Presentation Schedule
Differences in the Psychosocial Status and Childcare Needs of Parents Using Kindergartens, Nursery Schools, and Children’s Centers in Japan (90881)
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 15:40
Session: Poster Session 3
Room: Orion Hall (5F)
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
The purpose of this study was to conduct a questionnaire survey of parents raising preschool children in Japanese City A and to examine the differences in psychosocial conditions and childcare needs in the parent groups of kindergartens, nursery schools, and children's centers. In City A, a regional core city, 134 parents of preschool children responded. We quantitatively examined the relationship between parents' attitudes and feelings about childcare, awareness of childcare, childcare needs, and the desired place of early childhood care and education. As a result, it was found that the short childcare hours desired by parents predict that their children will be enrolled in kindergarten and that parents of kindergarten children want childcare without a study schedule and with free time to play, free bringing not school meals but their own lunch box (Bento). Then housewife mothers have experience using temporary childcare. The "location" of these was the most important factor in deciding where to enroll the children, suggesting that the convenience of childcare was emphasized. The survey was conducted at a time when the debate on the establishment of the Children and Families Agency was heightened (2022). Still, there was a lack of knowledge and understanding among parents about the child-related bill and the three types of preschool facilities, suggesting that decisions on where to enroll children in kindergarten may be made without sufficient awareness and consideration.
Authors:
Komi Suzuki, Tohoku University, Japan
About the Presenter(s)
Komi Suzuki is a master's student at the Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Japan.
See this presentation on the full schedule – Wednesday Schedule
Conference Comments & Feedback
Place a comment using your LinkedIn profileShare this Presentation
Comments
Powered by WP LinkPress