台灣機構式兒童照顧在2011年幼兒教育及照顧法立法通過後,開始進行隸屬教育體制的幼稚園與社政體系的托兒所的整合工作。但是幼托整合制度並非是單純整合這兩個體系,也同時隱含了多重的政策目的。政策如何達成這些目的,為本文的研究重點, 本文透過歷史研究法檢視台灣機構式兒童照顧制度變遷的過程與脈絡。台灣機構式兒童照顧制度分立為托育與幼教在日治時期因著不同目的而分別設立,在進入幼托整合階段時期,分別受到女性主義、公共財觀點、社會投資觀點影響。本文觀點認為幼托制度整合對於處理女性就業、性別平等、舒緩少子化問題來說,成效有限。面對可能出現的困境,有必要重新檢視政策背後理論觀點邏輯運作,以及政策帶來的非預期效果。
The starting of integrating the kindergarten system and the nursery system began in 2011 by the legislation of Early Childhood Education and Care Act. However, the plan was not only just integrating the kindergarten system and the nursery system, but also hiding different policies intents. By the study, I tried to comprehend that different intents how to be practice. This study used historical research to understand the development of the Institutional Child Care in Taiwan (including the kindergarten system and the nursery system).These systems was built for different intents when Taiwan was Japanese colony. Feminism、perspective of public goods、social investment perspective affected the process of the discussion. Unfortunately, the integrating plan wouldn’t deal with the problems such as gender equality、 female employment、declining birth rate. For the reason, it’s time to reveal the theory perspectives that underpin the policy, and fix the unexpected effect.