지자체 육아종합지원센터의 프로그램에 따른 공간구성에 관한 연구

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) The reduction in child care resources and increase in women’s social advancement, attributed to the nuclearization of family and industrialization, have put pressure on parents who face difficulties balancing child-rearing and work. These, along with difficulties in affording child care expenses, have resulted in the severely low birth rate, and thereby need immediate improvement efforts. Although the current trend in child-rearing policy has focused on the establishment of family support, child care, and employment policy, concerns have been raised on the inability of integrated support services, which are linked with the community, to satisfy various needs of the support recipients. Based on the role and function of child care support centers in the community, this study analyzed and compared spatial changes, space composition, and effective utilization of child care support center. This study aimed to propose practical directions for parenting policy that actively reflects the needs of infants and parents, and to suggest efficient program operation, efficient space composition, and realizable improvement of the child care support center. (Method) This study classified and presented spatial characteristics and domains through the case study of domestic and foreign child care support centers that provide child care support policy and related services. This study reviewed dissertations, journal articles, policy and research reports, project results of comprehensive support centers for child care, and education status data. Data on domestic and foreign child care support facilities were gathered through direct visits, correspondence with X, and web site search. (Results) In the case of foreign countries, child care support services are applied in accordance with the needs of the target community, and in cooperation with the local community. In Korea, there is a lack of accessibility and efficient use of space in response to the needs of recipients. In terms of the composition of space, infant-and-parents rooms’ composition and area ratios are relatively low compared with the cases outside the country. The analysis showed that a space configuration suitable for the purposes and necessity of the child care support center’s operation program is required. (Conclusion) The analysis of domestic and foreign child care support policy identified relevant issues and classified program characteristics, which can be referenced to develop approaches for efficient space structure. The findings are useful in designing comprehensive municipal child support centers. The present study also analyzed the policy direction and operation program of domestic and foreign facilities.