Disaster Experience, Perception and Preparedness of Childcare Teachers

This study was conducted to identify factors influencing of disaster preparedness for childcare teachers in from September to October 2019. The subjects of this study were 187 teachers at 20 childcare centers located in Seoul. The results show that 24.7% of childcare teachers had direct experience with disasters, and 91.5% experienced disaster preparedness education. Job-related disaster preparedness of childcare teachers caring for infants was higher than that of teachers caring for mixed age groups. The childcare teacher’s job-related disaster preparedness had a positive correlation with self-efficacy, perception of disaster, and general disaster preparedness. Factors influencing the childcare teacher’s job-related disaster preparedness were self-efficacy. In order to increase disaster management capabilities of childcare teachers, it is necessary to improve of self-efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and apply programs to improve self-efficacy related to disaster preparedness among childcare teachers.