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A Study on Swedish Pedagogical Care from a Children’s Rights Perspective

  • Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Abbr : JSSK
  • 2022, (30), pp.105-140
  • Publisher : The Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > North Europe(Scandinavian)
  • Received : October 31, 2022
  • Accepted : December 10, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2022

YouMe Han 1 Kim, Hee Young 2

1호서대학교
2경복대학교 유아교육과

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the vitalization of small-scale childcare, including home childcare center, by introducing Sweden’s pedagogical childcare, which prioritizes children’s rights, in Korea, which is largely dependent on institutional childcare. To this end, literature research, field visit to Sweden, and expert interview were conducted. This study examines the meaning and development of pedagogical childcare, which has been called family daycare for a long time, in the history of general childcare; the concept of educational childcare and the characteristics of users; the administration and finance system including related laws, regulations and delivery systems and childcare fees; and practices focused on educational philosophy of pedagogical childcare and quality management through supervision and self-help groups were introduced. It was found that pedagogical childcare has characteristics such as securing a position as a public childcare, strengthening educational functions reflected in the recent name change, and operating services that prioritize children’s rights. The implications for policy makers and home childcare operators were discussed: reflection on the institutional childcare. policy paradigm, urging childcare policies based on the principle of putting children’ rights first, promotion of consumer-oriented childcare policies, and providing supervision and support for self-help groups differentiated from institutional childcare.

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