VERIFICATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR SICK CHILDREN THROUGH INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION
(Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masaki Sonoda), in collaboration with Yokosuka City (Yokosuka City Hall, Child Rearing Department, Child Care and Child Facility Division) and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, has announced that it will promote the use of ICT in sick childcare by operating the BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP announced that they will promote ICT for sick child care and verify the effectiveness of the system by operating Azukaruko-chan, the sick child care support system that won the DNP Grand Prize.
YOKOSUKA CITY IS THE FIRST MUNICIPALITY IN JAPAN TO INTRODUCE "AZUKARUKO-CHAN" WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION RATE AND CONVENIENCE OF CHILDCARE FOR SICK CHILDREN, AND WILL BEGIN OPERATING IT AT THE YOKOSUKA CITY UWAMACHI HOSPITAL CHILDCARE CENTER FOR SICK AND POST-SICK CHILDREN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2021 (MONDAY). IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO WILL CONDUCT A VERIFICATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS ICT-BASED CHILDCARE SERVICE FOR SICK CHILDREN, AND WE WILL WORK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE CHILD-REARING GENERATION THROUGH INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION.
Putting sick childcare in the palm of your hand. Azukaruko-chan" sick child care support system
Azukaruko-chan" is a search and reservation service for sick child care that connects parents with sick child care facilities. Parents can easily search for and book sick childcare facilities on line or via the web at any time. It also has the advantage of freeing facility staff from cumbersome paperwork, allowing them to concentrate on childcare. Local governments that introduce this system will be able to centrally manage information on all sick childcare facilities in their area.
Azukaruko-chan" Web site
Yokosuka City to be a good place to live for the child-rearing generation
While the problem of children on waiting lists is being resolved, the most difficult thing for the childcare generation is having to adjust their work when their child suddenly becomes ill. Kanagawa Prefecture has a nationally low number of sick child care facilities in the under-five population*, and Yokosuka City has a similar trend. In order to make the city more attractive for the child-rearing generation, Azukaruko-chan was introduced at the Yokosuka Municipal Uwamachi Hospital Sick Child and Post-Illness Child Care Centre for the convenience of parents.
In addition, with the cooperation of the Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, we aim to create a versatile childcare support system centred on sick child care by carrying out appropriate evaluations.
SONODA, M., "PREFECTURAL DISTRIBUTION OF SICK CHILD CARE FACILITIES COMMISSIONED/SUBSIDIZED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND CORPORATE-LED SICK CHILD CARE FACILITIES," SICK CHILD CARE RESEARCH NO. 11, P. 94~101 (2020).
Current utilization rate of childcare for sick children / inconvenience of use
Two types of pins are displayed on the map of "Azukaruko-chan". Contracted facilities have colored pins that show the availability at a glance, while non-contracted facilities have gray pins. The colored pins show the availability of the facility in real time with "◯", "△", and "×". You can also make a reservation by clicking on a colored pin (for contracted facilities).
