[Major Research Projects] Time Usage of Young Children Ages 1-4 08 The Issues of Ensuring High- Quality Child Care for Infants 10 Promoting Community-Based Cooperative Childcare 13 A Study on the Employment of Middle-Aged and Elderly Female Workforce at Childcare Support Institutions 16 Improving the Welfare of Early Childhood Teachers 28 Strategies for Character Education in Early Years to Prevent School Bullying 20 Current Status and Protective Measures of Young Children’s Exposure to Media Devices 22 Preparing for Post-Reunification Era: Creating a Coherent Early Childhood Care and Education System between South and North Korea 24 Establishment and Operation of Public Childcare Centers 27 Forecast on Demand for ECEC Services in Korea 30 A Roadmap for Improving ECEC Policy in Korea 33 Childrearing Price Index and Parents’ Perception of the Cost of Childrearing 36 Early Childhood Care and Education-Related Service Industries in Korea 39 Improving Parental Capacity for Supporting Children’s Happiness 42 Analysis of Current Trends and Issues of Early Childhood Education and Care Policies in Advanced Countries 44 Child Care Support System for Vulnerable Households : Focusing on Multi-cultural Families 46 The Usage Status of Cultural Infrastructure for Young Children and Its Support Policies 48 Achievements of the Childcare Policy in 2013 and Future Tasks 50 Outcomes of the Early Childhood Education Policy in 2013 and Future Tasks 52 A Pilot Study on the Cooperation Model of Early Childhood Education and Childcare in Korea (Year 5): Focusing on Operative Cooperation of “NURI Curriculum for 3 to 5-year-olds” 54 A Study on the Measures to Support Childbirth and Rearing for Families with Late Childbirths 58 Father’s Participation in Childrearing: Current Status and Support Strategies for Family-Work Balance 60 Ensuring quality implementation of the “Nuri Curriculum for Age 5” 63 Evaluating the Effect of the “Nuri Curriculum for Age 5” using a Child Observation Rating Scale 66 The Effect of the “Nuri Curriculum for Age 5”: Focusing on Elementary School Adjustment 68 Evaluating and Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Nuri Curriculum for Ages 3 and 4: The Development of a Child Observation Rating Scale 71 Current Status of the Operation and Use of the “Nuri Curriculum for Ages 3-4” and Suggestions for Improvement 74 Estimating the Costs of Using Child Care and Education Services 77 Improving the Quality of Childcare: Cost Estimation for Providing Quality Childcare Services 80 Cost Estimation for Kindergarten Education under the Implementation of Nuri Curriculum 83 Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC) 2013 86
[Occasional Research Projects] Developing Common Indicators of Kindergarten Quality: Suggestions for the Third National Kindergarten Assessment in Korea 90 Measures for Stimulating Consulting-Supervision System in Kindergarten 92 Developing a Model of Special Training System of Sabbatical Leave for Kindergarten Teachers 94 Middle- and Long-Term Planning to Address the Staffing Demands for Public Kindergartens 96 Comparison of Financial Supports for Kindergartens and Childcare Centers 99 Setting Enrollment Priority Groups for Childcare Centers 103 Development of E-books for Parents: Introducing “Nuri Curriculum 3-5” 106 Current Status of Using Student Records in Kindergartens and Improvement Measures 108 Determining Class Size and Ratio in Childcare Centers: Focusing on Preschool Classes 110 Effective Operation of Parent Monitoring System in Childcare Centers 112