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Defining Data: A Dashboard on Child Care Delivery Systems

Definitions of Data and Values

The various figures used in the dashboard are calculated from the of "Summary of the State of Day-Care Centers and Other Facilities Disclosed by Children and Families Agency and Results of Compilation of" Atarashi Plan for Safe Education "" by .

Contents

  1. General
    1-1. Number of Applicants
    1-2. Capacity
    1-3. Number of children using
    1-4. Number of Four Categories Excluded from
    1-5. Number of children on waiting list
  2. Status of the childcare provision system (list of municipalities)
    2-1. Local Government Category
    2-2. Area Classification

1. General

*The number of preschool children is an indicator of the number of children before entering elementary school. This dashboard organizes the number of applicants with the demand, so it does not handle the indicator of the number of preschool children.

1-1. Number of Number of Applicants

  • Supplement to the indicator
    The number of children who received certification of the necessity of childcare (Item (2) or (3)) and applied for the use of specified education and childcare facilities (excluding the kindergarten function part of certified childcare facilities and kindergartens), specified area-type childcare services, and special childcare

  • Data Details
    The sum of the "Number of Applicants" disclosed in the Summary of Nursery School-Related Conditions and the "Atarashi Plan for Safe Education"

1-2. Capacity

  • Supplement to the indicator
    Number of users of day care centers, child centers for early childhood education and care, kindergarten-type child centers for early childhood education and care, and community-based childcare services (local discretionary child centers, small-scale childcare services, home-based childcare services, on-site childcare services, and home-visit childcare services)

  • Data Details
    Total of "Nursery Center," "Center for Early Childhood Education and Care," "Kindergarten-Type Center for Early Childhood Education and Care, etc.," and "Community-Based Nursery Care Project" disclosed in the Summary of Nursery Center-Related Status and the Aggregate Results of the "Atarashi Plan for Safe Education"

1-3. Number of children using Number of Children

  • Supplement to the indicator
    Number of children using nursery schools, early childhood education and care centers, kindergarten-type early childhood education and care centers, and community childcare services (local discretionary early childhood education and care centers, small-scale childcare services, home-style childcare services, on-site childcare services, and home-visit childcare services)

  • Data Details
    The sum of "those who use nursery schools," "those who use nursery school-affiliated certified childcare centers," "those who use kindergarten-type certified childcare centers, etc.," and "those who use community-based childcare services" disclosed in the Summary of Nursery School-Related Status and the aggregate results of the "Atarashi Childcare Safety Plan."

1-4. Number of Four Categories Excluded from Exclusion 4 Number of Types

  • Supplement to the indicator
    The four categories excluded include "persons on child care leave," "persons on leave from job-seeking activities," "persons using local independent businesses," and "persons wishing to enroll only in a specific nursery school, etc.

  • Data Details
    The sum of "persons using local independent projects," "persons on child care leave," "persons applying only to specified nursery schools, etc.," and "persons suspended from job-seeking activities," which are disclosed in the Summary of Nursery School-Related Conditions and the aggregate results of the "Atarashi Plan for Safe Education."

1-5. Number of children on Number of children on waiting list

  • Supplement to the indicator
    The number of applicants for use of day care centers, etc., excluding the number of persons actually using day care centers, etc. and the four excluded categories. The number of children on the waiting list does not include children who are cared for in the services or facilities listed in (1) to (3) below, which are implemented in order to provide appropriate childcare in places other than day care centers, etc.
    (1) Project to Support Operating Expenses for Transition to Authorized Operation and Project to Support Operating Expenses for Long-Hour Extended Child Care at Kindergartens through National Treasury Subsidies
    (2) A kindergarten that has received confirmation as a specified educational / childcare facility, or a kindergarten that has not received confirmation but is subject to private school subsidies or Financial Incentive Support for enrollment in kindergarten, and is subsidized by the Temporary Child Care Projects (Kindergarten Type I / II) or the Extended Child Care
    (3) Company-led childcare business

  • Data Details
    Total number of "children on waiting lists" disclosed in the Summary of Day-care Center Conditions and the results of the "Atarashi Plan for Safe Education"

2. Status of the childcare provision system (list of municipalities)

2-1. Local Government Classification

Municipal classification is based on the "Classification of Local Public Entities" "List of Municipalities in Underpopulated Areas published by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (as of April 1, 2022)" is used.

2-2. Geographical Area

"" in the "List of Municipalities in Underpopulated Areas published by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (as of April 1, 2022)" is used.