Perceptions of a Nursery School Principals Regarding Acceptance of Children with Disabilities：From an Interview Survey on Daily Childcare Practices

Abstract

To clarify the perceptions and issues in principals of nursery school regarding the communication with handicapped children and their parents by nursery school teachers and the cooperation between nursery schools and related organizations, a semi-structured interview survey was conducted with one principal of nursery school. The contents of the interviews were summarized into the following 5 categories by qualitative inductive analysis : Understanding parents’ acceptance of disabilities and provide the best childcare service ; Provide childcare as a continuous support without procrastination while observing the reactions from children ; Difficulties of safety management and watching over the growth ; inclusive childcare from conflicts and sufferings ; Sound childcare management aiming at quality improvement and career advancement of childcare workers.