### Background and Purpose of the Project This project aims to reduce the burden on parents by temporarily looking after children at a station-front hub and transporting them to and from eight childcare facilities within the city via dedicated buses. Additionally, it aims to rectify the imbalance in the number of children enrolled in childcare facilities across different areas and address the issue of waiting lists (reserved applicants), creating an environment where high-quality childcare services can be used flexibly.
### Rare 'Hybrid' Type Nursery Pickup Station Program There are two types of pickup stations: the 'Circulating Type,' where the station's bus visits various childcare facilities, and the 'Round-trip Type,' where facilities use their own buses to transport children between the station and the nursery.
Inzai City will implement a 'Hybrid Type' that combines both circulating and round-trip models. Six facilities will be served by the circulating type, and two facilities will use the round-trip type. This is expected to be a rare form of nursery pickup station project in Japan.
### Project Overview **Name:** KIDS MOBILITY STATION (Abbreviation: KIDS MOS)
**Operating Hours:** Monday to Saturday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM / 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM *Closed on Sundays, public holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays.
**Eligibility:** Children aged 2 to pre-school attending nursery facilities who meet specific requirements. **Capacity:** 30 children **Fees:** 2,500 yen per month / 300 yen per day / 100 yen per use after 6:00 PM
### Future Outlook By supporting the balance between work and childcare through this pickup station project, we believe it will lead to urban development where the child-rearing generation can work and live with greater peace of mind. We are currently considering implementing this project in the Inzai-Makinohara station area in the future.
### Contact Inzai City Childcare and Kindergarten Division, Planning and Management Section TEL: 0476-33-4649
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