TMDU On-Campus Nursery “WAKU WAKU Hoikuen”

TMDU On-Campus Nursery “WAKU WAKU Hoikuen”

The TMDU On-Campus Nursery aims to help staff members and students who are managing both parental duties and work/study responsibilitiesachieve “work-life balance”.
Currently, the nursery is scheduled to open after April 2010.

Hisashi Taniguchi, DDS, PhD
Professor
Maxillofacial Prosthetics, TMDU

Location & Facilities

LocationYushima Campus, Bldg No.6, 1st floor
Building typeReinforced concrete, fireproof
Facility floor space208m2
Facility managementIndependently contracted nursery organization,“Pigeon Hearts Corporation”

Name of nursery

After collecting ideas for the nursery’ s name, it has been decided to be named “WAKU WAKU Hoikuen”.

Number of children to be admitted (Quota by age range)

Regular users

Regular users are those who use the facility 5 days a week (Monday~Friday)
Maximum capacity27children
AllocationUnder one year old: 9
one~two years old:9
two~three years old:6
three years and up: 3

Day-by-day users

Day-by-day users can use the facility when capacity is available.
But, this project in the first year (FY2010) is not yet concrete.

Notes:

1. Age is measured as of 1st April of the current year.
2. The TMDU On-Campus Nursery receives a subsidy from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Due to eligibility constraints of this assistance program, students may use only up to one-half of the allotted quota (the number is based on the actual number of children attending the nursery).

Hours of Operation

Basic hours of operation

7:30a.m. ~ 6:00p.m.

Extended hours of operation

7:00a.m. ~ 7:30a.m. & 6:00p.m.~8:00p.m.

Hours of operation for day-by-day users

In principle, within the “Basic hours of operation”.

Days closed

The nursery is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and over New Year’s holiday. (29 December –3 January)

Users & eligibility

Users

Staff members and students (both undergraduate and post graduate in principle) of TMDU.

Eligibility

Children can be admitted to the day nursery if;
※Both parents have a full time job or they are studying during the day and therefore unable to look after their children by themselves;
※The family is unable to use a recognized nursery near their place of resi-dence

Eligible Children

The day nursery will be able to care of children who are at least 57 days old until elementary school age.
Children must be of sound mind and body so as to get along with the other children in the nursery.

Fees

Basic monthly fee Approximately ¥70,000
Extended hours feeTo be announced
Temporary hours feeTo be announced
When a regular user is permitted to send two or more children, the fee for the second and any additional child will be charged at the rate of one-half of the basic fee.

Criteria for selection (Regular Users)

1.TMDU will give priority to those who are not able to send their children to recognized nursery in their neighborhood, or who would have much difficulty using another nursery.
2.Selection is done annually.

Schedule of selection (Regular Users):
Recruitment for admission in April 2010 & Application process
To be announced

Deadline for submission of the application form:
To be announced (likely—early March, 2010)
Recruitment for admission in May or
thereafter: To be announced

Provision of Information

TMDU will announce the commencement of the application period, as well as provide for the distribution of application forms and other information, via the On-Campus Nursery website.

Person in Charge

Ms. Ishida, Staff Section, General Affairs Division

Floor Plan of “WAKU WAKU Hoikuen”