Childcare Expo 2024, Proposing the Next Generation of Childcare and Education, to be Held November 21-22, 2024

Naoki Ogi (Ogimama) will also speak at the event, as well as 23 seminars and workshops!

- The following is content from the press release -

The venue for Childcare Expo 2023 (left); Naoki Ogi, a.k.a. "Mom Ogi" (right), who will be speaking at this year's event.

The "Childcare Expo 2024" (Secretariat: Messe Frankfurt Japan K.K.; President: Yasushi Kajiwara) will be held for the sixth time on November 21-22, 2024 (Thursday-Friday) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Kan. This trade fair, which is used to solve issues faced by the increasingly diverse nursery schools, kindergartens, and childcare centers, provides a venue where visitors can examine products and services for preschool children all at once, and also offers opportunities to acquire new knowledge and information through seminars and workshops for preschool directors and childcare providers. In the previous edition in 2023, 182 exhibitors welcomed 3,588 visitors, and this year, as of September, approximately 170 exhibitors have been confirmed.

In addition to introducing products and services such as learning materials, playground equipment and toys, disaster and crime prevention measures, health and hygiene products, and furniture, the exhibition area also has newly established zones specializing in "ICT" and "nutrition education," both of which are attracting attention in the childcare industry. The ICT zone will also feature mini-presentations on solutions to compensate for labor shortages, such as attendance management and parental communication systems. In the Nutrition Education Zone, visitors can examine meal delivery and meal service, emergency rations and stockpiled food, and more, with tastings and samples.

The "Job Seeking Area," also a first, will provide a new platform for connecting job seekers and companies, including career path consultation and recruiting for childcare professionals. Also on display will be the "BabyTech Award 2024," a contest to honor outstanding childcare IT products and childcare appliances, and the "Tokyo Toy Museum in Childcare Expo," a hands-on museum promoting wood education.

16 special seminars by the organizers and 7 training/workshops will be held in conjunction with the event.

In the "Organizer's Special Seminar" featuring university professors and other lecturers, a "Management Seminar" for directors and managers and an "Educational Seminar" for childcare providers will be held at the same time at the venue. There will also be "training and workshops" to acquire skills and knowledge, and "exchange meetings" with childcare-related influencers. All are free to attend, and a "certificate of completion" can be issued upon request. Advance reservations are required for training and workshops through the official website.

Management Seminar
Friday, November 22, 15:30-16:30
Capturing the Hearts and Minds of Children: Living in the "New Era of Children""
Naoki Naoki (Mama Ogi), Education Critic / Professor Emeritus, Hosei University / Director Emeritus, Tokyo Metropolitan Library

Educational Seminar
Thursday, November 21, 14:00-15:00
The "Thoroughly Dissecting the Child-Centered Lunch! -The Lunch Revolution that Everyone Can Commit to"
Taiyo Imazu, Childcare Changemaker

Training and Workshops
Thursday, November 21, 10:30-12:00
Career Design for Child Care Leaders."
（Maki Taniguchi, President, Career Health Institute, Inc.

Pickup Exhibitors

place for storing (e.g. books, CDs, DVDs, etc.) / Towing Car Studio, Inc.

Maruburo Club

This domestically produced plastic block features a size that is easy on small hands and rounded projections that do not hurt when stepped on.

Kawai Yakugyo Co.

"Sandbox cleaning."

Foreign objects are removed and antimicrobial agents (safe for preschoolers) are sprayed to reduce the growth of bacteria and provide a hygienic sandbox environment.

Seastar Corporation/ BabySmile

Baby Alarm E-202

Body movement sensor for infants that detects body movement including breathing of infants. Simply attach it to the baby's diaper for easy use.

（Grandex Corporation

FREEats."

It is compatible with 28 food allergens and can be stored for a long period of time. This phase-free snack is useful in everyday and emergency situations.

For the latest information on the Childcare Expo 2024, please visit

Official site:https://hoikuhaku.jp.messefrankfurt.com/tokyo/ja.html
Special Site:https://www.hoikuhaku.com/tokyo-osaka/
Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hoikuhaku_mfjp/
Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/hoikuhaku