Teachers work design at hospital kindergarten

This study deals with the design of hospital kindergarten teachers' work. In our report, we focus on the characteristics of the work of four kindergarten teachers, who must be able to create an educational space from the hospital environment so that sick children can be well educated. The aim of the study is to reveal the working characteristics of kindergarten teachers at a regional hospital in the Czech Republic. A qualitative research design using a semi-structured interview and observation method was chosen. It was found that teachers must be able to work with limited opportunities and resources in an environment determined by the dictates of the disease. In addition, teachers are, by their profession and mission, a very specific and different element in the health care system with limited social support from the health care staff as well as colleagues. However, for sick children and their parents, they become a link where they minimize the negative consequences of illness and treatment, improve the quality of life of the whole family and contribute to care so that it is holistic and developing. One of the basic conclusions of this research is the need to learn about the characteristics of teachers' work in various specific environments where educational processes take place. These working conditions create a framework for the possibilities of pedagogical work in the hospital, which significantly affects the work outputs of teachers, and thus the educational outcomes of children.