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Daycare center in the non-urban context: an approach with educators AbstractDaycare centers play an increasingly relevant part where family dynamics and infant development are concerned. These childhoodassistance services, as social and cultural constructions, are also developed as from conceptions built up by each society for infants. In this research, we investigated the educators' conceptions about non-urban daycare centers in relation to infant development. As many as 21 educators, all of whom from non-urban daycare centers in the countryside of the state of Pernambuco, took part in the study. Out of a semi-structured interview, results indicated that meeting the basic needs of a child and stimulating their development turns out as the target to be achieved by daycare centers. As for the educator's part, the participants highlighted stimulus to development, affection, and discipline as sought-after issues. These outcomes point to the importance of the educators' formation and a higher recognition of their professional role, as conceived non urban context characteristics.Keywords: Daycare center; Educator; Non-urban context.
Guardería en contexto no urbano: un estudio con educadores ResumenLa guardería tiene un papel cada vez más importante en la dinámica familiar y en el desarrollo infantil. Estos servicios de atención a la infancia, como construcciones sociales y culturales, se desarrollan a partir de las concepciones que cada sociedad construye para los niños. En este artículo, hemos tratado de investigar las concepciones de las maestras sobre el papel de las guarderías no urbanas en el desarrollo infantil. Participaron 21 maestras de las guarderías no urbanas del interior de Pernambuco. Con una entrevista semiestructurada, los resultados mostraron que la función de guardería es para satisfacer las necesidades básicas de los niños y fomentar su desarrollo. En cuanto al papel del educador, las participantes destacaron el fomento del desarrollo, ofrecer cariño y disciplina a los niños. Estos resultados apuntan a la importancia de la formación de educadores y la valoración de su rol profesional, entendidos desde el contexto sociocultural no urbano.Palabras clave: Guardería; Educador; Contexto no urbano.