Teacher-child interaction was included in kindergarten and child care center accreditation
evaluation and is considered as important as teaching and learning methods in the newly
implemented Nuri curriculum. The purpose of this study was to confirm the difference of
levels (emotional. verbal, behavioral) for the style of the interaction between teachers and
children in kindergarten and child-care centers and to analyze direct effect and interaction
effect, according to institution(kindergarten, childcare center). teacher(age, educational career,
academic career), and child group(child number, child age) variables. The subjects in this
study were 191 teachers in kindergartens and child-care centers in G region in Seoul. The
overall average of the teacher-child interaction (emotional, verbal and behavioral
interactions) was significantly higher, and there were not significant differences depending
on the institution type and child group. According to the results of this study, factors of
teacher characteristics affected the teacher-child interaction more than child-concerned
variables.