A Case Study on Selective Usage of Urban Parks by Child-Care Facilities

Shiino, Akio

doi:10.5632/jila.70.637

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“…In this context, it is important to note that UDCs are not the only daycare facilities using public GS. The survey confirmed results of previous studies about the use of off-premise GS by regular daycare facilities despite having dedicated on-premise outdoor play space (which may or may not be vegetated) [36,[40][41][42]45,46]. Yet users upset about large groups of children are likely not aware that some of these children have no dedicated on-premise GS to rely on.…”

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“…Overall, the literature on these issues is very sparse. Some research published in Japanese has examined outdoor play and public park use by Japanese daycare centers [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. Two studies The lack of daycare has been an ongoing topic, leading at times to harsh criticism of the Japanese government.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Overall, the literature on these issues is very sparse. Some research published in Japanese has examined outdoor play and public park use by Japanese daycare centers [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. Two studies focusing on Yokohama (Yokohama day nurseries or hoikushitsu) and on from Sapporo included UDCs and highlighted their dependence on surrounding parks [40,42,45].…”

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Understanding Threats to Young Children’s Green Space Access in Unlicensed Daycare Centers in Japan

Rupprecht

Cui

2020

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Access to green space (GS) is vital for children’s health and development, including during daycare. In Japan, deregulation to alleviate daycare shortages has created a new category of so-called unlicensed daycare centers (UDCs) that often lack dedicated GS. UDCs rely on surrounding GS, including parks, temples and university grounds, but reports of conflicts highlight the precarity of children’s well-being in a rapidly aging country. Knowledge about GS access in Japanese UDCs remains scarce. Our mail-back survey (n = 173) of UDCs and online survey (n = 3645) of parents investigated threats to GS access during daycare across 14 Japanese cities. Results suggest that UDCs use a variety of GS and aim to provide daily access. Caregivers are vital in mediating children’s access, but locally available GS diversity, quality and quantity as well as institutional support were perceived as lacking. Parents did not rank GS high among their priorities when selecting daycare providers, and showed limited awareness of conflicts during GS visits. Implications of this study include the need for caregivers and parents to communicate and collaborate to improve GS access, and the importance of strong public investment into holistically improving GS diversity, quality and quantity from the perspective of public health and urban planning.

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