[Functions of nurseries according to the staff: placing the child's care in the context of education].
This investigation had the aim of gathering and analyzing the representations of workers in nurseries regarding childcare. The data was collected in three nurseries of a São Paulo, SP, Public University, through individual interviews and a pedagogical workshop. The results showed that the workers try to characterize their work as educational to make it more professional, placing the care as a support function. The Nursing contribution is discussed in the definition of a theoretical-conceptual body on the care of children in nurseries aiming for the necessary reach of the integration of the caring-for and educational functions inherent to these services.
Veríssimo
Maria De La O Ramallo
Mde L
Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica da Escola de Enfermagem da USP. mdlorver@usp.br
da Fonseca
Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa
RM
D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000193:education*; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff