Purpose

The objective of this paper is to understand changes and progress of the Korean childcare regime by examining the evolutional process of childcare initiatives that were developed since the Japanese colonial rule.

Design/methodology/approach

This study employed a qualitative-based research design with a particular emphasis on explanatory research. Meanwhile, the data were gathered through the peer-reviewed literature and reports.

Findings

The findings indicate that Korea has had three types of childcare regimes: effective-informal, productivist and inclusive-liberal orientation. It also pinpoints that while the care regime development followed the European regime, the egalitarian society, which is a social prerequisite for modern welfare state-building, has not yet been fully established. This paradoxical situation eventually impedes the development of universal childcare aimed at promoting gender equality and a work-life balance.

Originality/value

This article offers a model and characteristics of the Korean childcare regime dating back to the Japanese colonial period up until the Moon Jae-In administration, where it still receives less attention in most of the social policy literature (see Table 1).

中文翻译：

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不断发展的韩国儿童保育制度

目的

本文的目的是通过研究自日本殖民统治以来发展起来的儿童保育计划的演变过程，了解韩国儿童保育制度的变化和进步。

设计/方法/方法

本研究采用基于定性的研究设计，特别强调解释性研究。同时，数据是通过同行评审的文献和报告收集的。

发现

调查结果表明，韩国有三种类型的儿童保育制度：有效非正式、生产主义和包容性自由导向。它还指出，尽管照料制度的发展沿袭了欧洲政权，但作为现代福利国家建设的社会前提的平等主义社会尚未完全建立。这种矛盾的情况最终阻碍了旨在促进性别平等和工作与生活平衡的普及儿童保育的发展。

原创性/价值

本文提供了可追溯到日本殖民时期直到文在寅政府的韩国儿童保育制度的模型和特征，在大多数社会政策文献中，它仍然受到较少关注（见表 1）。