Support for securing personnel to support long-term operation of school children Gunma Takasaki April 14, 17:14
While elementary and junior high schools are temporarily closed due to the spread of new coronavirus infections, there are calls for assistance in securing child support for long-term operation in school childcare in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture.
The "Tsukazawa school children's club" in Takasaki City accepts about 70 children every day, except last Sunday when the school closed.
We have been hiring a student part-time job temporarily, and we continue to manage the shift with 20 people, but she says she is worried about how long we can secure manpower.
Supporter Kyoko Tsukakoshi said, “I am uncertain about what to do in the event of a further extension of school holidays, and I am uncertain.”
In response to these voices, the organization of children involved in school childcare asked Takasaki City to strengthen its support by sending teachers to schoolchildcare and subsidizing personnel expenses and operating costs.
“The reality is different depending on the region, but there are various problems such as funding and securing supporters, and I want the administration to pick up more voices from the field,” said Hiroki Suzuki, chairman of the Takasaki City Children's Day Care Liaison Council. It was.
Takasaki City has begun efforts to reduce the burden of childcare for children, such as expanding the acceptance of children at schools that are closed, and Mariko Nakai, Director of the Children and Family Division, said, "We will work to get our support measures felt quickly. I want to do it. "