Abstract
While the childcare system is changing, and the needs for childcare is diversified, how are relationships between caregivers and children changing? A quantitative survey was conducted with nursery schools to find out the current conditions and changes of relationships between caregivers and children in city A. As a result, it was found out that many caregivers felt no room for daily activities, deterioration of care settings, and worry about children's safety. The ways of interacting between caregivers and children had not changed much. Frequency and time duration of interaction had not decreased. However, caregivers tend to take positions where they can survey all children while conducting activities. From this study, it became clear that 'prescribed number of children per setting', 'subjective size', and 'working conditions' affect caregivers' evaluation of childcare settings.
