Gathering open space for parents and children

• About gathering open space of parent and child

• I want to run a gathering space for parents and children! To everyone who thinks

• About recruitment of new administration groups of gathering open space of Yokohama-shi parent and child in 2023

• A group that runs a square

• List of parents and children's gathering squares

• [Important] Operation of business related to COVID-19 infection

• Contact information

• Providing a place for parent-child exchange and gathering place
• Implementation of consultation on child care
• Collection and provision of information related to local child care
• Conducting training on child care and child care support

• Temporary custody using the open space (there are certain conditions, such as continuous operation and stable operation when starting)

• The area of the open space should be approximately 40 m2 or more
• The property must have been confirmed and inspected since June 1, 1981.
• The implementation time and implementation date shall be, in principle, at least 5 consecutive hours, including 4 hours from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm per day and 3 days or more per week.
• Regardless of the number of users, two or more open space staff (child care advisors) are always assigned.

Yokohama City provides assistance such as operating expenses for groups that operate the open space (including cases where the open space is opened and going to operate it).
If you want to run a gathering space for parents and children, first please call the Local Child Care Support Division for consultation.
We will explain the basic conditions and target areas outside of the new recruitment period.

1. Determine the recruitment area so that permanent parents and children do not overlap.
2. Decision of recruitment start time and application guidelines, and disclosure of contents such as areas to be offered (once a year, usually from June to August).
3. Holding of recruitment briefings, questions and answers, application acceptance, on-site confirmation of candidate properties
4. Selection Committee held by external committee members (presentation and questions)
5. Determined organization

Recruitment of new management organizations Individual briefing session page
Application target area (PDF: 160KB)
Application Guidelines page
Questions and answers (PDF: 264KB)
Selection results (PDF: 127KB)
・Document 1 Selection Committee Minutes (PDF: 135KB)
・Document 2 Selection Committee Member List (PDF: 89KB)

Gathering open space for parents and children is mainly operated by social movement groups such as NPOs.
Local people are also active as management staff.
If you are interested in the activity (want to participate in the operation, help with the activity, etc.), please contact each open space directly.

With the review of the position of the new coronavirus infection under the Infectious Diseases Law being reviewed as Class 5 infectious diseases on May 8, 2023, in the open space for parents and children, from May 8, 2023. Basically, we respect independent choices and leave it to the judgment of individuals and businesses.
Please note that depending on the judgment of each facility, the project may be implemented while taking measures to prevent the spread of infection.
Also, please note that depending on the period when the infection is rapidly spreading, infection control measures may be strengthened.
(A) To users
If you do not feel well, such as fever, please refrain from using it.
B. Measures to Prevent the spread of infection
Depending on the judgment of each facility, we may carry out the business while taking measures to prevent the spread of infection, such as hand disinfection, disinfection of common parts, indoor ventilation, etc.

The purpose of this subsidy is to reduce the burden on businesses facing soaring crude oil prices and prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for organizations operating a gathering space for parents and children in Yokohama City in 2023.
For more information, please contact us.