Regional evolution of after-school care for children in Okinawa:

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  • 沖縄県那覇市と浦添市における学童保育の地域的展開
  • オキナワケン ナハシ ト ウラソエシ ニ オケル ガクドウ ホイク ノ チイキテキ テンカイ
  • A case study of Naha and Urasoe

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<p>The purpose of this paper is to clarify the regional development of "the After school care for children” in Naha city and Urasoe city, in Okinawa prefecture. "The After school care for children” in Okinawa prefecture is deferent from other prefecture, because childcare system of pre-school was remained in Okinawa was under U.S. occupation. In Okinawa, most of 5 years’ children go to kindergarten although there are few care persons for them after school, because many kindergartens’ class finishes in morning. Consequently, it is necessary to care children in afternoon. Due to the historical background of childcare conditions, there are serious childcare problems in Okinawa.</p><p>In Naha city, some mothers establish the corporations and manage "the After school care for children”. And some mothers use nursery schools as "the After school care for children”, which the local government supported them. On the other hand, the local consortium of childcare have relationship with organizations made up of parents in Urasoe city. They requested the municipality for establish "the After school care for children”. Their leading members are fathers with infants and pupils in lower grades of elementary schools.</p><p></p>

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  • Urban Geography

    Urban Geography 12 (0), 108-118, 2017

    The Japanese society of Urban Geography

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