Children under Three in the time of Universal ECCE Provisions-State and Issues of Family Daycare in Japan, Germany and England

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26381096
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Seitoku University
• Principal Investigator: TABU Mikiko 聖徳大学, 教職研究科, 教授 (30269360)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小玉 亮子 お茶の水女子大学, 基幹研究院, 教授 (50221958)
• Research Collaborator: AKASAKA Sakae 元聖徳大学, 児童学科, 准教授 ; Hevey Denise ノーサンプトン大学, 名誉教授 ; Ang Lynn ロンドン大学, 教育研究所, 准教授 ; Schoyerer Gabriel ミュンヘンカトリック大学, 教授 ; Riedel Birgit ドイツ青少年研究所, 上級研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 保育政策 / 家庭的保育 / 日本 / イギリス / ドイツ / 国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was designed (1) to outline the current state and issues of Family Daycare (FDC) in Japan, Germany and England by learning its history, the utilization, and the status in the national ECCE system, and (2) to analyze the factors that would form child-friendly ECCE settings for children under three.
FDC, known as "Kateiteki-hoiku" in Japan, "Tagesmmmutter" in Germany and "Childminding" in England, is a form of ECCE for small number of children to be cared for in the provider's home. By literature study and co-operative fieldwork, it was made clear that, in all three countries, (1) FDC was legislated equal to center-based provisions such as Kindergartens and Day-nurseries in the past twenty years, (2) the main factor for the legislation was the Governments’ policy for immediate and large expansion of the childcare spaces, (3) FDC in each country has unique features resulted from its historical background, and (4) FDC is either remaining on a plateau or moving into decline.

Free Research Field

保育学