Child Inc. and AI Research Inc. Launch "Child AI Assistant House" and "Child AI Garden Navi," Industry-First Dedicated AI Services for Childcare and Early Childhood Education

Child Inc. (Headquarters: Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yohei Shibata) and AI Research Inc. (Headquarters: Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Toyoyuki Shibata) will launch "Child AI Assistant House" on March 1, 2026, and "Child AI Garden Navi" on May 1, 2026 (scheduled) as new AI support services for nursery schools, certified child centers, and kindergartens. These services go beyond mere administrative efficiency tools; they are industry-first* dedicated AI services for childcare facilities developed with the aim of solving specific challenges in childcare settings and facility management. *Self-researched (as of February 2026), "Dedicated AI service capable of learning facility-specific philosophies and regulations" in the childcare and early childhood education field. The main features are as follows: 【Child AI Assistant House Screen Image】

Background of Development In recent years, the field of childcare and early childhood education has faced a wide range of challenges, including responding to declining birthrates, chronic labor shortages, and increasing complexity of operations. To address the dilemmas faced by childcare workers and the difficulty in unifying the facility's approach, there has been a demand for a support system that allows for the daily utilization of expert knowledge and reduces the burden of work. Therefore, we developed this service with the aim of enhancing the quality of management and operation of the entire facility while creating more time for childcare professionals to focus on what is truly important: "time spent with children," by utilizing AI specialized for the childcare field.

【Child AI Garden Navi Image】

Three Features of the "Child AI" Series ① Proprietary Development of AI Specialized for Facilities This is a dedicated AI specialized for the "childcare, management, and operation" of nursery schools, certified child centers, and kindergartens. Unlike general-purpose AI, it provides highly accurate answers tailored to practical work for specific on-site questions and judgments. ② Ability to Register Facility-Specific Philosophies and Policies in AI (Assistant House Function) With "Child AI Assistant House," each facility's management philosophy, educational policies, and various regulations can be registered as unique knowledge within the AI. This allows for judgment criteria that are "unique to the facility" rather than general answers, supporting the unification of staff thinking and preventing the personalization of facility management. ③ Unique Data and Knowledge Born from Long-Standing Achievements and a Secure Design Developed based on the knowledge accumulated over Child Inc.'s 76-year history. Built upon extensive practical data and expertise, including specialized books for childcare facilities, 47 years of experience from the computer department, implementation results in 4,000 facilities, support results for approximately 800 childcare management services, and actual operational data from 4 corporations and 12 facilities. This database is not merely a "collection of information" but a foundation for generating wisdom to solve facility challenges, and it continues to evolve.