本研究之目的旨在瞭解台中市保母協會專業保母家庭托育環境規劃之安全性及保母對安全環境之認知,研究樣本以台中市保母協會擔任家庭托育之會員為研究對象,進行個別訪談及托育環境評估。研究結果發現在嬰幼兒事故傷害之流行病學方面,保母所照顧之嬰幼兒有63.6%曾在保母家中發生輕微的事故傷害,均由保母在家自行處理即可, 並未送醫,而發生之地點以客廳為最多佔7 45.5%。在家庭托育環境方面發現大多數的保母家庭地板為堅硬材質,孩子有發生跌倒與墜落之危險。在保母對安全環境之認知方面,以訪談得知保母規劃家庭托育環境時會受孩子的年齡、以前經驗、保母的想法與概念、孩子的危險行為、安全資訊、家人的支持度、租屋及經濟等因素所影響。
The study aims mainly to understand the safety of family center and the nurseries' recognition of the environment safety. The samples of this research were randomly taken from the members of professional nursery belonging to Taichung Nursery Association. The methods used in this study include the face to face interviews and environmental evaluations. The analytical results revealed that nearly 63.6% of the young children taken cared by the nurseries had suffered injury at the nursery. Furthermore, the results also indicated that 45.05% of these injuries occurred in the living room. Studies also revealed that most of family centers had very hard floor, creating a significant danger of falls for young children. Regarding the understanding of environment safety among nurseries, interviews revealed that the environmental safety of family centers are influenced by several factors, including children's age, previous nursing experiences, personal thinking and recognition, children's behavior, safety information resource, supports from family members, house rental and other economic situations while designing the environment in the very beginning.