Concern for safe work in kindergartens while executing natural science activities

Diplomsko delo Skrb za varno delo v vrtcu ob izvajanju naravoslovnih dejavnosti sestavljata dve zaključeni celoti, ki pa se med seboj dopolnjujeta in nadgrajujeta – teoretični in empirični del. V teoretičnem delu je predstavljeno vzgojno področje Narava in naravoslovne dejavnosti v vrtcu. Opredeljene so poškodbe in nesreče, ki ob naravoslovnih dejavnostih lahko nastanejo. Opisana je vloga otroka in odraslih pri skrbi za varnost ter podane smernice ravnanja, če do nesreč pride. Pridana je analiza Kurikuluma za vrtce (1999) s stališča poškodb in nesreč, kjer je ugotovljeno, da operativnih izhodišč ravnanja ni. V empiričnem delu so predstavljeni izsledki empirične raziskave na vzorcu vzgojiteljic Vrtca Sonček pri OŠ Videm (N=6) o raziskovalnem problemu. Ugotovljeno je,da pri izvajanju naravoslovnih dejavnosti lahko pride do nesreče, nekatere vzgojiteljice imajo s tem tudi izkušnje, čeprav se po svojih najboljših močeh trudijo, da bi poškodbe in nesreče preprečile ter varnosti že pri načrtovanju dejavnosti posvetile dovolj pozornosti. So mnenja, da je izobraževanje v tej smeri zelo pomembno in bi se ga tudi same udeležile. Svojo pripravljenost za ukrepanje ocenjujejo kot dobro, pojasnijo, da za varnost otrok poskrbijo, kolikor je le mogoče, in sicer s skrbnim načrtovanjem, preverjanjem pripomočkov in lokacije. Otroku bi pomagale pri vsaki poškodbi.The dissertation Concern for safe work in kindergartens while executing natural science activities is comprised of two integral wholes, theoretical and empirical part, which complement and upgrade one another. In the theoretical part, the educational field Nature and further natural science activities in the kindergarten are presented. Injuries and accidents which may occur in the course of natural sciences are defined. The role of the child and adults in caring for safety is described and guidance is given in case of accidents. An analysis of the Curriculum for kindergartens (1999) was added from the point of view of injuries and accidents, where it was found that there are no operational guidelines. In the empirical part, the results of the empirical research on the sample of the educators of the Vrtec Sonček pri OŠ Videm (N = 6) on the research problem are presented. It is found that in the course of natural science activities there is a possibility of an accident occurring, moreover some educators have also experienced it, although they do their utmost to prevent injuries and accidents, and already pay enough attention to safety during the phase of planning. They believe that education in this direction is very important and would also participate in it. They evaluate their readiness to act as good, explaining that they take care of the children’s safety as much as possible, with careful planning, verification of devices and location. They would help a child with any injury