Like-kids Welcomes a Record 250 New Employees, Including 166 Childcare Workers, Since Its Establishment! ~Also Starts Operating 13 New Facilities, Including Authorized Childcare Centers and After-School Clubs!~

Like-kids Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Okamoto; hereinafter "Like-kids"), a subsidiary of Like Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman & President, Group CEO: Yasuhiko Okamoto; hereinafter "Like"), which operates childcare, human resources, and nursing care businesses, announced that it held an entrance ceremony for new graduate childcare workers, nutritionists, and after-school club instructors on Monday, March 23, 2026, welcoming a total of 250 new employees, including 166 childcare workers, the highest number since Like-kids' establishment.

■ A total of 250 new employees join! Strengthening human resource development to support selected childcare facilities

Like-kids has so far operated its business on two axes: public childcare services and entrusted childcare services, responding to changing childcare environments such as the increase in dual-income households and nuclear families. We provide childcare services as an entity that connects families, workplaces, and communities, supporting the healthy growth of children.

The issue of children on waiting lists, which was a social problem, is moving towards resolution due to the expansion of childcare facilities. On the other hand, the era is now shifting to one where the quality of childcare will be questioned from the perspective of which childcare facility to choose.

In this context, Like-kids believes that "people" determine the quality of childcare, and has implemented new graduate recruitment of a total of 250 employees, including 166 childcare workers, the highest number since its establishment.

Like-kids believes that creating an environment where each childcare worker can work with peace of mind for a long time is essential for improving the quality of childcare. In addition to training and practicing careful childcare that is tailored to each child, daily childcare is carried out under a team system where staff support each other, emphasizing the creation of an environment where childcare workers can feel growth and job satisfaction. We also aim for a relationship where the feelings of "thank you for being you" are exchanged among children, parents, and childcare workers.

Furthermore, among the factors that childcare workers prioritize when choosing a workplace, ease of work, human relationships, and growth opportunities are cited, and the company is promoting initiatives to meet these needs.

Through these initiatives, we believe that creating an environment where childcare workers can thrive for a long time will ultimately lead to an improvement in the quality of childcare services.

Like-kids will continue to strengthen investment in human resources through both recruitment and development, and by pursuing further improvements in the quality of childcare, we will contribute to the realization of a society where "thank you" circulates, by supporting all children and their families.

■ Also starts operating 13 new facilities, including authorized childcare centers and after-school clubs!

In addition, Like-kids will start operating 13 new facilities, including authorized childcare centers and after-school clubs, from Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The newly opened authorized childcare center in Aichi Prefecture, "Nijiiro Hoikuen Haguro," is a single-story facility with a capacity of 180 children, equipped with an open childcare environment where children can spend their time freely, aiming to realize detailed childcare tailored to age and development. In addition to childcare business, Like-kids operates facilities for children's programs, including after-school programs, as well as "children's halls" that support parenting for infants and parents and create places for children under 18, and "all-children support programs" for all elementary school grades.

【List of Newly Opened Facilities】

We will continue to contribute to expanding childcare and child-rearing support, so that many children can use them as places to spend their after-school hours and long holidays, and parents can work with peace of mind.

■ About Like-kids

Like-kids operates over 410 childcare facilities nationwide, including authorized childcare centers such as "Nijiiro Hoikuen," after-school clubs, children's halls, and in-house childcare facilities. In bright childcare rooms using natural materials, we create an environment where children can feel at home and spend their time freely, exercising their imagination. We hope that children will spend their days comfortably, touching the warm feel of furniture and handmade play equipment made abundantly from domestic thinned cypress and other materials in their daily lives.

■ Company Profile

Trade Name: Like-kids Co., Ltd.

Representative: Yasuhiko Okamoto, President

Location: Shibuya Mark City West 17F, 1-12-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043

Established: December 1989

Business Activities: Provides "public childcare services" operating various types of childcare facilities, including authorized childcare centers such as "Nijiiro Hoikuen," after-school clubs, and children's halls, and "entrusted childcare services" for operating in-house childcare facilities (for companies, hospitals, universities, etc.).

Capital: 50 million yen

URL: https://www.like-kd.co.jp/