Fundamental research on developmental support for "children with special care needs" at childcare facilities

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11007
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Nakayama Shizuka 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 助教 (30728051)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 石川 紀子 和洋女子大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (70312965) ; 西野 郁子 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (80279835)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 気になる子ども / 保育施設 / 発達支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to determine the current status and issues in dealing with children with special care needs by childcare workers at childcare facilities. A semi-structured interview survey was conducted with nine childcare providers working at a private daycare center. Data were categorized into nine developmental domains based on the Early Start Denver model developmental curriculum checklist, and trends in responses were analyzed. The most frequent responses were regarding behavioral skills, such as risky behaviors exhibited by children with special care needs, and the least frequent responses were regarding play skills and cognitive skills, such as recognizing the size and shape of objects. These results suggest the need for early identification of developmental areas in which children with special care needs show developmental potential, and the need to construct programs that can effectively develop these areas.

Free Research Field

小児看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

保育施設に勤務する保育者による「気になる子ども」への対応の現状と課題について、エビデンスが示されている発達障害児向けの支援モデルを用いた分析結果は、国内における「気になる子ども」の発達促進に向けた支援プログラムを検討する基盤となりうる。
本研究により、保育者自身の「気になる子ども」の行動や発達への理解、対応の現状と課題への認識が高まることで、個別的な対応方法を意識した保育プログラムの探索と継続による成長発達の保障につながるとともに、保育施設に勤務する看護職などとの連携・協働の強化が期待される。