Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of early childhood education based on relationships of mutual trust, focusing on the changes in these relationships. The results were obtained by interviewing kindergarten teachers and childcare practitioners. Firstly, more than half of the childcare practitioners referred to the changes in children as including 【stability of emotions】，【attitudes of self-expression】，【building friendships】 and 【social external expression】. In particular， additional reference was made to the relationship between stability of emotions and attitudes of self-expression. Secondly， more than half of childcare practitioners referenced changes in 【self-fulfillment】 and 【improvement practices】, which were reported to occur simultaneously in the child and parent， but did not appear independently. These findings suggest that building a relationship of mutual trust with children that considers both the aforementioned changes in the children and parents and that fosters childcare practitioners and practice will reinforce the perception of the importance of highly specialized childcare practitioners.
