About child care support
Updated: March 10, 2017
due date
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Q&A summary
| No. | Contents of question | Mayor's answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What are the advantages and disadvantages of privatizing nursery schools and after-school clubs? | First of all, regarding the privatization of after-school clubs, the merit is that it is possible to flexibly respond to such things as extending the hours of care and increasing the number of services provided. I don't think there are any particular drawbacks. Some schoolchildren are inside the school building, and the school has a problem in terms of crime prevention management that allows outsiders to enter and leave the school. built. Privatization of after-school care facilities is progressing, starting with facilities that can be used independently. As for nursery schools, the third, fourth, and fifth nurseries and the sixth nursery school, which is a publicly-established and privately-operated nursery school, are currently operated as public nursery schools. Regarding these facilities, we will consider whether to privatize them by rebuilding them or keep them under public management, based on a comprehensive judgment of the actual conditions of the region and the deterioration of the buildings, but no decision has been made at this time. |
| 2 | Regarding the subsidy system for children's medical expenses, there is an income limit in Inagi City for "Maruko", which is intended for children in compulsory education, but in some 23 wards there is no income limit, and you can receive it until the third year of junior high school. What are your thoughts on this disparity? | This system is an additional service on top of the medical insurance system, and Marunyu and Maruko are added on independently by local governments, not the national government. Tokyo's Marunyuu/Maruko (with income restrictions) is added to medical insurance, and the city also subsidizes Marunyuu/Maruko at the city's expense. The city covers about half of the costs involved. We fully understand everyone's request for the removal of income restrictions, but any subsidies that exceed income restrictions are borne entirely by the city, and this system cannot be sustained unless permanent financial resources are secured. Amid the difficult financial situation, the city has set its priorities and is currently focusing on measures to support child-rearing, such as opening daycare centers and dealing with childcare waiting lists. Furthermore, as a systemic issue, subsidizing children's medical expenses results in a cut in National Health Insurance funding from the national government to the city. It is strange that subsidies for medical expenses differ depending on the financial resources of municipalities, and we are requesting the national government and the Tokyo metropolitan government to implement this as a national system. |
| 3 | I'm worried about the so-called "small wall problem". Will all afterschool clubs be privatized in the future? Also, how much time can be extended if it is privatized? | After-school clubs are established in 15 locations, including elementary schools (excluding three elementary schools), some cultural centers, and one apartment room, which is more than the number of elementary schools (12 schools). In the case of public facilities, the working hours are rigid, and privatization will allow us to respond flexibly to the needs of users, and we would like to proceed with this in the future. Currently, private facilities are open until 7:00 p.m., and municipally operated facilities are open until 6:00 p.m. It is very difficult from the cost point of view to newly increase the number of after-school clubs. In the city, after-school children's classes are being held in parallel. All children who wish to have a place to stay after school are accepted, and we believe that it is having a certain effect in reducing the number of children who do not have a place to stay. |
| 4 | I am currently looking for a new job, but when I applied for a nursery school, I was told that priority is given to those who are working. If I can't leave my child in my care, I can't find a job, which is a dilemma. | It will be a way of thinking about responding to the needs of nursery schools. Elementary and junior high schools are compulsory education, and local governments must prepare a system to accept children as a preventative measure. On the other hand, nursery schools are not a compulsory system, so it is necessary to prepare a system while assessing the actual needs, and in urban areas such as the Tokyo metropolitan area, demand always exceeds supply. There are various opinions about entrance standard and performs necessary review every year. We would like to proceed with consideration of efforts to increase the number of accepted children while ascertaining the needs for childcare. |
| 5 | Is the electronic maternal and child handbook a substitute for paper? Will the data survive 10 or 20 years from now? | The law stipulates that medical checkup results at hospitals must be handwritten by a doctor, so paper maternal and child health handbooks will not be abolished and will be used together. The electronic maternal and child health handbook can be used as a substitute for medical records, and has a vaccination schedule function and a notification function from the city. The data is accumulated on your smartphone, and although there are issues such as model changes, it will remain permanently. |
| 6 | The public nursery school is aging and there are concerns about its earthquake resistance. | Seismic diagnosis has been completed for all public facilities, confirming that there are no problems. Please rest assured about that. Seismic resistance and aging are separate issues, but we are aware of aging. Although repairs cannot be made blindly, necessary maintenance and repairs are being carried out. There are currently no plans for major renovations or rebuilding. |
| 7 | Concerned about child poverty. Is Inagi okay? | First of all, I think that the definition of poverty is ambiguous, and that the term has taken on a life of its own in the media. Today, "poverty" refers to relative poverty, people with incomes below the average, and the number of people in "absolute poverty" who are unable to live the bare minimum required to sustain life is limited. In addition, I think that we are able to deal with poverty while the public assistance system is functioning as a system to help people who cannot live the minimum standard. On the other hand, I have heard that there are children who wear the same clothes every day and do not take a bath. Such cases should be suspected of neglect and child abuse rather than child poverty. There are two children's cafeterias in Inagi, but according to the organizers, they want to provide the warmth of home in the community, not as an anti-poverty measure. If there is a need, I would like to support as an administration. |
| 8 | Children's house event of child family support center homepage becomes according to district and is hard to see. I also want open data. | Consider. |
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