한국과 일본의 유보통합화 과정 연구

Abstract

There’s high expectation on that the integration of Kindergarten and Child care center is progressingactively as the new government has come. The integration of Kindergarten and Child care center needsto be discussed in the direction of accomplishing the best child care and educational environment whichmatches to each stage of development of preschool infants and toddlers. This study has reviewed the current status of ‘In Jung Children’s Centers’ of Japan implemented in theform of the integration of Kindergarten and Child care center and summarized implications for us. Theresearch method utilized the literature survey with a focus on the previous studies of domestic andforeign, In Jung Children’s Centers of Japan and the developed countries who achieved the integration ofKindergarten and Child care center. In the results of the study, firstly, in Korea, while the necessity and the national consensus on theintegration of Kindergarten and Child care center have been formed and the integration of Kindergartenand Child care center has already started by Nuri curriculum, there is a lack of discussion yet to set thedirection of the integration. Secondly, the integration of departments is very important for the integrationof Kindergarten and Child care center from the fact that no more progress can be seen as In JungChildren’s Centers of Japan takes the administrative and financial support separately. Thirdly while theglobal trend is showing that the department of education oversees, 0-2 years old has to be treatedfocusing on protection and stability and emotional ties not the school curriculum. Lastly, it has to beconsidering the matter of taking care of the rights and happiness of infants not the integration ofKindergarten and Child care center with adult-oriented.