The Minister of Solidarity, Jean-Christophe Combe, announced on Monday that he had seized the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (Igas), after the death of an eleven-month-old girl last month in a creche of the People & Baby group in Lyon ( Rhone).
The girl had probably been killed by an employee who, irritated by her tears, having made her ingest a caustic product.
This mission is responsible for providing "rapidly clarifications as to the factors which, in this crèche, in this network, or in the general framework of the reception methods, could have contributed to the installation of situations of danger or mistreatment". , says one to the ministry.
It must also propose “solutions to remedy this” and the minister “will quickly discuss regulatory changes likely to be implemented in the fall”.
This crèche in Lyon is administratively closed for three months, the prefecture announced at the beginning of the month.
"During this period, an administrative inquiry will be carried out by the Métropole de Lyon in order to verify that the operating conditions of the establishment comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions and guarantee respect for the health, physical or mental, or the education of the children welcomed, ”explained the prefecture.
Responses to staffing shortages
The new minister made this announcement while meeting on Monday the members of the Early Childhood Sector Committee, set up last November, which brings together representatives of young childcare facilities (nursing assistants, home childcare, crèches, etc.) and the public actors concerned.
The aim was to respond immediately to the concerns expressed by professionals about the shortage of staff in childcare facilities.
The extension of the practice of early childhood professions in crèches to “new profiles” will be the subject of a decree which should be published by the end of July.
It should allow in particular the recognition of foreign diplomas, in particular European, indicates one in the entourage of the minister.
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The Minister has released two million euros to finance a campaign to promote and promote early childhood professions.
He suggested several measures to improve the early childhood service: obligation to create a parents' council in all crèches, establishment of a system for reporting and national monitoring of incidents, periodic obligation of external evaluation on the basis of a national frame of reference including parental satisfaction, time limit on the duration of authorization for establishments.
According to a survey published Monday, conducted by Cnaf at the request of the Committee, and covering some 16,000 crèches, 48.6% of them declare a lack of staff with children.
8,908 full-time equivalents, or between 6.5% and 8.6% of the workforce, are declared permanently vacant.
