A Study on the Development of Childcare Environment in Urban Low-rise Residential Areas Based on Child-friendly City

Korea should resolve the low birth rate and improve the childcare Environment. To this end, active efforts are needed to improve and create childcare environments based on child-friendly in the local community. Therefore, the use of the concept of child-friendly cities should be considered to improve the poor childcare environment of urban low-rise residential areas. The purpose of this study is to propose a plan to create a childcare environment based on child-friendly of urban low-rise residential areas. This study conducted an empirical perception evaluation on parents of Infants and Toddlers to create a child-friendly-based child care environment for urban low-rise residential areas. The conclusions are as follows. First, it is necessary to improve the local external play environment for Infants and toddlers to create a child-friendly child care environment for urban low-rise residential areas. Second, the urban low-rise residential area requires maintenance of pedestrian paths, commuting routes, and bicycle-only roads for the safe and smooth passage of Infants and toddlers and guardians. Third, the urban low-rise residential area is required to create facilities exclusively for children in the region, such as cultural and artistic facilities, local libraries, and sports facilities for Infants and toddlers. Fourth, the the urban low-rise residential area should consider creating nature-friendly childcare facilities, parks, and trails.