본 연구는 아동영향평가 체제 개발을 위한 기초연구로서 영유아권리를 중심으로 한 아동영향평가에 대해 고찰하여 우리나라 아동영향평가 도입에 대한 방향을 설정하는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 위하여 영유아기 권리에 대해 중요성을 강조하고 문헌고찰과 선행연구 및 아동영향평가의 시행 사례를 통해 아동영향평가의 방향에 대한 논의점을 찾아보고자 하였다. 국내외 아동영향평가 사례를 살펴본 결과, 아동영향평가의 주요 영역은 특별한 정함 없이 평가 대상 선정부터 영향요인까지 그 폭이 넓으며 정책이나 전략, 프로그램, 입법화 된 법령, 특정 프로젝트 제안 등의 다양한 여러 영역에 걸쳐 실시되고 있다. 그러므로 향후 아동영향평가 제도 추진 시, 정책의 대상 범위를 정확하게 명시하고 해당 정책 내용의 선정 기준을 명료화 할 필요가 있다. 특히, 영유아의 권리 반영에 있어 영유아를 단순 보호의 존재로서 인식하고 생명존중 및 발달영역의 특정 분야에 몇 가지 지표를 산입하는 정도가 아닌 영유아권리 지표의 전반적인 내용을 반영한 아동영향평가 지표가 요구된다. 즉, 영유아의 권리 존중을 위한 아동영향평가는 영유아가 심신의 조화로운 발달과 잠재력을 최대한 발휘하는 민주시민으로서 성장할 수 있도록 영유아의 보호와 자율성의 적합한 균형을 도모하는 정책적 방향을 제언한다. 이러한 아동영향평가는 아동의 행복증진과 건강한 육성으로 나아가 국가와 사회적 발전을 위한 중요 기제가 될 것이다.

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) detected frequently in the indoor air of child-care centers causes neurological disorders, lung, eyes, and bronchial irritation, and acute and chronic toxicity. In this study, the distributions of carcinogenic VOCs detected in child-care centers were characterized and a health risk assessment of the VOCs was performed, which can provide the necessary information for drawing up safety plans with respect to the concerned materials. The sampling of sites in day-care centers was undertaken two times: in the morning (10:00~12:00), and afternoon(16:00~20:00)-at 23 daycare centers located in Seoul, Korea from April, 2012 to July, 2012. The overall average concentrations of individual VOCs were benzene(1.61 μg/m3) > carbon tetrachloride (0.78 μg/m3) > chloroform(0.67 μg/m3) in order. Indoor/outdoor(I/O) ratios of benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform were 1.33, 1.09, 1.72, respectively. Benzene and carbon tetrachloride are thought to be more strongly associated with outdoor sources as compared to chloroform. Spearman correlation of benzene, carbon tetrachloride between indoor and outdoor concentration showed statistically significant levels(p < 0.05). The linear correlations for benzene, styrene, and carbon tetrachloride were tested. A significant correlation was observed only for carbon tetrachloride, accounting for 83 % of the variance. The risk assessment of the carcinogenic VOCs for teachers, infants, and children showed that none of the targeted VOCs posed a serious risk.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the foodservice management practices in child-care centers in order to provide basic information for the development of a model of a centralized food service information center. This approach was achieved using a variety of qualitative and quantitative information including general foodservice management practices and plate waste. A self-completed questionnaire survey of 651 child-care centers in Korea was undertaken and detailed information was carefully collected at 6 representative child-care centers. The results of the empirical survey were as follows: 1. Child-care centers categorized by location were in large cities (59.9%), medium cities (27.6%) and in provincial areas (12.5). 2. Private sector of child-care centers was 46.4% of the total followed by National/public (44.2%) and licensed home day-care programs (9.4%). 3. Total average number of children in child-care centers was 63.3±43.1 with a very significant difference (p〈0.001) in types of child-care centers. 4. The average space of kitchen and dining room was 5.0±3.8 and 10.8±11.0 pyung (1pyung=3.3058 cm2). 5. The average cost of interim snack in morning and afternoon in child-care centers were 345.9±459.3 won and 359.3±226.6 won respectively. The average cost of lunch was 644.0±481.1 won. There was a significant difference (p〈0.001) by types of child-care centers with a highest cost of 863.9 won in licensed home day-care programs. 6. Only a limited number of dietitian were employed, therefore most of food service management practice was not conducted by professional personnel. 7. The result of nutritional analysis of the food revealed that the level of energy and nutrients contained in the food was below the recommeded level (RDA/3).