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National Institutes of Natural Sciences, an Inter-University Research InstituteCorporation, Guidelines for the Implementation of the Childcare Support System
March 1, 2017
Decision of the Executive Director in Charge of Gender Equality(Purpose)
Article 1
These Guidelines aim at promoting gender equality and work-life balance by procuring theNational Institutes of Natural Sciences, an Inter-University Research Institute Corporation(hereinafter referred to as “NINS”) to support a part of the childcare expenses arising from
temporary daycare (external nursery, babysitters, etc.) or daycare of sick children orrecovering children (hereinafter referred to as the “Childcare Service”) of the Executive
Officers and Employees holding positions at NINS, joint researchers, etc. performing jointresearches, etc. at NINS and the students accepted by NINS (hereinafter referred to as the“Employees, etc.”).
(Eligible Persons)
Article 2
The persons eligible for this system shall be those Employees, etc. who come under any of thefollowing:(1) An Employee, etc. who needs the Childcare Service for a child he/she fosters (during theperiod from the day immediately following the day on which the maternity leave ends (theday on which the post-childbirth maternity leave is deemed to be applied with respect tothe next Item and Item (3) below) until the last day of March of the year during which thesixth (6th) grade of elementary school completes; hereinafter the same shall apply) in order
to work;(2) An Employee, etc. who needs the Childcare Service for a child he/she fosters in order toperform a joint research, etc. at NINS (under condition that no similar support is provided
by the institute he/she belongs to);(3) An Employee, etc. who needs the Childcare Service for a child he/she fosters in order tostudy at NINS;(4) A Research Fellow, etc. accepted by NINS who needs the Childcare Service for a childhe/she fosters; or(5) An Employee, etc. who are specifically recognized to have the needs for the Service by
theExecutive Director in Charge of Gender Equality or Vice President.
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Article 3
The Childcare Service to be provided as a support to the Employees, etc. shall be available
within the duration of the work or study hours (including the hours required for thecommutation).
2 The Childcare Service to be provided as a support to the Employees, etc. shall not include
the daycare service usually used and the extended childcare service.
(Contents of Support)
Article 4
The amount of the support shall be 3,000 yen (inclusive of tax; hereinafter the same shallapply) per day on which the Childcare Service is utilized; provided, however, that if theutilization charge of the Childcare Service is less than 3,000 yen, the amount of the support
shall not be more than the amount actually incurred.
2 If the utilization charge of the Childcare Service includes the cost of the meals and otheradditional services (such as language class lessons), its cost shall be excluded from the scopeof the support.
3 The total amount of the support under this Service shall not be more than 15,000 yen per year
per child fostered by the Employee, etc.
(Application Procedures)
Article 5
An Employee, etc. intending to apply for the support under this system (hereinafter referredto as “Applicant”) shall submit an application to one of the offices in charge listed below inadvance:(1) Administrative Bureau (General Affairs Division, General Affairs Section)(2) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Administration Department, General
Affairs Group, Employee Affairs Unit)(3) National Institute for Fusion Science (Department of Administration, General Affairs
Division,Employee Section)(4) Okazaki Administration Center (General Affairs Department, General Affairs Division,Employee Section)
2 If, for an unavoidable reason, the Application cannot be submitted in advance, it shall besubmitted ex post facto without delay. It should be noted that an Application shall not beaccepted unless it is submitted within two (2) weeks following utilization of the Childcare
Service (if the service is utilized continuously, within two (2) weeks from the last day ofutilization).

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3 After the utilization of the Childcare Service, the receipt evidencing the utilization charge ofthe Childcare Service utilized (showing the name of the child, hours utilized and thebreakdown of the charge per hour and the meal cost, etc.) shall be submitted to the officelisted under Paragraph 1.
(Notification of Approval)
Article 6
NINS shall notify the applicant regarding the approval or disapproval of the application using
the Written Notice of the Result of the Approval provided for separately. In a case of therejection of the Application, if the receipt has been already submitted by the Applicant, thereceipt shall be returned to the Applicant.
2 The support money will be paid to the Applicant whose Application has been approved
pursuant to the particulars contained in the Result Notification.
(Cancellation of Approval)
Article 7
When the Application contained a false statement, NINS shall be entitled to cancel theapproval.
2 If the Application is cancelled as the preceding Paragraph, the Applicant must return to NINS
the support money he/she has already received with respect to the case relevant to thecancellation.
(Miscellaneous Provision)
Article 8
In addition to those set forth in these Procedures, any matters that may be necessary for
implementation of the Childcare Support System shall be determined by the Gender Equality
Promotion Committee.
Supplementary Provision
These Procedures shall be put into effect as of March 1, 2017.
Supplementary Provision
These Procedures shall be put into effect as of May 15, 2017, and shall apply from April 1,2017.
Supplementary Provision
These Procedures shall be put into effect as of April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provision
These Procedures shall be put into effect as of December 1, 2020.

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