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Benesse's nursery school Visualization of children's ability to grow and nurture each other in "cross-age childcare"; Web-based communication to those involved in childcare to improve the quality of childcare

2023.11.01

- The following is from the press release - BENESSE STYLE CARE CORPORATION (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinya Takiyama) has established the BENESSE STYLE CARE SERVICE CORPORATION (BSC), a subsidiary of BENESSE STYLE CARE, Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinya Takiyama) has decided to launch the "BENESSE STYLE CARE" program in October 2023.

Gajyumaru no Ki launches a home-visit sick childcare service in October in Fukuoka's Chuo and Hakata wards, where customers can register, make reservations, and make payments via an app.

2023.09.19

With a 100% Response Guarantee, We Help You Balance Childcare and Work." https://www.kidsleaf.net/ - The following is from the press release - Effective October 1, 2023, "GK Ji...

Kokuyo's "Hello! Family." series, a brand of IoT for parents and children to watch over their children, will launch its second communication device on September 19 (Tuesday).

2023.09.15

Proposal of "Haromoni," a monitor that allows users to exchange messages with their smartphones, and "Haropochi," a button that allows users to send messages to their smartphones - The following is from a press release - KOKUYO CO.

New Development in JR East Group's Childcare Support Project "HAPPY CHILD PROJECT

2023.09.14

- The following is from the press release: z JR East Group aims to "create new value and services with people as the starting point" as stated in the Group Management Vision "Transformation 2027"....

Racine launches website creation and operation support service specialized for nursery schools and kindergartens struggling to recruit childcare workers and preschool children.

2023.08.23

Providing inexpensive website production and operation from Fukuoka to the rest of Japan - The following is from a press release - Racine Corporation (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City,...

BTA2022 Excellence Award Winner iiba Corporation Raises Funds

2023.08.17

- The following is from the press release - iiba Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Nana Aizawa), a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies, has announced that Antler (Head office: Singapore, CE...

LIBERO and Codomon collaborate to create a better working environment for childcare workers by saving labor for company housing management at childcare facilities.

2023.08.09

～(Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Hidetoshi Kashima; hereafter "the Company") announced today that it has established Kodomo...

BTAJ 2019 Grand Prize Winner First Ascent Wins CES 2021 Innovation Award for New Device to Help Babies Sleep

2020.12.16

First Ascent Corporation (located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomoyuki Hattori), winner of the BTAJ 2019 Grand Prize for its "Papatte Ikkoiku @ Baby Notebook," will be at CES 2021, the world's largest exhibition of the latest consumer electronics...

Koropyuta," winner of the BTAJ2020 Excellence Award in the Learning and Play category, begins crowdfunding.

2020.11.24

BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP The winner of the Excellence Award in the Learning and Playing category of DNP, "Koropyuta" from the Replug Division of T.D.S. Inc. has launched a crowdfunding...

BabyTech Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing

PapaSmile signs partnership with Dai Nippon Printing Co. as the title sponsor of the BabyTech® Award Japan 2020.

2020.09.17

In August 2020, DNP and Papa Smile Inc. entered into a partnership. Together, we will promote co-creation initiatives in the "BabyTech (Baby Tech)" area. In line with this, we will host the "Baby...

KICZCUBE, a picture book reading video channel, launches publishing business. Co-creation program also announced.

2020.05.18

(Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Osamu Yazawa; hereafter referred to as "e-smiley"), operator of the picture book storytelling video channel "Kitsu Chubu" (www.youtube.com/kidstube_ch), today announced that it...

Codomon, Global Kids, Benesse Corporation, and BABY JOB collaborate. Started demonstration experiments of online childcare, etc., and material support such as masks, disinfectants, etc.

2020.05.12

(Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoshinori Koike), in preparation for the risk of a prolonged emergency situation caused by the new coronavirus, is collaborating with various parties involved in the education and care of children to create a "Children's Education and Childcare...

Poplar Publishing, Eiko Kadono/Keiko Senna/Yoshitake Shinsuke, and 18 others have released videos for children. The special site also has contents of Oshiri Tanteiya and Zorori.

2020.05.02

(Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Chiba) has opened a special website "Let's Waraowo at Home" to help bring smiles to the faces of children who are unable to go out due to school closures caused by the spread of the new coronavirus...

Photo service provider "Yes Cheese! has launched an "online nursery school" that you can participate in at home.

2020.05.01

Sen Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Nobuaki Chiba, President & CEO), a provider of "Yes Cheese! (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Nobuaki Chiba), which provides photo services for kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary schools, and other educational institutions, as well as sports groups, corporations, and other organizations, and sells photos on the Internet, has announced an emergency ...

100,000 washable masks in total, and the number of childcare facilities eligible for free provision of masks has been greatly expanded from 2,000 to 8,000.

2020.04.30

(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuyuki Toki; hereafter "Unifa") announced on April 10 (Friday) its "Emergency Support: Delivering Washable Masks to Childcare Providers at 2,000 Facilities in Japan" project. Project...

Unifa, Takumiva, Sitateru, and Nobel cooperated to provide masks free of charge to 2,000 childcare facilities.

2020.04.10

(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuyuki Toki; hereafter "Unifa"), a baby tech company promoting "Smart Nursery School®," and Palais Futaba, which operates "TAKUMIBA," a workshop specializing in Japanese stretch pants...