The purpose of this study is to provide basic information for planning family day care. The purpose was accomplished by observations, interviews and survey. The total 29 family day care centers were selected for the observations. The interviews and survey were conducted with 44 caregivers working there. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and multiple regressions. According to the findings of the study, most family day care centers in apartment unit were to keep the laws related to the locations, number of children, etc. Also, the caregivers were satisfied with the general physical conditions of the centers, while they tended to be less satisfied with the space for themselves. Finally this study suggested several design alternativesas useful guidelines for the apartment family day care center.