The purpose of this study is to improve the level of professional roles and the level of qualitative childcare in daycare centers by improving the working environment of daycare centers by examining in-depth perceptions and demands of daycare centers'...
The purpose of this study is to improve the level of professional roles and the level of qualitative childcare in daycare centers by improving the working environment of daycare centers by examining in-depth perceptions and demands of daycare centers' flexible working hours. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted for 3 months with a total of 8 research participants working at the workplace daycare center. The summary of the research findings revealed in the in-depth interview is as follows.
First, childcare teachers' perceptions of flexible working hours were divided into 'positive aspects from economic leeway' and difficulties. Teachers were concerned that young children repeatedly experienced meeting and parting due to frequent teacher change, resulting in emotional insecurity, and concerns about communication confusion due to the different placement of teachers in the parent-child relationship.
In addition, overtime work was performed every day, at least 2 or 3 times a week, so physical and mental fatigue was accumulated, and he experienced anxiety due to the daily changing commuting time. Working hours were calculated only as childcare in the classroom, so there was not enough time to perform tasks other than childcare, and overtime and weekend work became frequent, which lowered the quality of childcare.
Second, the demands of daycare center teachers for a flexible working hour system were found to be 'the need to provide information related to the system, a realistic teacher support system, and improvement of the working conditions of teachers for quality childcare'. Before joining the company, they requested that they be informed in advance about the type of work they will be working in and the approximate length of overtime work. Because this is rights as a worker and choice about my life.
In addition, they expressed their dissatisfaction with the assistant teacher support system. Teachers demanded a detailed support strategy is needed to suit the current situation of daycare centers in the workplace, and a practical plan to reduce the weight of teachers' work through awareness and improvement of extended teachers.
Lastly, they demanded that work-life balance through regular commuting hours, securing time for work other than childcare, and reducing working hours to 40 hours a week.
The results of this study looked at the working patterns of childcare teachers at workplace daycare centers from a systematic perspective and included teachers' voices for improvement measures, so it is expected that the results of this study will be able to provide basic data related to improving the working conditions of teachers for qualitative.