2018 Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 21-32
This study examines how operational quality of childcare for one-year-old children is associated with conflicts such as physically aggressive behaviors. A questionnaire on operational quality and childcare schedules was administrated to all authorized nursery centers in Z prefecture.
Conflicts increase when children arrive at nursery centers and leave for home, and activity time is around 10AM. The number of children per nursery teacher during the month of April and the type of free play activity also affected incidents. Conflicts increased when nursery teachers left to assist children at toilets. It is effective to delay shift changes at peak times when children arrive and leave during the first half of the year. It is important to improve teacher-child ratios to enable children to do independent activities and receive attentive support.
