Presentation Information
[P-21-02]Preliminary Study on the Current Situation and Issues in After-School Day Services in Japan
*Satoshi Obata, Nobuhiro Watanabe (Kinoko club(Japan))
Keywords:
After-school day care services,neurodevelopmental disorders,Japan
After-school day services are services that provide school-aged children with disabilities with training to improve their daily life skills, mainly after school. The number of children using after-school day services in Japan has been increasing year by year, reaching approximately 340,000 in 2023. Against this background, the quality of support provided by after-school day services have become an issue in recent years, and various institutional revisions have been made, including the formulation of new guidelines. However, many issues still remain, such as the content of support and the securing of personnel. In this study, we analyzed the current situation surrounding after-school day care services and examined the issues that need to be addressed in order to improve these services in Japan.