Information
for Participants with Children
A Childcare Room and Family Room will be available at Neuroscience
2009.
At Childcare Room, professional staff will take care of children while
you attend the meeting. Advance reservation is required.
At Family Room, parents may take some rest with their children and/or
breastfeed them. There are no childcare staff in the Family Room.
Parents must accompany their children for its use. No reservation
is necessary.
Childcare Room
The Childcare Room will be operated by Pigeon Hearts Corporation,
an official member of the All-Japan Babysitter Association. Mats
and play equipment will be provided, and children will be cared
for by specialist childcare staff. If you wish to use the Childcare
Room, please be sure to read the regulations below and authorize
the enclosed Consent Form when submitting your application in advance.
Opening
Hours
(to be confirmed)
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8:00-19:30, Wednesday,
September 16
8:00-19:30, Thursday, September 17
8:00-17:30, Friday, September 18
It may not be possible to accept children without advance
reservations. |
Location
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For security reasons, only
parents and guardians using the Childcare Room will be informed
of its location. |
Ages Accepted
Cost
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From 3 months to sixth
graders |
Cost
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200 yen/30 minutes
(Please pay at the Childcare Room on the day, using exact
money only.) |
Application Period
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From Tuesday, January 20,
2009 to Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
*Reservations received after the deadline will be accommodated
should space be available. Please ask in this eventuality.
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How
to Apply
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Please be sure to read
the Regulations for Use below, fill in the required information
on the application form, and fax it to Pigeon Hearts Corporation
(+81-52-262-8682).
A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you on receipt of your
application.
Please be sure to contact Pigeon Hearts Corporation if there
are any changes to the content of your application, or if
you have any queries.
* Inquiries *
Pigeon Hearts Corporation
Contact: Ms. Kakumae
5-16-27 Chiyoda, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0012
Fax: +81-52-262-8682
Web site: http://www.pigeonhearts.co.jp/
E-mail: maki.kakumae@pigeon.co.jp
* In E-mail inquiries, please use the subject line "Neuroscience
2009 Childcare Room Inquiry." |
Important
Notes on Use of Childcare Room
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- You must show personal identification that includes
your name and address (either passport, valid Japanese
drivers license, or alien registration card).
- Please be sure to inform the staff if your child is
not in normal good health.
- Your child cannot use the Childcare Room if either of
the following apply;
- if he or she is running a fever or unwell that day;
- if any of the following infectious diseases is suspected.
If your child has recently been treated for any of
these diseases, please bring a doctor's certificate
with you:
Chickenpox/measles/mumps/hand, foot, and mouth disease/rubella/impetigo/vomiting
and diarrhea/molluscum contagiosum/contagious conjunctivitis/whooping
cough/influenza/common cold
- if Pigeon Hearts or Childcare Room staff determine
that your child is not suited to nursery care
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What
to Bring
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- Personal identification (either passport, valid Japanese
drivers license, or alien registration card)
- Childcare Room Application Form
- Items required during childcare period (must be named).
Please bring these all together on the day. All belongings
must be placed together in a single bag.
Snacks
or baby food and drink. (Lunch and raw food are
prohibited. Baby food must be in unopened jars or
freeze-dried packs.)
Any other items regarded as necessary during the
childcare period. |
* Please provide baby bottles, powdered formula, diapers,
and a change of clothes.
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Drop
off
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- Please take your child to the toilet before bringing
them to the Childcare Room.
- The staff will take your child and their belongings
(single bag only) into the Childcare Room, check your
personal identification, and give you a Confirmation Form.
The purpose of the Confirmation Form is to identify the
parent or guardian. Please be careful not to lose it.
Please tell the staff about how your child is feeling
and acting that day. Please also tell the staff directly
if there are any points of which they should be aware
while looking after your child.
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Pick
up
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- The same person who dropped off your child should pick
up him or her and show the Confirmation Form.
- The staff will return your child and his or her bag.
- If your child is to be dropped off and picked up
by different people, please inform the staff of this
at drop off time.
The person who picks up your child must show personal
identification.
- If the staff have not been informed or the Confirmation
Form has been lost, the staff may not be able to hand
over your child.
- If more than 30 minutes have elapsed after the
scheduled pick up time and it is not possible to contact
the parent or guardian, the Convention Secretariat
may be informed.
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Meals
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The Childcare Room will
not engage in any form of meal preparation.
Please eat lunch with your child outside the Childcare Room
(in the Family Lounge or elsewhere).
In principle, staff will handle snacks and drinks (biscuits,
powdered formula, etc.) that are provided by the parent or
guardian, but as a refrigerator is not available please only
provide items that can be stored at room temperature. Pigeon
Hearts Corporation will not accept any responsibility whatsoever
in the event that food poisoning or illness occurs as a result. |
Emergencies
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Staff will contact you immediately in the event your child
is injured, starts to run a fever, or of any other emergency,
by calling your mobile phone.
- Should staff be unable to contact a parent or guardian,
they will use the emergency contact details given in the
Childcare Room Application Form.
- Should medical treatment be necessary, your child will
be taken to a nearby hospital at the same time as staff
members contact you urgently.
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Insurance
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Pigeon Hearts Corporation takes every precaution to ensure
the safety of childcare, but in the event that an accident
occurs for which childcare staff are responsible, this will
be discussed with Pigeon Hearts Corporation and the childcare
worker concerned, and the company will respond within the
scope of its insurance policy.
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Family Room
This room contains mats, play equipment, and partitions. Please
use it freely to eat or relax with your children, or as a nursing
room. Advance registration is not required. There are no childcare
staff in the Family Room. While in this room, children must be
accompanied by their parents or guardians, who are requested to
use it responsibly and safely.
Opening
Hours
(to be confirmed)
|
8:00-19:30, Wednesday,
September 16
8:00-19:30, Thursday, September 17
8:00-17:30, Friday, September 18 |
Location
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Nagoya Congress Center
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Cost
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Free |
Note
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The contracting company's
insurance does not cover any accident or injury taking place
in the Family Room, and the JNSS and the Convention Secretariat
accept no responsibility whatsoever for any occurrence. |
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