Disaster countermeasures

• Notification of appointment of fire prevention manager and submission of disaster prevention plan to the relevant fire department
• Evacuation training and firefighting training once a month, submission of self-defense firefighting training results notification to the relevant fire department
• Notification transmission training (twice a year), children collecting training (once a year), and general (once a year)
• Training to write safety information using the childcare app “Uchinoko” twice a year
• Daily inspections, periodical inspections, stockpile inspections, and firefighting equipment legal inspections by fire prevention managers

Injury, accident prevention

• Crisis management manuals are provided in all nurseries, that include childcare worker behavioral standards for injury and accident prevention, and flowcharts for handling injuries and accidents.
• As a measure to prevent SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome), the baby’s sleeping breath check can be visualized in real time by the childcare application “Uchinoko”.
• Safety education based on the safety education plan
• Periodical training for using AED (for all staff) and periodical equipment inspections for each nursery school (installed nursery school only)
• Implementation of medications based on the “Medication Error Prevention Rules”
• Safe and secure building equipment design with measures to prevent pinching of fingers and toes and to eliminate blind spots
• Facility safety inspection (6 times a year), accident prevention self-inspection (4 times a year), and review / update (once a year) of hazard maps inside and outside nurseries

Measures against suspicious person

• The nursery school entrance is locked all day, and all the staff carry a whistle.
• Training for suspicious person intrusion twice a year (June and December)
• We do not admit any child to be picked up by someone not registered on the list of pick-up person. In that case, we always confirm with the parents by phone.
• We request to the local police box to provide security information and share the security bulletin with parents.

Photochemical smog prevention

• All the staff learn photochemical-smog-related knowledge.
• Capture warning announcement, registration to photochemical smog warning e-mail delivery system

Facility hygiene management

• Disinfection, ventilation, temperature/humidity settings for nursery rooms, toys and bedding based on the “Hygiene Management Manual-Disinfection Method”
• Diaper change, breastfeeding and vomit treatment based on the “Hygiene Management Manual”
• Playing in the pool water based on “Hygiene Management Manual-Pool Water Play Manual”
• Implementation of measures to prevent the infection from spreading based on the “Infectious Disease Manual” at the time of infection
• Stool examination of all the staff on the 5th of every month
• Self-hygiene assessment ( 6 times per year)
• Daily, weekly, and monthly hygiene management inspections by the cooks
• Handling inspection records of ingredients by the cook (daily)
• Lunch / snack check and record lunch diary

Child health management

• Understanding the physical and emotional conditions of the child (visual examination and palpation at the time of acceptance in the morning, physical contact, eating together, cherry rhythmic gymnastics)
• Strong bodybuilding (barefoot childcare, floor wiping, touching creatures and playing in mud, long-distance walking, encouragement of light dressing)
• Verbal or written communication by the contact book on physical condition and eating situation of the children to the parents
• Organization and participation in the health meeting by health managers
• Establishment and review of health plan by the nursery principal (once a year)
• Health checkup (twice a year), physical measurement (once a month)
• Handling allergy-free food, conducting interviews with children who need to remove allergies
• Verification of medical history, vaccination history, and insurance card expiration date
• Provision of information to parents in the event of an infectious disease based on the “Infectious Disease Response Manual” and implementation of measures to prevent the infection from spreading

Inspection / Training