Analysis on the Characteristics of Activity Areas in Classrooms of Childcare Centers Depending on Age Groups

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of activity areas according to the age difference and provide the alternatives for space planning of activity areas in classroom of childcare centers. This study used the content analysis method for field survey data collected from 36 classrooms of 9 childcare centers in the Daejeon area. Floor plans were converted to Autocad drawings to analyze the characteristics of activity areas. The results of this study were as follows; 1) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, they had 6 activity areas such as gross-motor area, role play, block building, language, creative expression, exploration/manipulation area. The activity area with the most low frequency was gross-motor area. 2) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of gross-motor area > role play > block building > language > creative expression > exploration/manipulation area. In case of 3 to 5-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of language > art > role play > math > block building > science > tone and rhythmic area.3) The central areas with easy access in 0 to 2-year-old classrooms were Large-motor and Imaginary Play Areas. Also, more isolated areas were Manupulatives and Block Areas. The central areas with easy access in 3 to 5-year-old classrooms were Arts, Numbers and Manupulatives. While more isolated areas were Music, Movement and Science Areas.

Exploring the Relationship Between Daily Routines and Physical Care Environments of Daycare Centers

“…현재 우리나라 보육시설 설치기준에 의하면 보 육실 크기의 법정 기준이 아동 1인 당 2.64㎡로 제시되어 있다 (MOHW, 2015). 하지만 이는 하루 종일 어린이집에서 지내야 하는 아동의 발달에 적합하지 않고 아동 1인 당 보육실 크기 가 더 넓어야 한다는 주장이 제기되고 있다 (Kim, 2002;Park & Choi, 2012). (Rha et al, 2014).…”