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 Benesse Corporation has been entrusted by Mitaka-shi, a municipality in western Tokyo, to run the Higashidai Childcare Center, which is slated to open in April 2001. The move was made possible by an easing of regulations in fiscal 2000 allowing private-sector companies to set up and operate licensed public childcare centers. Benesse is already running childcare centers in nine locations nationwide, mainly in the Tokyo area. The company has been establishing childcare centers to meet the needs of parents and guardians, especially working mothers. The new Higashidai Childcare Center is instrumental in realizing this business policy.


[Benesse Corporation's Childcare Business]
General name for facilities: Benesse Childcare Center

History:Benesse opened its first childcare center across from Saginuma Station, Kawasaki, in 1994. In the same year, another facility was opened for employees at Benesse's Tokyo head office. Since then, childcare centers have been set up at nine locations across Japan, mainly in the Tokyo area.

Services Provided:
- The facilities provide day-long care from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for infants from birth upward.
- Services are continually being improved by following up on issues raised by users in periodic questionnaires.
- The service respects each child's individuality.


[Mitaka Municipal Higashidai Childcare Center]
Name: Mitaka Municipal Higashidai Childcare Center

Address: 17-39, Nakahara 2-chome, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo

Opening date: April 1, 2001

Open: Mondays to Saturdays, closed on Sundays and public holidays.

Capacity: 60, aged from birth to 3 years of age.