``Inappropriate childcare'' at Yokohama childcare facility City asks for improvements, etc. Administrative guidance

In August 2018, at a childcare facility in Yokohama City, a nursery teacher forcibly grabbed a child's chin with his finger. I found out that I was doing

This nursery school is a certified child center in Yokohama City.

At this kindergarten, in August two years ago, a nursery teacher who was working at that time repeatedly grabbed the child's chin with his finger and forced the child to face him with his hand.

In October 2016, Yokohama City conducted an investigation based on a report that a child was being abused by a nursery teacher. As such, on the 15th of this month, administrative guidance was given to the facility to request improvements.

In addition, we also instructed them to confirm the facts again regarding other inappropriate childcare acts in the past.

In response to NHK's interview, the nursery school commented, "We would like to make improvements in the future in accordance with the city's guidance. We would like to talk about the details of inappropriate childcare after the city finishes interviewing the nursery teachers." doing.

Father whose child attends kindergarten “suspected of being abused, investigation”

The father, who sent his child to this childcare facility, has asked the city and the facility to investigate, alleging that his child was also abused.

The father said, ``When I tried to leave the house, the child resisted at the entrance and hated going to the kindergarten, and I was traumatized. There are also stories that other nursery teachers have heard that they are doing it. As a parent, there is nothing but anxiety."