizing the number of times each child was recorded＂＂, Utilization for other records＂, and＂Improvement in daily situations＂.
Among them, the characteristics of ICT—based childcare records were ＂advantages of using tablets＂,
＂disadvantages of using tablets＂＂, utilization in other records＂, and＂awareness through visualization of
the number of records for each child＂. In addition, when we examined the purpose of introducing ICT— based childcare records at X childcare center from the three perspectives of（1）improving work efficiency to reduce overtime（, 2）deepening understanding of children, and（3）reflecting on childcare support, we found that although it did not contribute to（1）, it did contribute to（2）and（3）. Although ICT—based childcare records have been discussed from the perspective of increasing efficiency and reducing workload, it is important to consider how they can contribute to the reflection of ECEC, which is the original purpose of childcare records.
