The consistency between 3 to 5-year-old children’s choice of facial expression
stickers and the choices made by nursery school teachers and parents in health
evaluations over a 4.5.month period were evaluated at 21 nursery schools in Japan.
Children at the nursery schools chose facial expression stickers at health checks
conducted immediately after arríval at school a nd as they were leaving. For selected
students, the teachers cond ucted health checks and chose a facíal expression stícker
corresponding to their evaluation of the child’s condítion. At home, after the eveníng
meal, the children and their parents conducted daily health checks, and each chose an
appropriate facial expression sticker. Consistency rates and Cohen’s Kappa were
calculated by age group for school arríval and departure, and total arrivalsl
departures for all sampled children throughout the entire study period. There was
moderate consistency between chíldren and teachers ímmediately after school arríval,
but consístency was lower at school departure, except for 5.yearold children. Levels
of consístency were higher at home than at school for every age group. Using facial
expression stickers in health checks could be a useful method for 3. to 5.year.old
children, who may find it difficult to express their physical condition verbally