Abstract
The learning support project for children, including the creation of the environment for childrenʼs comfortable living and development, is implemented as the welfare measures aimed at breaking the chain of poverty by the local governments. However, the national government provides administrative guidance to the local governments to assess this project using the high school entry rate as an assessment index. As a result, many local governments place importance on the high school entry rate as the purpose of this project, while they underestimate the environment for childrenʼs comfortable living and development. Based on the Constitution of Japan(Article 13, 25, 26)and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child(Articles 6, 27, 29), the learning support project should be primarily intended to guarantee the childʼs right to development. And, by a combination of educational support and welfare assistance, it should be a social support project that encourages the child facing poverty. I will clarify the significance and advantage of the integrated social service project for childrenʼs welfare and education from the viewpoint that emphasizes the collaboration between the administrative bodies and NPO etc., and presents an alternative assessment index to the high school entry rate.
