A Study on Day Nursery Project in Early Twentieth Century Japanese Social Policy Framework

: Focusing on the Survey Lists of Relief Services of the Poor （1911）―

Abstract

This paper examines day nursery project in early twentieth century Japanese social policy framework by analyzing the Survey Lists of Relief Services of the Poor （1911）, which was published by Central Charity Association. The outline of the child protective service ― which contained child care, day nursery project, preventing child abuse and education for poor child ― was summarized and examined in this paper.There are two conclusions. First, the day nursery project was expected to accomplish two different purposes ― cutback on expenditure and setting up familial child care for poor children. Second, it could be suggested that Takayuki Namae, who was a temporary of the Home Office, contributed to day nursery project’part in the Survey Lists. It means that his experiences about day nursery project as a temporary/professional relief worker in Kobe City and his knowledge on abroad systems were reflected in state level social policy framework.