5S Implementation Experience in a Day-care Center in the City of Lima-Peru. A Case of Action-Research

The objective of the research was to describe how the application of the 5S methodology promotes that educational spaces are tidy and clean of pedagogical resources to interact in them and achieve efficient learning and teaching processes. The research question was posed: How does the application of the 5S methodology promote that educational spaces are pedagogical resources to interact in them and achieve efficient learning and teaching processes in a day care center? The methodology used was Action Research, developed in four phases, and the methodological design was experimental and transversal. The results of the initial audit showed 45% compliance with the 5S program, with disorderly spaces, and lack of knowledge of the tool. After implementation, the final audit showed 79% compliance, as a result of training, organization and use of spaces by delimiting furniture and improving the cleaning plan, among others. According to the perception survey responses, 71.4% of teachers believe that an orderly and clean classroom influences student learning. 86.67% of parents believe that order in the classroom helps their children feel more secure and comfortable.