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This study analyzes child care activities and children’s behavioral characteristics in ‘Children’s Day Service’, outpatient facilities for disabled children in Japan, in order to understand the characteristics of those facilities and also present foundational data to plan the facilities and child care environment for disabled children afterwards. The method of the study is described as follows. First of all, through literature review, this author considered behavior setting and the concept of ‘Children’s Day Service’ in Japan. Moreover, this researcher visited the KA facility in Tokyo and then analyzed ‘behavior setting’ through behavior observation and investigation to present the implications. The results and implications are summed up as follows: 1) Through the analysis of ‘behavior setting’, relations between the time, place, and space could be grasped about each of the child care activities. 2) It is necessary to plan the space for storing play tools that are essentially needed to take care of disabled children efficiently. 3) It is needed to establish safety measures in consideration of the characteristics of disabilities. Since it is crucial to understand the characteristics of disabled infants to create an environment that can support their growth and development, it will be necessary to accumulate follow-up studies dealing with their behavioral patterns.