Ripple of childcare free of charge ... "I will quit my childcare teacher", November 15, 21:00
“There is no good thing since it became free”
“Nothing is given back to the nursery, just buy something that is a little expensive. I ca n’t really do it.”
This kind of word is flying around in SNS over the early childhood education and childcare that started in October.
The incident that is happening at the childcare site.
“I quit childcare”. It is a cry of a certain childcare worker.
(Marie Mano, reporter of the social department)
Voices of doubt about free of charge What do nursery teachers think now?
Early childhood education and childcare free of charge for more than a month from the start.
When we told the news that there was a series of so-called “pride raising” at kindergartens and childcare facilities, we received various opinions.
I was particularly worried about the voice from the nursery teacher.
“I don't get rewarded for hard work and I work at a low salary. It may not be possible to raise the price to improve the motivation of teachers and improve the quality of childcare.”
"Nursing caregivers are just getting worse. New office work is increasing and I'm worried."
“I haven't heard much about the budget for quality improvement. How long will the economic priority policy last?”
It felt like a scream from a childcare worker who supported the childcare site.
Hard labor ... Low wages ... Worry childcare sites
"I want to work more for my child, but it's already mentally and physically limited"
Mr. Yu (a pseudonym, 24 years old) speaks like this.
I work at a licensed nursery school in the Kansai region.
Yu says that he likes children and has become a childcare worker, but he says that he has worn down his body and mind at low wages that are not worth the hard work.
“In the garden where I work, I can't work overtime even if I have a job. There are documents that I have to make every day, such as a record of my child, but it's definitely home because it doesn't end in working hours. I am not allowed to take a break while looking at the child according to the director's policy, but I get stressed, but my salary does not increase.5 days a week, working 8 hours without a break The current take is about 160,000 yen "(Yu)
Of the 23 people with chronic childcare shortages, only 18 regular employees have childcare qualifications.
In addition, it is said that the child is managed by one dispatched nursery teacher and four unqualified staff who are not qualified as a nursery teacher. Mr. Yu is particularly concerned about unqualified staff.
Since he tries to practice his child-rearing experience as it is in a nursery school, he has to pay attention not to cause any troubles, which seems to be a burden for nursery teachers.
“Lower wages that do not correspond to hard work and an increase in the burden on childcare workers due to labor shortages ... Everyone is exhausted and it is a vicious cycle of quitting. We want to improve the treatment of childcare workers and create an environment where they can work with peace of mind. I have always thought. ”(Mr. Yu)
Free of charge is a further burden
What makes this harsh working environment even worse is the early childhood education and childcare that started in October.
There is a difference in how much the childcare fee will be free, depending on the facility, but childcare fees for children aged 3 to 5 are now free at the approved nursery where Mr. Yu works.
This doubled the number of parents who use extended childcare to leave their children late at night.
Extended childcare costs a separate fee, but it seems that it has become easier to use because the childcare fee is no longer charged.
The longer you look at your child, the less time you spend doing office work in the workplace. The work to take home has increased, and the atmosphere of the workplace has been awkward.
“There is nothing good. The atmosphere in the workplace is getting worse. I started to think that childcare is not cherished after gratifying the free of charge.” (Yu)
Voices of concern from parents
On SNS, there are a number of voices worried about the situation of childcare workers from the standpoint of parents.
Groups of childcare professionals and parents who participate in thinking about the ideal form of childcare have pointed out that the number of childcare professional jobs has increased since the start of gratis.
“If you collect school lunches in cash at some of the parks, there is a new task of receiving cash from parents, storing them safely in the nursery, and depositing them in the park account.”
Is this an abuse? Inappropriate childcare rampant
Yu who suffers from an increase in workload.
There is one more thing I can never forgive.
“A kindergarten with a colleague's nursery teacher says“ Busik ”and everyone laughs when they hear it. I can't laugh, and I'm gradually becoming a presence at work. “The child has a strange nose.” “That child has thick eyebrows.” “The voice is too high.” What do you do when it becomes a life-long scar in the children's hearts? )
Nursery teachers distinguish children by their appearance.
While she loves her favorite children, she treats those who don't like it with a harsh attitude.
In practice for the athletic meet in the fall, the nursery teacher shows the puppets in front of the children, and says by saying, "If you don't want to be like a doll, don't fail" It is said that I let you.
Roughly take away the flag you had from a child who couldn't follow the instructions ...
“Someone who saw how to interact with children pointed out,“ Isn't it abused? ”, But there is no way to fix it. Junior nursery teachers were also dyed in the atmosphere of the workplace. It ’s very painful, because childcare like abuse has become commonplace, but I ca n’t stop it. ”
“I quit childcare”
A childcare worker who was a dream.
I have worked with hope for "for children", but Mr. Yu made a certain decision.
“I regret for the first time that I became a childcare worker. I will quit my childcare job within the year.”
In fact, Mr. Yu has changed his career three times and has worked at various daycare centers.
However, it is normal to take work away from home, and low wages.
In addition, inappropriate daycare, such as confining children in a dark room, was rampant at other daycare centers.
It is said that the ideal childcare job that was envisioned has been destroyed.
“If you work differently than the work of a childcare worker, you can earn more in the same working hours. Because of the low wage, it has been fooled by your family. I can't have hope for this job anymore.” )
To protect children's smiles ...
Listening to Yu-san's story, I lost my language to the reality that childcare teachers were so hunted down.
If there is no environment where childcare workers can work with smiles, they cannot protect the smiles of children.
Reducing the burden of the child-rearing generation by making childhood education and childcare free of charge is something that should be welcomed, but I felt that I should not look away from the way the nursery teachers support it.
The childcare teachers who died into the world of childcare with aspirations quit losing hope and the shortage of childcare workers accelerated.
No one should want such a future.
Early childhood education and free childcare highlight various issues related to childcare.
Experts ...
Aki Fukouin, representative of the “Parents' Association for Thinking Nursery Schools,” said, “Regarding this free of charge, although the improvement of treatment should have been ahead, financial resources were used before the free of charge. "The voice is going up."
He then pointed out the following:
“Nursery teachers have a wide range of perceptions that their salary is not commensurate with work that requires a high degree of specialization. The increase in the use of extended childcare has created a need for extended childcare that has been refrained from cost use so far. It is unfortunate that people who were supposed to be able to return home on time are swept away because they can use extended childcare, and it is unfortunate that for children, It may be a burden for the childcare worker for the child. ''
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