Abstract
By analyzing the development of rescue operation for the Yajie-Settlement Nursery Center in Minami Ward, Nagoya City, after the area was struck by the Isewan-Typhoon in 1959, this study clarifies the roles and the elements of the rescue activities of students, childminders, parents, and supporters regarding restoration and recovery and assesses these activities. The roles and activities were different for each group in this study. For students, this study found out the development and humanity. For the childminders, this study found out the use of expertise and professionalism. For the parents, this study found out the autonomy. For other supporters, this study found out the characteristics of cooperation and solidarity that were provided. Parents hoped that their requests for childcare would help them cope with the problems caused by the disaster. Effective childcare activities benefited the children and helped in organizing community areas to work for recovery. The activities began rescuing the children who were affected by the aftermath of the disaster and poverty ; these activities revealed that a characteristic of the Yajie-Settlement Nursery Center was its offering of a development perspective. Positive activities provided multi-directional influence and a starting point for better childcare development.
