This study reviewed the literature related to the afterschool child care system and programs of five developed countries. Afterschool care in Japan, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States of America were reviewed and analyzed with respect to t...
This study reviewed the literature related to the afterschool child care system and programs of five developed countries. Afterschool care in Japan, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States of America were reviewed and analyzed with respect to the historical/societal background of afterschool care, present enrollment rate of children in the programs, education and inservice programs for teachers and Staffs, program activities, actual cases of program, and characteristics of each program. And the implication of the afterschool care in five countries for the Korean afterschool care was discusseded.