Intensificação do trabalho das famílias e suas implicações no acompanhamento do desenvolvimento de crianças na educação infantil: um estudo em um CMEI de João Pessoa-PB

Abstract

This final thesis examines the intensification of families’ involvement and its implications for monitoring the development of children in early childhood education: a study at a Municipal Early Childhood Education Center (CMEI) in João Pessoa, Paraíba. The overall objective was to understand families’ perceptions of the impact of work hours on monitoring the school life of children enrolled in Early Childhood Education at the aforementioned educational institution in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba. To this end, field research was conducted at the institution, using a Google form created by the researcher as a data collection tool, which was sent to five families from a Pre-K I class. Based on this, along with existing studies, the results reveal the consequences of parental absence due to intensified work on children’s development, including a lack of time for family, insecurity about requesting time off to support school life, increased screen time, and children exhibiting unusual behaviors toward their caregivers. It is concluded that it is necessary to rethink labor market conditions in order to enable a better balance between family life and work hours.