本文旨在了解托兒所保育員社會支持的現況，以及比較不同個人及家庭變項保育員在社會支持的差異性。 本研究樣本取自文化大學推廣教育部建國本部、台中分部、高雄分部正在接受教保人員在職訓練之保育員，以修訂之「社會支持量表」為研究工具，共得有效樣本608人。 本研究共得到下列幾個結論：(一) 保育員的平均得分以情緒性支持為最高，其次是訊息性支持，而以工具性支持為最低。(二) 不同年齡的保育員，在情緒性、工具性和總社會支持達到顯著性差異。(三) 不同服務年資的保育員，在情緒性、訊息性、工具性和總社會支持達到顯著性差異。(四) 不同婚姻狀況的保育員，在情緒性、工具性支持達到顯著性差異。(五) 不同子女數的保育員，在情緒性、工具性支持達到顯著性差異。 本文最後並根據研究結果對保育員家人、朋友、同事提出建議。

The purpose of the study was to examine the current status of the social support for day care workers. And to know what are the differences between day care workers of different background variables in social support. This study use questionnaire method. The sample population was 608 day care workers from the Taipei Main Office, Taichung Branch and Kaohsiung Branch of the Extension Education Department of Chinese Culture University. The following conclusions have been reached in the study: 1. In respect to the average scores of the day care workers, emotional support is the highest, informational support is the next, and instrumental support is the lowest. 2. For the day care workers of different ages, there are statistically significant differences among emotional, instrumental and total social support. 3. For the day care workers of different length of service, there are statistically significant differences among emotional, informational, instrumental and total social support. 4. For the day care workers of different marital status, there are statistically significant differences between emotional and instrumental support. 5. For the day care workers of different number of children, there are statistically significant differences between emotional and instrumental support. Finally, recommendations regarding day care workers, family members, friends and colleagues are made in accordance with the conclusions drawn from this research.