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    "data": {
        "id": 1797893,
        "msgid": "lestari-moerdijat-decent-childcare-standards-must-be-consistently-realised-1781171430",
        "date": "2026-06-11 15:32:00",
        "title": "Lestari Moerdijat: Decent Childcare Standards Must Be Consistently Realised",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "MPR Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has called for consistent improvements in childcare and child protection standards in Indonesia. She highlighted alarming data showing that 44% of daycare centres remain unlicensed and two-thirds of managers are uncertified. The legislator urged comprehensive evaluations of care institutions and reinforced law enforcement to eliminate systemic violence against children.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Speaker of the People\u2019s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari\nMoerdijat has stressed that efforts to achieve decent standards of\nchildcare and child protection in Indonesia must be consistently\nimproved. This is crucial to mould a generation of national successors\nwith strong character and high competitiveness in the future. \u201cChild\nprotection efforts for the nation\u2019s future generation must begin with\nproviding proper parenting patterns from an early age. These steps must\nbe realised consistently with the support of all parties,\u201d Lestari\nstated in a written release on Thursday (11\/6). Lestari, familiarly\nknown as Rerie, highlighted significant challenges in the current\ncaregiving landscape. According to data from the Ministry of Women\u2019s\nEmpowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), 75% of families in Indonesia\nnow rely on daycare services or child minding centres. However, this\nhigh demand has not been matched with adequate governance. PPPA Minister\nArifah Fauzi disclosed the alarming fact that around 44% of daycare\ncentres still lack official permits, 20% lack Standard Operating\nProcedures (SOPs), and 66.7% of their managers remain uncertified. This\ncondition is exacerbated by 2023 Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data\nrecording that 2.98% of Indonesian children still live in inadequate\ncare environments. Rerie assessed that the current child protection\nsystem still has many gaps, ranging from weak supervision to a lack of\nintegrated victim handling. The legislator from the NasDem Party argued\nthat strengthening aspects of prevention, protection, and law\nenforcement must go hand in hand. She asserted that there must no longer\nbe any room for systematic practices of violence against children in any\ninstitution. As a Member of House Commission X, Rerie urged a\ncomprehensive evaluation of every institution involved in childcare and\nprotection. She believes creating a healthy, safe, and comfortable\nenvironment is an absolute requirement for optimal child growth and\ndevelopment. \u201cA healthy, safe, and comfortable environment for child\ndevelopment must be realised for a better and more competitive future\ngeneration,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lestari-moerdijat-decent-childcare-standards-must-be-consistently-realised-1781171430",
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