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Childcare becomes an issue in industrial zones
  • | vietnamnet, dtinews.vn | December 25, 2013 09:13 PM
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The Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia discussed solutions to private kindergartens after the most recent child abuse case.

 
 Phuong Anh Kindergarten child abuse case

During her meeting with HCMC Department of Education and Training, Nghia said that the child abuse case at Phuong Anh Kindergarten should be taken as a warning sign. When making plans, investors of industrial zones never thought about child care problems for the workers.

Because of poverty, female workers often choose to go to work as early as four months after birth, so they desperately need someone to look after their children for them. Nghia suggested to issue a new decree that force investors to include childcare centres into their plans and the authorities must carry out inspections at private childcare centres frequently.

She said, "Even the existing industrial zones would have to build childcare centres. Currently, only 6 out of 13 industrial zones in HCMC have plans for schools. In the near future, the ministry will also make suitable adjustments to the management over childcare centres."

Previously, the local authorities announced that they may ban all private kindergartens after the Phuong Anh Kindergarten incident. However, Nghia said it is an impossible task because of high demand.

On December 23, head of HCMC Le Hoang Quan also ordered the local authorities to make clear the individual responsibilities of those involved in child care, and strictly punish offenders in the Phuong Anh Kindergarten child abuse case. He also ordered collaboration betweem all agencies to tighten management over kindergartens in the city.

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