Özet:

Pre-school education appears to be an important factor affecting the participation of their mothers in wage labour, while contributing to the child’s future to be successful and high quality of life individuals. For these reasons, pre-school education is treated as a social policy tool in our country and world. This study examines the accessibility of the surrounding neighborhoods to the athletes in the Konak district of İzmir, from the point of view of physical and social accessibility at two geographical (region and neighborhood) levels and by means of Geographic Information Systems. The first phase was assessed by the physical accessibility on the district scale, the geographical location and facilities it offers, the age groups of the neighborhoods, the educational-based characteristics and purchasing forces, the overall topographic inclination of the area and the network analysis that identifies the service areas of the kindergartens. In the second phase of the study, the measurement of the social and physical accessibility of the kindergartens, the educational and spatial facilities offered by the schools, the monthly wages, the public transportation and the assessment of access to schools in terms of cost and travel time. The study was concluded with assessments and recommendations for the place choices of the grandchildren in terms of physical and social accessibility.

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