Activities and Plans in School-Age Child Care Centres

Supply process and levels of schoolchild care facilities on a basis of elementary school district in provincial cities: Case studies on Ube and Matsue Cities

“…Therefore, in order to promote facility supplies and secure the quality of schoolchild care facilities in provincial cities, following measures should be taken according to the regional types: (1) In the areas of the merged municipalities where the number of children in a school district is small, establishing one facility per school district is the standard, and as a general policy, facilities can be located in schools in many cases. Therefore, a prompt resolution of the school districts that have not yet established the facilities in the city should be the priority.…”

“…At that time, because a lunch center was established, two school districts relocated the facility from margin classrooms to the former lunch kitchen at school which has larger spaces. At the same time, various facilities were provided using margin classrooms (3 cases), an S type dedicated facility (1), community centers (3), and a private facility (1). In 2003 and 2004, the first expansion in the city took place in three school districts with a large number of registered pupils, using a local meeting hall (relocated to a community center in 2006) and margin classrooms (2).…”

“…Related studies include: a study on the spatial configuration of childcare facilities based on a survey on how they are used, 1 a study on the method and effects of dividing childcare space, 2 a study on the effectiveness of spatial configuration of a facility in a renovated private house with two rooms and three areas, 3 and a study on necessary spatial conditions and issues based on a survey according to the utilization process and usage of a facility in a renovated private house 4 . Regarding the levels of schoolchild care facilities in the Tokyo metropolitan area, there are following studies that discuss the spatial configuration and scale of facilities: a study that attempted to calculate the required area based on facility types according to the type of play, 5 a study that examined the required area based on children's activities, 6 and a study that examined the appropriate capacity and area size based on a questionnaire survey of all the facilities in Tokyo, 7 etc.…”

Supply status and levels of schoolchild care facilities on elementary school districts in Yamaguchi prefecture

“…To calculate the number of children in need of after-school care, the number of pupils in a school district is multiplied by the ratio of dual career households (number of dual career households with children aged 6-12/number of households with children aged [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The ratio of dual career households in each former municipality was calculated based on the national census, and the same ratio was applied to school districts within a municipality.…”

“…In terms of spatial planning of facilities, there are many studies such as a study presenting a spatial configuration model of two‐rooms/two‐areas and two‐rooms/three‐areas regarding the correspondence between the content and function of activities and floor configuration, based on interviews with facility staff, measurements of floor plan and furniture layout, and observation surveys, 6 a study on the relationship between the children's various ways of spending time and the spatial configuration, discussing the differences and characteristics of the activity types and number of children playing, through an analysis of the places (seven categories) for sitting (four types) and moving (five types) in a one‐room facility with a corner, 7 a study examining the advantages and disadvantages of special classrooms, dedicated rooms in annex buildings, multi‐purpose rooms on the second floor, and multi‐purpose spaces, and discussing the key points for their maintenance, based on a survey on the usage of after‐school children's classrooms with different establishment methods, 8 a study presenting ten necessary spatial conditions and planning issues such as living space, entrance, equipment, earthquake resistance, evacuation, etc., based on a survey and interview with schoolchild facilities using private house, 9 and a study that indicates the validity of spatial configuration with two‐room/three‐area that can secure a place for children to flee and a place for stuff to prepare and clean up in advance, based on a survey of a facility that uses a renovated barn of a farmhouse, on how the facility is used after school on weekdays and during summer vacation when the number of children varies 10,11 . Regarding the scale planning of facility, there are studies such as a study on a necessary area of dedicated room based on activities of children, by calculating the used area for children's activities and plays based on a survey of how the facility is used in each facility operated by different managers, 12 and a study on the relationships between the number of places for childcare, utility categories of childcare rooms, and appropriate number of children and area size, based on a questionnaire survey 13 .…”