Amidst the emergence of various problems surrounding childcare workers, such as a series of inappropriate childcare and harsh working styles, on March 1, an organization formed by childcare workers and others issued a request for improvements to placement standards that had not been improved for many years. was submitted to the country.
On March 1, a group made up of childcare workers and parents visited the Diet Members' Office in Nagatacho, Tokyo, and handed over a request to the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to improve the placement standards for childcare workers. rice field.
The person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare who responded said, "I would like to consider securing stable financial resources."
The national standards for the placement of nursery teachers stipulate the number of nursery teachers required for each number of children.
In the case of 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds, where one nursery teacher is supposed to look after 30 children, the standards at that time have remained the same for more than 70 years, and even in the current Diet session, there is a discussion about the revision. I'm here.
At a press conference held after this, Takako Muto, an active nursery teacher, said, ``Many people in the field say that the current placement standards cannot protect the lives of children in the event of a disaster. In order to respond to the wishes of the children who believe that they will protect us, I want them to change the placement standards."
As a parent, Ari Hayashi, who sends her child to a private nursery school in Saitama Prefecture, said, "A parent's wish is for their child to be smiling every day. I want you to do it."
The organization wants to continue an urgent petition on the Internet to demand improvements in placement standards.