THE ROLE OF BABYSITTER PRACTICES IN CHILDCARE SAFETY PERFORMANCE: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This article aims to propose a framework on a causal relationship between babysitter's role in
safety performance in childcare centers. Generally, the childcare business ecology that
involved four parties will explain the role and commitment of such authority bodies, childcare
providers, parents, and babysitter. Specifically, the babysitter's roles of their practices that
consist of personal traits and self-discipline are highlighted as the fundamental cause of high
safety performance in childcare while performing their daily tasks. Thus, the conceptual
framework is proposed in this article by using a literature search's content analysis.
Consequently, the proposed conceptual framework will give a significant theoretical
contribution to the body of knowledge and lead to an empirical research study in the future.