Nursery school Closed and refraining from entering the park

Nursery school Closed and refraining from going to school For long-lasting measures, new corona measures May 8 17:41

With the closing of nursery schools and refraining from attending the school, many of Tokyo's 23 wards have only about 10% of the children going to school, while the emergency declaration has been extended until the end of this month to increase acceptance and use of consultation services. Efforts are being made to prepare for a long-term situation, such as promoting

In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, nursery schools are closed and refrained from attending schools in various places.

NHK interviewed Tokyo's 23 wards and found that the number of children enrolled in a licensed nursery was 4% of the total in Setagaya, 6% in Shibuya, and 9 in Chuo before the large holidays. %, About 12% in Kita Ward, and 10% in many wards.

Nerima Ward was about 40% in many places.

Some local governments are taking measures to extend childcare at home.

While it is necessary to keep the number of children going to school in order to prevent the spread of infection, it is possible that parents cannot work due to the lack of nursery school, which may lead to financial difficulties and mental hunting. Since then, some local governments have begun to expand the acceptance of childcare and the use of consultation services.

Shibuya ward has provided childcare in 8 gardens for households where all households are engaged in medical care, police, firefighting, etc. Regarding the family situation, we will listen to the individual needs and expand acceptance.

Suginami Ward is dated 7th, and if there is a day or time when it is difficult to work at home even when working from home, we notified parents that they would like to ask the nursery school, and if there is concern about raising children at home. , Called to contact the nursery school and the "Child Care Support Center".

With the extension of the emergency declaration and the extension of childcare at home, each local government encourages nursery schools to accept individual needs and other circumstances, taking into consideration individual circumstances such as parents' burden.

"Raise your voice" "You hit the child hard"

Nerima Ward, which has about 340 childcare facilities and accepts 16,000 children, has been able to understand the situation of parents and children at the same time as the self-restraint of the park was extended until the end of June on the 20th of last month. I started listening to the childcare facility by telephone.

While the self-restraint in the park continued, parents' voices such as "being mentally unstable", "because of their voice being rough" and "being strongly hit by children" are reaching the childcare facility. is.

In the ward, the self-restraint to go to the park may lead to domestic violence and abuse due to long-term guardian's mental and economic hunting down. Is encouraging people to enter the park.

As of April 23, 40.5% of the children are enrolled in a licensed nursery school in the ward, and the ward wants to take infection prevention measures and accept children with high need for childcare.

Masahara Miyahara, director of the Nerima Ward Childcare Division, said, “I originally leave my child in a childcare facility because it is necessary, so I'm asking myself to refrain from it, but I have taken measures against infection so that people who really need it can use it. If you have any problems with the prolonged self-restraint, please contact us first. "