The city of Yokohama has started considering the establishment of a dedicated consultation desk that will promptly respond to consultations from parents and others when inappropriate childcare or abuse is suspected at childcare facilities in the city.
At a certified children's center in Yokohama City, the city gave administrative guidance to the facility this month to request improvements, etc., saying that the nursery teacher at the time had inappropriate childcare, such as grabbing the child's chin with his finger. .
However, it took more than a year for Yokohama City to give administrative guidance because it was not sufficiently shared within the department, even though the video of the act was grasped at the time of the year before.
In response to this, the city of Yokohama has begun to consider setting up a dedicated window to quickly respond to consultations from parents and others when inappropriate childcare or abuse is suspected at childcare facilities in the city. is.
According to the city, experts who are familiar with the law and children's human rights will be involved in the operation of the dedicated window.
In addition, in order to respond appropriately when there is suspicion of inappropriate childcare, the city plans to establish new standards for how to respond to each case and how to share information within departments.
The Child Care and Education Department of the Yokohama City Children and Youth Bureau said, "We would like to look back on where the problem was in the city's response and take the necessary improvement measures."