• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.347-356
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• 2024

This study aims to propose operational directions for establishing Support Centers for Childcare (SCC) as central institutions in local communities by examining the performance status of community-linked projects of SCC. To achieve this, an analysis of performance related to community-linked projects was conducted focusing on SCC activity reports from 2018 to 2022, encompassing the past five years. Upon examination of the analysis results, several findings emerged. Firstly, there was a substantial number of achievements with non-profit organizations and public institutions as the types of institutions involved in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with a predominant focus on educational and informational support within the MOU contents. Secondly, collaboration among institutions within the local community primarily centered around education and administrative support, with a significant portion of support activities being conducted through meetings. Thirdly, individual volunteer contributions were prevalent in events and administrative support, while volunteer efforts were notable in areas such as cleaning toys. Based on these findings, recommendations for community-linked projects of SCC were derived.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.209-230
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to find out the operational status of regionally focused home rearing support projects. The existing rearing support policies on the government level are assessed as not capable of reflecting various requirements of each family and not practically supportive. Therefore, to overcome these limitations, this study focused on the operation case of Jinju City's child rearing comprehensive support center, which is operating various rearing support projects on the regional community level. To find out the operation status of regionally focused home rearing, this study performed literature collection related to home rearing support projects in JinjuCity, interviewed the persons in charge as well as participants, and observation by actual participation. The results show the characteristics of realization of publicity in child rearing focused on municipalities, operation of projects with consistent directionality, and creation of networks reflecting various characteristics and requirements of the community, through the operation status of regionally focused home rearing. This study will be a useful reference for the settlement and operation of the child rearing comprehensive support center, which is entering into a new transition period, and is meaningful as this study provides the basic material for the desirable direction to be pursued by the regionally focused home rearing support projects.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.285-310
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• 2017

This study reviews recent changes in parenting support policy in Japan, and examines the roles and functions of day-nursery as the base for parenting support in the local community. The purpose of this study is to provide implications for the direction of the parenting support policy and child-care facilities for the local communities in South Korea. The analysis concentrates on the official national reports such as the Declining Birthrate White Paper and Japan's National Guidelines for Care and Education at Day Nursery by the Japanese Cabinet Office. The study finds that the Japanese government has introduced comprehensive medium and long-term policies for all the members of the community with recognizing the changes in the domestic and foreign child-rearing environments and social needs. These policies have also helped to improve the social awareness of parenting. The role of the day-care center has been raised as a significant part of the support for child-rearing in the local community due to the revision of the Child Welfare Act for nursery school teachers in 2001 and the official announcement of Japan's National Guidelines for Care and Education at Day Nursery in 2008. The study also concludes that the social responsibility of the nursery center has been strengthened by being utilized as a public resource for the community. From the findings, we can elicit the conclusions and implications that the roles and functions of child care centers as a significant base for parenting support in the local communities need to be considered. We also listen to the voices of stakeholders such as parents and staff of child care centers. Last but not least, we would understand the social role and importance of bringing up children by cooperation of the community members, and promote the role of child care centers as a central place providing and communicating information on child-rearing in the local communities.