A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Parents of Children Attending an Integrated Daycare Center for the Disabled Using Integrated Childcare

The purpose of this study is to understand the experience of parents of children attending integrated daycare centers for children with disabilities using integrated childcare. To this end, a qualitative research method was adopted, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 7 parents of children attending integrated daycare centers for children with disabilities in Gyeonggi Province, who were selected as the participants, and the data was analyzed according to the detailed steps of the structured analysis approach developed by Moustakas (1994). As a result of the study, 15 meaningful common statements were extracted, and the meanings clearly expressed in the meaningful statements were divided into related topic clusters and described as the essential structure of institutional factors, administrative factors, and teacher factors. The core meanings described below were identified and analyzed in depth. This study is expected to be used to reflect the needs of parents when preparing for the integration of children with disabilities by examining the common experiences of parents of children attending integrated daycare centers for children with disabilities and to establish guidelines for the direction of integrated daycare centers for children with disabilities at the time of preparing for the integration of children with disabilities. It is also expected to be used as a source of administrative support that can understand the needs of parents and resolve conflicts in the field of childcare and education, and as a starting point for motivation for teachers’ external and internal development.