How will your life change with the "Children / Child-rearing Support System"?

"New child and child-rearing support system" started in April 2015.

So how will your life change with the new child / child-rearing support system?

Here, let's introduce the new child / child-rearing support system.

First, let's grasp the contents and grasp the points to use.

What is the child / child-rearing support system?

Basically, what is the new child / child-rearing support system?

It started in April 2015 for those who are worried about whether they can balance work and family, who want children but do not have much time and money, and who are worried even if they want children. It is a child / child-rearing support system.

The new child / child-rearing support system is one of the three bills related to children / child-rearing: "Partial revision of the Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care", "Children / Child-rearing Support Law", "Children / Child-rearing Support Law and Certified Children's Garden Law". This is a system established in August 2012 based on the "Act on the Development of Related Laws Accompanying the Enforcement of the Department Amendment Act".

I think many people remember what was set up to eliminate waiting-list children called "Certified Children's Garden".

The Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care is a place where childcare and education are carried out in an integrated manner, and it has the merits of both a nursery school and a kindergarten.

If you have the function of providing childcare / early childhood education to preschool children and the function of providing local child-rearing support and clear the certification criteria, you can receive certification from prefectures.

So what is the purpose of the new child / child-rearing support system?

The main purpose of the new child / child-rearing support system is to enhance childcare, school education, and local child-rearing support in terms of both quality and quantity, reducing the burden on those who are raising children. It is to support child-rearing and child-rearing in society as a whole.

Part of the increase in tax revenue due to the increase in the consumption tax rate is used as financial resources for this system.

Today, life is diversifying, and support is available to meet the various demands that arise in this background.

For double-income households, childcare for sick children and certified childcare centers are available, and for households where childcare can be done at home, local childcare support bases and temporary custody are available.

By establishing a new system, in addition to the kindergartens and nursery schools that have been used until then, a certified childcare center is established according to the local circumstances, and there are many waiting-list children, especially 0 to 2 years old, who are community-based childcare. , Things such as childcare with a small number of people were prepared.

In order to create an environment where it is easy to raise children, we are preparing many places where we can raise children.

How will your life change depending on the child / child-rearing support system?

So how does this child / child-rearing support system actually change your life?

First of all, from the perspective of children, using the Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care provides childcare and education for children aged 0 to 5 years.

By continuing to use the Centers for Early Childhood Education, it is good for children to get used to the environment.

Also, for mothers raising children, there are many temporary custody and support bases where parents and children can interact with each other, after-school children's clubs, etc., so by using them well, you can eliminate the worries and burdens of raising children. Let's do it.

How to use the child / child-rearing support system?

Then, how should we use the child / child-rearing support system?

If you want to use the child / child-rearing support system, you need to be certified by the district, town, or village where you live.

There are three types of certification as described below, so let's check which one applies.

Also, please note that the procedure for using facilities differs depending on the category of certification.

In the case of No. 1 certification, children over 3 years old can use the certified children's and kindergartens.
In the case of No. 2 certification, if the child is 3 years old or older and the guardian falls under the "reasons requiring childcare", the certified childcare center / nursery school can be used.
In the case of No. 3 certification, if the child is under 3 years old and the guardian falls under the "reasons requiring childcare", the certified childcare center, nursery school, and community-based childcare can be used.

In addition, about "reasons requiring childcare", it is necessary to correspond to one of the following items.

Working part-time, full-time, at home, night work, etc.
Childbirth, pregnancy
Parental disability, illness
Nursing / nursing care for relatives who have been hospitalized for a long time or live together
Disaster recovery
Job hunting including entrepreneurial preparation
Enrollment in a vocational school for qualification acquisition and vocational training
Risk of domestic violence and abuse
If you have children who are already using childcare while taking childcare leave, you need to continue using it.
In addition to this, when the municipality approves as a situation similar to the above

The child / child-rearing support system has been enhanced by increasing the number and types of bases that support child-rearing.

Let's make good use of this child / child-rearing support system to live a better life and raise children.