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Survey of 1005 parents ‘I want such care’
‘Transfer of local solidarity government’ negative 66%
Great confidence in the current public education system
“Local government facilities, very few places to go”
“There are many opinions around the primary care class, but the parents who are users of the care service do not seem to be able to speak due to their support and affection.”
On the 12th, six parents met at the Happy Village Mother Center in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. Parent Network is a group of parents who rallied their will to improve the child care problem when siblings caught fire while trying to fix meals in Incheon last September.
On the 22nd and 28th of last month, the Parent Network surveyed 1,005 parents across the country on primary care services. This was to gather input from parents on how to look at plans to transfer primary care classes to local governments, which were the cause of the recent dedicated caregivers strike, and what care services parents want.
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Parents in general expressed a negative position on the transfer of local governments. As a result of the survey, 39.9% of respondents responded that they oppose due to concerns about accountability between schools and local governments, safety issues for children, and connectivity with schools. 25.9% of those surveyed said: ‘It is very likely that the local government will entrust it to the private sector, so they are concerned about the privatization of care and oppose it’, followed by 25.9%. On the other hand, only 14.7% of respondents said: ‘I agree that teachers can focus on the original work of education’, as teachers who welcome the transfer of local governments.
Community care has not yet completely replaced school care. Mr. Kim, 47, who is raising two daughters in the lower grades of primary school in Seoul, has spent about a week with his sons at our neighborhood center run by the city of Seoul. The center was located in a location that took approximately 20 minutes with children walking from two nearby elementary schools. On the way, I had to cross a main street.
Mr. Kim said: “The facility is good, but it is not a place where many children gather, but because it is generally provided in an inactive facility in the country, it was inconvenient to move.” Due to lack of accessibility, I no longer visited a nursing facility even in situations where it was difficult to use care at school.
It was also noted as a problem that the level of operation of the care facilities varies according to the local government. Mr. Park (47) said: “There is no place to send children because there is still very little care outside of school.” In the area where she works, there are several regional children’s centers for low-income children, but no child care centers open to everyone.
Mr. Kim said: “The system has not been established properly as the local government attention is still in a period of recession.” Jomo, 46, who lives in Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do, also said: “If the local government turns its attention to a consignment company, it is questionable whether publicity can be obtained due to performance concerns.”
Parents’ anxiety about the transfer of local governments adds to the reason why they are very satisfied with the care classes at the school. Among those surveyed, 46.8% cited “a sense of trust and stability in a school’s public education system” as the first reason. 31.8% of those surveyed answered that it is due to the connection with school life, such as the exchange of information and relationships with friends of teachers and caregivers.
Parents considered the school’s role in care very important. As a parent who experienced Corona 19, 59.5% of the respondents answered ‘education + care + well-being’ to the question of what they think the role of the school is. 26.8% of those surveyed answered ‘education + care’. Only 11.8% chose “education”.
Parents “A combination of strengths in and out of school …
The standard level of care should be possible with any teacher. “
When asked how the care room should change in the future, the highest percentage of respondents responded that “we need to expand not only the existing care function but also various extracurricular activities.” 29% and 25.6% of those surveyed answered “we must extend the hours of attention” and “we must increase the capacity by expanding the care class”.
Only 8.3% of those surveyed responded that school care classes should be reduced and local government care centers should be expanded ”.
However, there is a limitation that current school care is mainly operated by first and second grade elementary school students. Office hours are also typically until 5 p.m., which is before the office workers’ parents work hours. If you drop out of school once for reasons like going to an academy, re-entry is also difficult.
On the other hand, some local governments, including downtown Seoul, provide care for children in third grade and up, and operate on holidays and at night. Re-entry is also free.
For this reason, parents wanted a “connection” that combined strengths both in and out of school in the long run. Mr. Sunmo (43) said: “The most important thing for a reliable person is to take care of them for a long time.” I think it is desirable to strengthen the connection between schools ”.
Parents agreed that the local community care system should be improved. “In order for out-of-school care to be trusted, we must make it possible to provide standard-level childcare and care no matter which teacher comes.” It would be nice if the center could be installed close enough to get there in 10 minutes. ” Park said: “If there is a shuttle bus that takes the children through the school, the care center or the care center, the care of the village will be better.”
