| Title |
Development of a Child-Friendly Evaluation Framework for Community-Based Public Childcare Facilities: A Case Study of BaoBaoWu(??屋) |
| Authors |
우펑준(Wu, Pengjun) ; 이은주(Lee, Eunjoo) ; 정경숙(Chong, Kyong-suk) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2026.35.5.146 |
| Keywords |
Shanghai public childcare facilities; Child-friendly evaluation framework; Five-dimensional evaluation categories; Child-friendly evaluation indicators; Accessibility and equity |
| Abstract |
As demand for infant and toddler childcare grows, community-based public childcare facilities have become an important component of urban public services. However, an integrated child-friendly evaluation framework addressing spatial environments, developmental support, accessibility, and equity remains underdeveloped. This study proposed evaluation dimensions and indicators through expert review, using Shanghai’s BaoBaoWu facilities for children aged 1?3 years as the study context. Twenty relevant studies and children’s developmental and behavioral characteristics informed five evaluation dimensions. Literature and policy reviews, Public Space and Public Life (PSPL) observations at ten facilities, and GIS accessibility analysis informed an initial pool of 203 indicators. Focus group interviews consolidated 30 indicators into 15 and removed 25, yielding 163 indicators. Dimensional reassignment involved 50 individually retained indicators and six initial indicators incorporated into five cross-dimensional consolidations. The resulting pool comprised Physical Environment (41 indicators), Activities (30), Safety and Health (42), Development (20), and Accessibility and Equity (30). The same ten experts completed two Delphi rounds without missing ratings. Screening used mean importance ratings and coefficients of variation. The first round retained 101 indicators and removed 62; the second retained all 101 without further deletion. The final framework comprised Physical Environment (21 indicators), Activities (18), Safety and Health (34), Development (15), and Accessibility and Equity (13). This foundational study integrates facility environments and developmental support with community accessibility and service equity. Further research is needed to specify assessment procedures and test inter-rater reliability and applicability in actual facilities. |