Our university's sick child care support system, "Sanrinsha," will be discontinued on March 31, 2017.
Since 2008, Hokkaido University has been operating the "Sanrinsha" sick child care support system to provide childcare support for female faculty members and other staff at the university. Subsequently, Sapporo City and surrounding municipalities have successively started operating similar support measures called "Emergency Support Networks," and in Sapporo City, particularly generous subsidies for usage of 3 hours or more per session have been provided since March 2013. Sapporo City's "Children's Emergency Support Network," which can be used by Sapporo residents (including staff residing outside of Sapporo City) who are eligible to use "Sanrinsha," is often more advantageous than "Sanrinsha" in terms of usage time and subsidies (see table below).
For these reasons, our university's sick child care support system has been a pioneer in providing sick child care support to female faculty members and others at our university. However, in light of the recent introduction of similar support measures by local governments and other organizations, we have decided to terminate this support measure as of March 31, 2017.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to those who have used our services in the past, as you will now need to register with the Sapporo City or other childcare services for sick children. We appreciate your understanding.
Comparison of "Sanrinsha" and Sapporo City's sick child care program
| さんりんしゃ | Sapporo (Children's Emergency Support Network) Use of sick child care services |
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|---|---|---|
| Eligible persons | Female faculty and staff of this university | Persons residing or working in Sapporo City |
| Target children | Ages 0 to 3rd grade | Ages 0 to 6th grade |
| Utilization time | Monday-Saturday 7:30 AM - 20:00 PM (*1) |
Monday-Saturday 7 when 30 worth ~ 18 when 00 minutes |
| Signup fee | 2,160 yen (Hokkaido University will bear the full cost) |
None (Sapporo City will bear the cost) |
| Annual fee | 22,000 yen (fully covered by Hokkaido University) | None (Sapporo City will bear the cost) |
| Usage fees | 500 yen / hour | Up to 3 hours: 500 yen/30 minutes Over 3 hours: 150 yen/30 minutes (*2) |
| Maximum number of supplementary hours | Up to 50 hour (For periods exceeding 50 hours, the charge is 1,000 yen/hour) For the second child, up to 75 hours. The third person is limited to 100 hours. |
None |
| Other Information | Available for emergency childcare other than for sick or recovering children. (Not eligible for subsidy) In this case, the usage time is from 7:30 to 23:00. <For more details, please refer to the Sapporo City website.> |
*1 Of the 101 usages in FY2015, 2 (2% of the total) were usages that exceeded 6 PM.
*2 If you use the subsidy system for childcare for sick children
In the future, if you require childcare for a sick child, please refer to the information provided at the time of registration for the Sanrinsha (bicycle service)."Sapporo City Children's Emergency Support Network"Furthermore, by Sapporo CityUsage assistance systemis available for you to purchase online.
For any comments or inquiries regarding this matter, please contact the Office for Supporting Female Researchers (freshu@synfsoter.hokudai.ac.jp).
