NPO Child Care Network Niiza

Overview of the Organization

Establishment: Sept. 9, 1999 NPO Certification: Nov. 25, 2003 NPO Incorporation: Dec. 1, 2003

Offices:Head Office: Sugasawa 1-4-5-2F, Niiza-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan Phone: +81(48)-482-5732 Fax: +81(48)-482-5731 Tokyo Office: Ohizumi-Gakuen-cho 7-13-17, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Directors: Junko Sakamoto (Representative Director) Hiromi Kimura (Director) Toshiyuki Shiomi (Director) Yuri Fukuda (Director)

Masayo Yasuda (Director)

Hiroko Aoto (Director) Yuuki Takomae(Director)

Yasuyo Itou (Director) Hiroki Sakido(Director) Iimori Toshimasa, Motomichi Inoue (Auditor)

Objectives/Missions The objectives/missions of our activities are to contribute to enhancement of childcare and home education support of the whole society through performing activities to support improvement of childcare environments to families in the middle of childcare; supporting communities, related institutions and agencies; as well as toward the society in general.

Types of Activities Supporting activities for childcare, home education Supporting activities to local administrations and other related institutions/agencies Information activities around childcare

Contracted/delegated activities Education/training for relevant human resources Research, study and development activities Other related activities

Types of organization members Regular members, supporting members special supporting members)

Main Cooperating Organizations outside Niiza

Membership of Academic Societies

Saitama prefectural: National: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Cabinet Office Management and Coordination Agency Others Research Institutes and Related Institutes

The Japanese Society of Child Health The Japanese Society of Baby Science Japan Society of Child and Family Welfare IPS Saitama Network for Prevention of Child Abuse Japan Society for Study of Twins

Main Activities (1)Childcare Support Center, “Ruhen” (Delegation of administration/operation) We perform administration/ operation of Niiza Municipal Community Childcare Support Center of Sakae Nursery School under a delegation contract of the city since April 2004. Achievements in 2016: Number of users: 7,595, Number of consultation: 1,118 (2)Childcare Support Center, “Sesame” (Delegation of administration/operation) We perform administration/ operation of “Get-together Plaza “in Niiza Municipal Child-care Center under a delegation contract of the city since April 2004. Achievements in 2016: Number of users: 15,271, Number of consultation: 1,066 (3)Niiza Children's Museum, Fukusino-sato Children's Museum Achievements in 2016: Number of users: 77,662, 46,525

well as refreshing themselves in the get-together. The scheme has been offered to local administrations and NPO’s throughout Japan since 2013. (8)Activities in cooperation with committees and other organizations in Niiza-city and Saitama-ken. (9)Activities/projects in coordination with local administrations, national government, various foundations and other related organizations (10)Activities/projects in coordination with private enterprises Unique programs as well as joint programs for social contributions are developed in cooperation with NEC, Nestle-Milo, Goldman Sacks (Securities) Japan, Benesse Corporation, Mitsui Fudosan (Real Estate) Retail Management and others and are offered to childcare families and children. (11)Activities in research and study, education/training in cooperation with universities and other research institutes

(4)Kosodateshien Meeting Spot, "Watoto" Achievements in 2016: Number of users: 2,835 (5)Father Support Projects (6)Projects for people with special needs We have established supporting projects for parents and children with special concern and needs such as being handicapped, single parents, births at young or old age, foreigners, multiplets, childcare stress, violence etc. We engage ourselves together with researchers and professionals as well as research institutions in activities for support, prevention, as well as stuff education in the communities. (7)Nakama Hoiku (Childcare by Friends) We developed unique projects of Nakama Hoiku (Childcare by Friends) whereby persons in the middle of childcare at home get together to share and support mutually the needs for childcare, as

(12)Offering of sessions of education/training/seminar, dispatch of lecturers, development of projects/programs/relevant materials (13)Activities for promotion of gender equality (14)Support of recovery from Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (15)Awards -First Nikkei Childcare Support Award (The Nikkei (newspaper) ) -Second Saitama Ogino Ginko Award (Saitama-ken) -First Prime Minister Award for Distinguished Services in Supporting Children’s Families of Japan -Award for Activities for Creation of Tomorrow’s Town and Life (Saitama-ken) and Encouragement Award, and others