"There are 10,026 day cares, of which 17 are government-based, 2,481 are community-based, and 7,528 are company-based child care facilities," the ministry's Deputy for Family Welfare and Empowerment, Nopian Andusti, remarked here on Wednesday.
Andusti made the statement in his address at the kick-off event of the Child Day Care (Tamasya) Mapping Month.
Andusti emphasized that mapping the potential of day care facilities requires collaboration and synergy among ministries/agencies, local governments, companies, the private sector, community organizations, and experts.
"The Tamasya program was designed to ensure positive childcare practices in child care facilities can be implemented," he explained.
The program aims to ensure integrated child care services, helping working parents remain productive while ensuring children receive appropriate attention, protection, and stimulation for their development.
Furthermore, Tamasya incorporates various activities to guarantee that working mothers feel secure, at ease, and confident that their children are receiving the highest quality of care.
To begin with, it aims to enhance caregivers' skills through training and mentoring or independent study via a learning management system.
Next, periodic monitoring of children's growth and development, assessment of indicators of violence, and provision of referral services are also included.
Moreover, child care services can offer parents detailed reports and referrals tailored to their children's needs.
He emphasized that Tamasya also serves as one of the solutions to help sustain the declining total fertility rate (TFR).
"In 2020, Indonesia's TFR was recorded at 2.4, whereas it was 2.11 in 2024. We must keep it at 2.1," he stated.
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