The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of internal marketing on the customer orientation
of childcare teachers. For that purpose, the study conducted a survey with 602 childcare teachers including
those who participated in continuing education in the Chungbuk region and those who were in some
parts of the Gyeongbuk region and Busan where the investigator resided. Collected data were analyzed
with the SPSS 18.0(ver.) program. The findings were as follows: first, there were close positive(+)
correlations between internal marketing(management support, empowerment, education and training,
internal communication, and reward system) and customer orientation. Secondly, the internal marketing
variables had the greatest positive(+) influences on customer orientation in the descending order of
education and training(ß=.293, p<.001), management support(ß=.219, p<.001), empowerment(ß=.217,
p<.001), internal communication(ß=.186, p<.001), and reward system(ß=.065, p<.05). Based on those
findings, the study carried out in-depth discussions to offer basic data to reinforce internal marketing
around childcare teachers.