[New Business] Inzai City to Open Childcare Transportation Station in Front of Chiba New Town Chuo Station on April 1. Dedicated Buses Will Transport Children to 8 Daycare Centers in the City, Reducing the Burden on Parents.

Details of the childcare transportation station project can be found at: https://www.city.inzai.lg.jp/0000021183.html

### Purpose and Background of the Project This project aims to reduce the burden on parents for drop-off and pick-up by temporarily entrusting children at a station-front location and transporting them to 8 daycare centers in the city via dedicated buses. It also seeks to correct the imbalance in the number of children admitted to daycare centers by region and address the issue of children on waiting lists, thereby creating an environment where high-quality childcare services can be flexibly utilized.

### A Nationally Rare "Hybrid-Type" Childcare Transportation Station Project There are two types of childcare transportation stations: the "circulating type," where the station's bus circulates to pick up and drop off children at daycare centers, and the "round-trip type," where daycare centers use their own buses to transport children between the station and their facilities.

Inzai City will implement a "hybrid type" that combines both the circulating and round-trip models. Six facilities are covered by the circulating type, and two facilities by the round-trip type. This is expected to be a nationally rare form of childcare transportation station project.

### Project Overview Name: KIDS MOBILITY STATION [Abbreviation] KIDS MOS

Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM *Closed on Sundays, public holidays, New Year's holidays, etc.

Target: Children aged 2 years to pre-school who meet certain requirements for attending daycare centers.

Capacity: 30 children

Usage Fees: Monthly 2,500 yen / Daily 300 yen / 100 yen per use after 6 PM