National Health and Health Commission: Infants and young children are unattended as the primary factor that hinders fertility, which will accelerate the construction of the childcare service system

Cover news reporter Shao Meng

On August 17th, the press conference of the National Health and Health Commission. Cover reporter Shao Meng Photography

On August 17, the National Health and Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the "Guiding Opinions on Further Importing and Implementing Active Paternal Support Measures". Hao Fuqing, deputy director of the Social Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and the first -level inspector, introduced that domestic surveys show that unmanned care of infants and young children is the primary factor that hinders fertility. There are about 1/3 of the families in the city. The supply is still insufficient, and the supply of inclusive services is a short board.

"After all, my country's modern childcare service system is from scratch. It starts late. As of the end of 2021, the number of people per 1,000 population is 2.03, and there is still a lot of gaps to reach 4.5 goals at the end of the" 14th Five -Year Plan "period. . "Du Xixue, the State Department of the National Health Commission, pointed out that the" Guidance Opinions "further clarified specific measures from the aspects of reducing the operating costs of childcare institutions and improving the quality of childcare services. All localities and relevant departments will work together to accelerate the pace of promoting the construction of the childcare service system and implement active fertility support measures.

As of the end of 2021, the number of people per 1,000 in my country was 2.03

Du Xixue said that accelerating the construction of the childcare service system is a very important aspect of implementing active fertility support measures. Since 2019, the State Health and Health Commission has actively promoted the development of childcare services with all levels and departments. It has mainly done three aspects: "the policy and regulations is gradually improved, the standard standard system is improved, and the supply of inclusive education services has been expanded."

Du Xixue, the State Department of the National Health and Health Commission. Picture source: China Net

Du Xixue introduced that from 2020 to 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Health and Health Commission continued to carry out special actions of inclusive care services, and issued a central budget to invest 2 billion yuan, driving more than 5 billion yuan in local governments and social investment, and cumulative new custody increases 200,000, promoting the effective supply of inclusive care services. Health and health departments at all levels have further promoted the combination of medical education, and strengthened business guidance, consulting services, and supervision and inspection of health care work for the care institutions; Health management, etc., actively popularize scientific parenting knowledge, and provide scientific parenting services for childcare institutions and parents.

Du Xixue also pointed out that as of the end of 2021, there were 2.03 people per 1,000 population, and there was a lot of gaps to reach 4.5 goals from the end of the "14th Five -Year Plan" period.

Development of childcare has a significant effect on improving fertility

Hao Fuqing pointed out that research and international experience in all aspects show that the development of childcare services has a significant effect on reducing family burden and improving fertility willingness. In order to support the development of childcare services, the "Guidance Opinions" focuses on the five keywords of "basic, inclusive, investment, fees, and burden reduction".

Hao Fuqing, deputy director of the Social Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and a first -level inspector. Picture source: China Net

Hao Fuqing introduced that basic is to strengthen basic public services. The "Guidance Opinions" proposes to expand the function of community education service, improve basic public service facilities such as infants and young children, implement public childcare service capacity building projects, and highlight the basic livelihood guarantee for young education.

Inclusion is to focus on increasing inclusive services. Develop public childcare institutions, encourage social forces to invest, support employers to organize, build community service outlets, explore the family education model, and can also extend downward in kindergartens. Channels encourage multi -party participation to effectively expand the supply of inclusive care services.

Investment is to increase investment support. Broaden the scope of the application of the nursery construction project, the central budget investment will give construction subsidies, and give appropriate support for qualified inclusive projects. Through the support guidance of central investment, local governments and social forces have increased their investment and jointly strengthened the capacity building of the nursery service industry.

The charging is to standardize all kinds of services. Clarify the charging standards of public childcare institutions to be formulated by local governments, strengthen the supervision of the charges of inclusive care institutions, and reasonably determine the price of childcare services.

Reducing the burden is to reduce the burden on the operation of the institution. In addition to the special investment support in the central budget, the hydropower heat of the nursery institution is implemented according to the price of residents' living categories, and localities must also introduce a package of policies to support the development of childcare institutions. Emergency response mechanism, implement the rescue policy during the epidemic.

Support conditions for conditions for employers to provide welfare childcare services

The "Guidance" proposes that conditions for supporting employers provide welfare childcare services for employees. How to advance this benefit measure? Hongsha, deputy minister of the female employee department of the National Federation of Trade Unions, pointed out that since last year, the National Federation of Trade Unions has carried out employers' childcare services, which is a specific measure to help employees solve the problem of childcare.

On the one hand, the National Federation of Trade Unions and the National Health and Health Commission have jointly issued a notice to launch the recommendation of the national love entrusted employers to promote and support conditions for employees with conditions for employees. In the childcare model, the employer is encouraged to guide social forces to participate in the construction and operation of the nursery through the method of purchasing third -party services, and encourage government agencies state -owned enterprises and institutions to take the lead in setting up nursery institutions within the unit. For employers that provide free or low -fee support using their own venues, they can be recommended to declare first. In terms of support guarantee, the employer and related trade union organizations that have been successfully declared will give certain policies and funding support. In terms of service guidance, the national love education expert group will be jointly established to provide public welfare lectures, counseling training, etc. for localities. On the other hand, jointly convene employers to provide education service promotion meeting, summarize and exchange experience, and deploy recommendation and declaration work. At the same time, we will strengthen communication and coordination with relevant ministries and commissions, fully mobilize the forces of all parties, and actively support employers to participate in the special action of inclusive care services, and the creation of national infant care services demonstration cities.

Hongsha, deputy minister of female employees of the National Federation of Trade Unions. Picture source: China Net

Hongsha said that it will cooperate with the State Health Commission to strengthen the research standards and management specifications applicable to employers' nursery institutions, and conduct classification guidance for the different nature and different sizes of employers, and promote steadily.

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