Four Childcare Facilities Selected as Recipients for the 2026 "Children's Health Project" After Applications from 13 Facilities in Yamagata City
Create Reibun Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Yamagata City, has selected four childcare facilities as recipients for the 2026 "Children's Health Project," which provides free installation of exterior sunshades "Style Shade" to prevent indoor heatstroke. Applications were received from 13 facilities in Yamagata City, and the recipients were chosen through a lottery, with installation work scheduled for June.
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The lottery for the 2026 "Children's Health Project" donation recipients was held at Yamagata City Hall.
Create Reibun Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture; Representative Director CEO: Tomokazu Oba), in collaboration with Yamagata City, has selected four facilities as recipients for the 2026 "Children's Health Project." This project involves the free installation of exterior sunshades "Style Shade" as a measure against indoor heatstroke in childcare facilities.
For the 2026 project, applications for donation recipients began on April 20, and 13 facilities in Yamagata City applied. Following this, a lottery was held at Yamagata City Hall on May 7, and the following four facilities were selected as this year's recipients:
* Suwa Kindergarten / Suwa no Mori Nursery School
* Ichigo Nursery School
* Kodomoen Nonohana
* Yamagata Saiseikai Hospital In-hospital Nursery School
Moving forward, on-site surveys will be conducted at each facility from May 12 to 26 to confirm installation locations and construction details. After that, the installation date will be determined, and the sunshades are scheduled to be installed in June.
The "Children's Health Project" is an initiative where Yamagata City, Create Reibun Co., Ltd., and the cooperative contractors' association "Kenreikai" collaborate to support the creation of a healthy growth environment for children in childcare facilities, kindergartens, and kodomoen in Yamagata City.
Started in 2021, this year marks the 6th year of the project. Over the past five years, exterior sunshades "Style Shade" have been donated and installed at four facilities each year, totaling 20 facilities.
■ Lottery held at Yamagata City Hall, 4 facilities selected from 13 applications
Scene from the 2026 "Children's Health Project" donation recipient lottery at Yamagata City Hall.
For the 2026 "Children's Health Project," applications for donation recipients were solicited from nursery schools, kindergartens, and kodomoen in Yamagata City.
In response to the call for applications, 13 facilities in the city applied, and a lottery was held at Yamagata City Hall on May 7. On the day, four facilities were strictly selected through a lottery in the presence of concerned parties.
For the four facilities selected this time, exterior sunshades "Style Shade" will be installed after on-site surveys, tailored to the facility's conditions and the children's activity environment.
■ Background: Indoor heatstroke prevention measures required in childcare facilities
Exterior sunshades "Style Shade" installed in a childcare facility. Exterior sunshades "Style Shade" installed in a childcare facility.
In recent years, summer heat has become increasingly severe, making indoor heatstroke prevention measures important not only outdoors but also indoors.
Especially in childcare facilities, where children whose thermoregulatory functions are not fully developed spend long hours, it is crucial to maintain a comfortable indoor thermal environment.
This project supports the creation of an environment where children can spend more comfortably by installing exterior sunshades "Style Shade," which block sunlight from outside the windows, thereby suppressing the rise in indoor temperature.
Previous explanatory materials also indicated the importance of sun protection around windows, considering that many heatstroke cases occur indoors, especially among children, and that most of the heat entering indoors in summer comes through windows.
■ As a housing company, utilizing architectural knowledge for local children
At the handover ceremony, opportunities are also created for children to think about their familiar environment through interaction with them.
As a company engaged in the housing business in Yamagata Prefecture, Create Reibun aims to utilize the architectural knowledge cultivated through house building to improve the environment for local children.
Exterior sunshades not only block sunlight but also lead to the concept of improving the living environment by suppressing heat from the outside of the building.
The "Children's Health Project" is an initiative that returns this unique knowledge of a housing company to local childcare facilities.
Furthermore, as an initiative to protect children in Yamagata City, it started by linking Yamagata City's SDGs policies and healthy child-rearing policies with Create Reibun's CSR activities. The proposal materials position "healthy child-rearing" in Yamagata City as an initiative supported by collaboration between the private sector and local government.
■ Continued interaction with children and environmental education after donation
Scene from a workshop utilizing wood scraps. Creating opportunities to think about the environment while having fun.
This project is not just an activity that ends with the donation and installation of exterior sunshades.
After installation, handover ceremonies are held at each facility, providing opportunities for employees to interact with children. Past activities have included bamboo water gun play, environmental quizzes, bubble play using recycled fans, and play utilizing wood scraps.
Creating opportunities for children to enjoy and think about their daily lives and the environment is also an important goal of this project.
Furthermore, after the donation, visits and communication with the installed facilities are continued to foster good relationships with the community.
■ Future flow of the 2026 project
2026 project donation recipients decided.
Create Reibun Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture; Representative Director CEO: Tomokazu Oba), in collaboration with Yamagata City, has selected four facilities as recipients for the 2026 "Children's Health Project." This project involves the free installation of exterior sunshades "Style Shade" as a measure against indoor heatstroke in childcare facilities.
For the 2026 project, applications for donation recipients began on April 20, and 13 facilities in Yamagata City applied. Following this, a lottery was held at Yamagata City Hall on May 7, and the following four facilities were selected as this year's recipients:
* Suwa Kindergarten / Suwa no Mori Nursery School
* Ichigo Nursery School
* Kodomoen Nonohana
* Yamagata Saiseikai Hospital In-hospital Nursery School
Moving forward, on-site surveys will be conducted at each facility from May 12 to 26 to confirm installation locations and construction details. After that, the installation date will be determined, and the sunshades are scheduled to be installed in June.
The "Children's Health Project" is an initiative where Yamagata City, Create Reibun Co., Ltd., and the cooperative contractors' association "Kenreikai" collaborate to support the creation of a healthy growth environment for children in childcare facilities, kindergartens, and kodomoen in Yamagata City.
Started in 2021, this year marks the 6th year of the project. Over the past five years, exterior sunshades "Style Shade" have been donated and installed at four facilities each year, totaling 20 facilities.
■ Lottery held at Yamagata City Hall, 4 facilities selected from 13 applications
Scene from the 2026 "Children's Health Project" donation recipient lottery at Yamagata City Hall.
For the 2026 "Children's Health Project," applications for donation recipients were solicited from nursery schools, kindergartens, and kodomoen in Yamagata City.
In response to the call for applications, 13 facilities in the city applied, and a lottery was held at Yamagata City Hall on May 7. On the day, four facilities were strictly selected through a lottery in the presence of concerned parties.
For the four facilities selected this time, exterior sunshades "Style Shade" will be installed after on-site surveys, tailored to the facility's conditions and the children's activity environment.
■ Background: Indoor heatstroke prevention measures required in childcare facilities
Exterior sunshades "Style Shade" installed in a childcare facility. Exterior sunshades "Style Shade" installed in a childcare facility.
In recent years, summer heat has become increasingly severe, making indoor heatstroke prevention measures important not only outdoors but also indoors.
Especially in childcare facilities, where children whose thermoregulatory functions are not fully developed spend long hours, it is crucial to maintain a comfortable indoor thermal environment.
This project supports the creation of an environment where children can spend more comfortably by installing exterior sunshades "Style Shade," which block sunlight from outside the windows, thereby suppressing the rise in indoor temperature.
Previous explanatory materials also indicated the importance of sun protection around windows, considering that many heatstroke cases occur indoors, especially among children, and that most of the heat entering indoors in summer comes through windows.
■ As a housing company, utilizing architectural knowledge for local children
At the handover ceremony, opportunities are also created for children to think about their familiar environment through interaction with them.
As a company engaged in the housing business in Yamagata Prefecture, Create Reibun aims to utilize the architectural knowledge cultivated through house building to improve the environment for local children.
Exterior sunshades not only block sunlight but also lead to the concept of improving the living environment by suppressing heat from the outside of the building.
The "Children's Health Project" is an initiative that returns this unique knowledge of a housing company to local childcare facilities.
Furthermore, as an initiative to protect children in Yamagata City, it started by linking Yamagata City's SDGs policies and healthy child-rearing policies with Create Reibun's CSR activities. The proposal materials position "healthy child-rearing" in Yamagata City as an initiative supported by collaboration between the private sector and local government.
■ Continued interaction with children and environmental education after donation
Scene from a workshop utilizing wood scraps. Creating opportunities to think about the environment while having fun.
This project is not just an activity that ends with the donation and installation of exterior sunshades.
After installation, handover ceremonies are held at each facility, providing opportunities for employees to interact with children. Past activities have included bamboo water gun play, environmental quizzes, bubble play using recycled fans, and play utilizing wood scraps.
Creating opportunities for children to enjoy and think about their daily lives and the environment is also an important goal of this project.
Furthermore, after the donation, visits and communication with the installed facilities are continued to foster good relationships with the community.
■ Future flow of the 2026 project
2026 project donation recipients decided.