Institution Day Care: A Study With Area Professionals

Abstract

The period from O to 6 years of age is a period of great changes for the child's physical, mental, social and emotional aspects. Such changes direct the later acquisition. We assume it is in this stage the child needs a better assistance, having well prepared people to promote this development. The focus of the work is the children's education at the Day Cares in the city of Londrina. The question which oriented all stages of the study, according to the Problematization Methodology, was the following: Which understanding does the day care professional have about his Institution, as well as his function? What they do and how they do to the child's development promotion? The purpose of the study was to analyse the understanding that the professionals, who work with children at these ages, have about the Day Care, the child's development, what they do and how they promote it. 24 professionals that work in the Day Care and with Day Care, either with children or with the coordination of this kind of Institution were the subjects of this research. We tried to study the problem through the literature about child's education and Day Cares, through the educational legislation, other official documents and interviews with professionals that work with such Institutions. The analysis of the results showed that the vision the people have about Day Care changed very little through the centuries, being still considered a social welfare work. This vision is justified for the fragility in the formation of these professionals. They do not have a clear vision of their role and function in the Day Care. They do not eveir know what to do and how to promote a child development.