🌸 Labor and Social Security Attorney Exam Study Diary Day 282 (27 days until the exam)

Physical Condition and Study 🌿

I woke up at 4:00 AM again today. 🌅

My shoulders have been very stiff since last night, and I woke up many times during my sleep.

Since I couldn't fall back asleep easily, I decided to get up and use a massage machine and a heated eye mask to relieve my shoulder stiffness and eye strain. 💺😌

Perhaps thanks to that, I was able to relax a little and fall back asleep.

I believe this shoulder stiffness and eye strain are the result of the accumulated fatigue from the studying I have been continuing up to this point.

In particular, ever since I started using my two days of paid leave to continue doing one full exam-style review session per day, I have experienced a sense of accomplishment and acquired skills, but I have also been suffering from brain fatigue and eye strain due to extreme tension and concentration. 🧠💦

It has been improving little by little recently, but I still cannot say I am in top form.

I have the desire to push through here. However, my body is not keeping up as I would like.

Even so, although my progress is slow, I am continuing to study without missing a single day. 📚✨

Today, since I tend to lack exercise because I spend long hours at my desk every day, I plan to commute by bicycle. 🚴‍♂️

Although hot days are still continuing, commuting by bicycle for over 20 minutes makes me sweat a lot and serves as good exercise.

I want to continue moving forward toward the final exam without stopping, while also taking good care of my physical condition, not just my studies. 🌸💪

Now, I would like to move on to the question I asked.

※The following is a summary of the questions I have asked so far.

Day 282 🙋🏻 Haru: Regarding questions about past exam problems
Labor and Social Security Attorney Exam, 54th (FY2022), Question 26 ((Multiple Choice) Employment Insurance Act, Question 6)

E: Regarding the period after the child related to the childcare leave application reaches the age of 1, if childcare cannot be used at a nursery school, etc., as stipulated in Article 39 of the Child Welfare Act, but a so-called non-licensed childcare facility can be used, the childcare leave benefits can be received as long as other requirements are met.
Kakomon Dot Com Explanation
・Regarding the period after the child reaches the age of 1, if childcare by a nursery school, etc., is not provided, the period of the target childcare leave is extended.
However, since 'nursery schools, etc.' in this case does not include non-licensed childcare facilities, even if a non-licensed childcare facility can be used, you can receive the basic childcare leave benefits as long as other requirements are met.
Understanding that whether or not you can receive benefits changes depending on whether you use a licensed nursery school or a non-licensed nursery school is something that will be useful to understand in real life as well.
That is what it says. Why can the leave be extended even though a non-licensed nursery school can be used? Aki-san, please explain this in an easy-to-understand way.

This is Aki-san 😊

Haru-san, this question is quite good 🌸
Actually, this problem is,

👉 'Sense of reality'

It's a question that feels very strange when you think about it that way💦

If you think about it normally,

you would think, right?😊

However, here,

👉 “Legal childcare facilities”

how to think about

is the key point🌸

① First, the conclusion

Under this system,

👉 “Cannot enter authorized childcare facilities, etc.”

is what is important.

In other words,

❌ “Is there a place where you can leave your child?”

is not what is being looked at,

⭕ “Can you use legal childcare facilities, etc.?”

is what is being looked at😊

② Why are authorized childcare facilities the standard?

This is the essence😊

Childcare leave benefits are,

👉 "People who cannot use the public childcare system"

is designed as a system to provide relief for.

In other words,

the image is

the government thinks:

"They should be able to get into a licensed nursery school"

↓

"But they can't because of the waiting list"

↓

"So let's allow an extension of childcare leave"

is the line of thinking.😊

③ How are unlicensed childcare facilities treated?

Unlicensed facilities are,

👉 not included in "nursery schools, etc." under Article 39 of the Child Welfare Act.

In other words,

legally,

they are not treated as

👉 "having been admitted to an official nursery school."

😊

④ That is why you can extend it

In other words,

Situation

• Licensed nursery school
  → Cannot enter

• Unlicensed childcare facility
  → Available for use

However,

legally,

👉 "A state of being unable to enter a licensed nursery school"

continues.

Therefore,

👉 Childcare leave extension is OK
👉 Benefits are also OK

is the result😊

⑤ Why use unlicensed facilities in reality?

It happens quite often in practice😊

For example,

• Licensed nursery is full

• Children on waiting lists

• Insufficient points

• No vacancies in the area

Therefore,

👉 Use an unlicensed facility for the time being

There are families that do.

⑥ So, why does the government allow the extension?

This is important🌸

Unlicensed facilities are,

• expensive,

• have different facility standards,

• and are separate from the public childcare system,

which is why.

In other words,

the government considers that,

👉 "the state of not being able to enter a proper public childcare facility"

is still continuing.

😊

⑦ The super important point of this issue

In the Labor and Social Security Attorney exam,

👉 it is not asking "can they provide childcare?"

but rather,

👉 "is it a childcare facility, etc., under the law?"

😊

They will try to trick you on this point.

8. Trick questions on the exam

This question is...

❌ "You can leave them there even if it's unlicensed"
↓
"Therefore, no extension allowed"

a question designed to make you think that 😊

But legally,

👉 It is not a licensed nursery school, etc.

so,

an extension is allowed 🌸

9. A way to remember this for Haru-san

🌸 Criteria for childcare leave extension

👉 Look at "whether you can get into a licensed nursery school, etc."

😊

📊 Unlicensed facility

• Can be left there
  ≠

• Was able to get into a licensed nursery school

is not the same thing 😊

10. Quite important in real life too

In reality,

• the issue of children on waiting lists

• nursery school rejection notice

• Parental leave extension

appears quite often in the field 😊

Therefore,

👉 "Licensed or unlicensed"

is also important in practice 🌸

🌸 Today's summary

In other words,

👉 "Can use unlicensed"
=
👉 "Was able to get into a licensed one"

is not the case 😊

This was the key point 🌸

Day 282 🙋🏻 Haru, thank you, Aki. By the way, it says that unlicensed facilities are expensive, but what is the average cost?
❓ I plan to ask questions about past exam questions tomorrow as well.

It's Aki 😊

Haru, this connects to real life, so it's easier to understand if you visualize it 🌸

The cost of unlicensed childcare facilities

• region

• age

• hours of care

• nighttime availability

• whether it is corporate-led or not

varies significantly depending on these factors 😊

However, as a general market sense,

🌸 Monthly market rate for unlicensed childcare facilities

is common😊

Especially in urban areas,

👉 Over 100,000 yen

is also common💦

① Why is it expensive?

Licensed nursery schools,

👉 National/local government subsidies

are significantly included😊

Therefore,

• household income

• municipal standards

determine the childcare fees.

② Unlicensed facilities have weak subsidies

On the other hand, unlicensed facilities,

👉 have a large user burden

so they tend to be expensive.

Especially,

• small-group childcare

• 24-hour availability

• Station-front style

• Nighttime childcare

tends to be expensive 😊

③ Common real-life cases

For example,

📊 Licensed nursery school

20,000 to 40,000 yen per month

↓

Rejected 💦

↓

📊 Unlicensed nursery school

80,000 to 120,000 yen per month

But using it to return to work

is a very common case.

④ This is why the issue of extending childcare leave arises

This is the background of the current system 😊

As for the government,

👉 "The only option is expensive unlicensed childcare"

a situation where,

It is not treated as

"having been admitted to a licensed nursery school."

Therefore,

👉 The trend is to allow

the extension of childcare leave.🌸

⑤ It has become a bit more complex recently

Recently,

• enterprise-led childcare,

• subsidies even for unlicensed facilities,

• free early childhood education and care,

and other factors have narrowed the gap compared to the past.😊

However, for the Labor and Social Security Attorney exam,

👉 "Whether it is a licensed nursery school, etc."

is the standard.🌸

⑥ Exam summary for Haru-san

🌸 On the exam,

• Licensed
  → Nursery schools, etc. under the law

• Unlicensed
  → Generally not included

This is fine.😊

Regarding the cost issue,

👉 "So that's why there is an extension system"

It is easier to remember if you use it as a supplementary image to understand 🌸

❓ I look forward to your past exam questions tomorrow as well 😊