Child care centres in many developed countries have expanded exponentially due to the increased participation of women in the workforce. Consequently, children are spending long hours in child care settings, and hence the issue of quality of provision has come under scrutiny. Given the vulnerable age of children, particularly those birth to 3 years, researchers investigated parents’ views of a primary caregiving system in Singapore, which is an approach that aims to foster children’s holistic growth and development. Within the system, three to four infants are cared for, in the main, by one caregiver within an early childhood educational setting and supported by a team of other staff. Parents were asked specifically about their level of satisfaction with the primary caregiving system and were also asked about their level of understanding. Findings showed that 49% of the sample were satisfied and 51% were very satisfied. In relation to the second question three major themes emerged in the qualitative data from responding parents—meeting children’ needs, supporting safe and secure relationships, and improving home school communication. As primary caregiving is not used widely in Singapore it is deemed important to disseminate findings to policy makers and practitioners working in child care centres. Given the importance of primary caregiving and its application in many other countries, the findings have relevance internationally.

由于妇女越来越多地参与劳动，许多发达国家的儿童保育中心已成倍增长。因此，儿童在儿童照料环境中花费了很长时间，因此对提供质量的问题进行了审查。考虑到儿童的弱势年龄，特别是3岁以下的儿童，研究人员调查了父母对新加坡基本照护系统的看法，该方法旨在促进儿童的整体成长和发展。在该系统中，主要由一名幼儿在幼儿教育环境中照顾并在一组其他工作人员的支持下照顾三至四个婴儿。父母被问及他们对基本看护系统的满意程度，也被问及他们的理解程度。结果表明，满意的样本占49％，非常满意的样本占51％。关于第二个问题，来自回应父母的定性数据中出现了三个主要主题：满足孩子的需求，支持安全和有保障的关系以及改善家庭学校的沟通。由于在新加坡未广泛使用初级护理，因此将研究结果传播给在儿童保育中心工作的政策制定者和从业人员非常重要。鉴于初级保健的重要性及其在许多其他国家的应用，这些发现在国际上具有重要意义。并改善家庭学校的沟通。由于在新加坡未广泛使用初级护理，因此将研究结果传播给在儿童保育中心工作的政策制定者和从业人员非常重要。鉴于初级保健的重要性及其在许多其他国家的应用，这些发现在国际上具有重要意义。并改善家庭学校的沟通。由于在新加坡未广泛使用初级护理，因此将研究结果传播给在儿童保育中心工作的政策制定者和从业人员非常重要。鉴于初级保健的重要性及其在许多其他国家的应用，这些发现在国际上具有重要意义。