Nursery school teachers are closed due to temporary school closure. Requests to refrain from attending school. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, March 7, 20:40
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has requested that children refrain from taking care of their children at home in order to respond to the need for childcare workers to take a break due to temporary closure due to the spread of the new coronavirus I showed you the idea of doing.
With the spread of the new coronavirus and the opening of temporary school closures at many schools this month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been forced to take time off from work to care for childcare workers. We summarized our thinking about the response and notified the local government.
We want them to be able to respond flexibly even if the number of nursery teachers can no longer meet national standards, as long as childcare is not affected.
In addition, if it is unavoidable, it may be possible to consult with the local government and ask families who can take care of their children at home to refrain from attending school.
In addition, due to the effect of the new coronavirus, as of June 6, 44 locations in five prefectures, including Hokkaido, Osaka, and Tokyo, have been temporarily closed. They say that they can handle babysitting in some way.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for consideration of necessary measures, such as the use of temporary visiting custody, on-site childcare by nursery teachers, and the use of baby-sitters, in order to reduce the burden on parents when taking leave.