The Role Of Substitute Caregiving In The Moral Development Of Early Childhood Children At Nurul Huda Pucuk Lamongan Early Childhood Education Unit (SPS)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Early childhood care is not always provided directly by parents; under certain circumstances, it involves grandparents, relatives, or substitute caregivers. This phenomenon creates its own dynamics in the process of moral development, particularly when values instilled in the family need to be aligned with education in early childhood education institutions. This study aims to analyze non-parental caregiving practices and the process of moral development in early childhood from the perspective of Islamic Religious Education at SPS Nurul Huda Pucuk Lamongan. The study employed a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data were collected through moderate participant observation, semi-structured in-depth interviews, and documentation involving non-parent caregivers, biological parents, teachers, and the head of the SPS. Data were analyzed interactively through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification, while data trustworthiness was strengthened through source and method triangulation. The findings at SPS Nurul Huda Pucuk Lamongan indicate that non-parent caregivers play an important role in meeting children's needs while instilling moral values through habituation, exemplary conduct (uswah hasanah), advice, supervision, and everyday religious practices. The values cultivated include politeness, discipline, respect for parents and teachers, sharing, responsibility, and habitual worship. However, this process faces challenges, including permissive caregiving tendencies, inconsistent rule enforcement, limited parental involvement, and insufficient continuity of values between home and school. From the perspective of Islamic Religious Education, these findings indicate that moral development is a process of tarbiyah and ta'dib requiring exemplary conduct, habituation, affection, and consistency across all educational environments. This study confirms that non-parental caregiving can contribute positively to the development of akhlaq al-karimah when parents, caregivers, and educational institutions work together to internalize Islamic values continuously
DOI: 10.64506/5c22zg67
Authors: Mubarok, Ahsan Hakim
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223261004
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