National Private Nursery School Federation and H-Technologies Sign Partnership to Promote Childcare AI 'hinary'

The National Private Nursery School Federation (Secretariat: Taito-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Katsutoshi Kawashita) and H-Technologies, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Genki Ikeda) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at promoting the use of generative AI in the childcare industry. This agreement builds upon the basic agreement signed in October 2025 and specifies the details of the collaboration. By promoting and supporting the use of the childcare AI 'hinary,' the partners aim to achieve labor-saving and sophistication in childcare settings, thereby creating more time for staff to engage with children and improving the overall quality of childcare. Background: The childcare industry faces chronic labor shortages and increasing workloads. As administrative tasks such as documentation, planning, and parent communication grow, childcare workers struggle to find sufficient time to focus on the children. Additionally, the professional requirements for childcare workers, such as developmental support and safety management, are expanding, necessitating new initiatives to support the field. Generative AI solutions hold great potential for labor-saving and quality improvement. The Children and Families Agency has also demonstrated the utility of generative AI in childcare facilities through pilot experiments in fiscal year 2024. About 'hinary': 'hinary' is a generative AI service specialized for childcare. By optimizing at three layers—the childcare industry, childcare facilities, and individual childcare workers—it provides answers tailored to the field. It has passed the national childcare worker examination (written) from 2021 to 2025, supporting a wide range of tasks. It is designed for all staff, including board members, directors, nutritionists, and administrative staff. It was officially released in August 2025 and is being adopted by various facilities nationwide. Service page: https://hinary.jp/ Childcare AI Chat: A chat function that allows users to ask questions about childcare anytime. It can be trained on the philosophy and rules of specific facilities to provide tailored answers. Childcare AI Agent (Beta coming soon): Automatically creates drafts for documents such as guidance plans, newsletters, and incident reports. It autonomously references past documents and conversation history to create context-aware drafts, significantly reducing paperwork time.