2024 Volume 80 Issue 24 Article ID: 24-24007
The purpose of this study is to summarize the points to be considered when formulating a child-care continuity plan for certified child-care centers, using a certified child center in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which was damaged by a heavy rain caused by a rainy front and Typhoon No. 2 in 2023, as a case study. Interviews were conducted with the affected certified child center, the local government division in charge of childcare, and three kindergarten and daycare centers that had accepted the children. The affected preschools had secured alternative facilities and dispersed their childcare services among the three locations. When childcare was resumed, priority was given to children with high childcare needs, and even within the same certified child center, some children were able to resume attending certified child center early while others were not, depending on the working status of their parents. In addition, securing an alternative facility to accommodate many children is an issue, and a cooperative system within the community is needed to enable the acceptance of children.
