Abordagem da saúde da criança na educação infantil: percepção de educadoras

Abstract

The first years of a child life is recognized as determinant to the establishment of concepts and attitudes that impacts its whole life. In this sense, child day care centers, throughout the relationships offered, are of great influence. The present study contributed with the qualification of these places when assumed as its aim to comprehend the health approach developed by educators of child day care centers. It adopted the Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical reference and the Thematic Content Analysis as the methodological reference. Interviews with twenty educators were developed. Insecurity in health approach revealed to be the central phenomena and the thematic categories health in child day care centers ; Child day care centers contexts as limit and Need of partnerships described conceptions, needs and actions in the process of including health in the educators practice. Reach the integration of health and education in child day care centers is an actual challenge and claim for investments.