Message from Director General (I visited childcare support at public nursery schools in the city)

　At nursery schools in Aoba Ward, we not only take care of children in the school every day, but also provide a variety of child-raising support for parents and children, such as open gardens and childcare courses.
　This time, I heard about the situation at four public gardens.
　With the opening of the garden, we were able to see how they ran around with their children and how parents and children who participated in childcare courses turned round newspapers into beans and enjoy bean-throwing ceremony.
　At Utsukushigaoka Nursery School, which is open to the hall, parents who participated said, "I am grateful because there are few places where children can play indoors with peace of mind."
　I also visited the class during school lunch, and I tasted the whole mini carrots raised and harvested by the children. . There was also a garden where children stabbed the radish they had grown on a stick and dried it, then cut it into dried radish and used it as ingredients for school lunch.
　I think that such experiences in the garden where you can feel the season also play a part in the growth of children.
　In addition, we heard from the director about the state of the child who needed medical care, and learned that the staff was making various efforts to make it safe and enjoyable. .
　Aoba Ward will continue to strive to raise children with peace of mind as "Aoba, a city that wants to continue living and wants to live in."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

February 2024 Takao Nakajima, Mayor of Aoba