We do not rely solely on the eyes and experience of childcare workers! A step toward eliminating human error. Started introducing the "Watch Over Children and Childcare Workers" system.

High Flyers Inc. (https://www.kiitos-kids.net Head office: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture; Representative Director: Takashi Hyuga; hereinafter referred to as "High Flyers"), which operates 11 licensed nursery schools in Chiba Prefecture, has concluded an agreement with TOPPAN Digital Corporation (https://www.digital. The company will begin full-scale introduction of "ID-Watchy(R)," which visualizes vital data and stress values of children and caregivers at daycare centers, on June 5, 2024. The full-scale introduction of "ID-Watchy(R)" will begin on June 5, 2024.

Child and childcare worker wearing ID-Watchy(R)

Smiles on the faces of children and childcare workers

Background of Introduction

The system is not dependent on the eyes and experience of the childcare worker alone.

Prevent inappropriate childcare before it happens.

Improvement of the quality of childcare by visualizing the stress levels of childcare workers

Reform the working style of day-care centers: Review appropriate allocation and number of employees

In recent years, it has become necessary for day-care centers and other institutions to take stronger measures to monitor the safety and health of their preschool children. In response to the recent death of a child on a school bus, High Flyers believes that it is necessary to introduce a system to watch over the lives of children that does not rely solely on the eyes and experience of nursery school staff to compensate for human error and prevent tragedies from happening again.

In addition, sadly, news of inappropriate childcare by childcare workers is increasing. Visualizing the stress levels of childcare workers will help them to understand their own mental and physical conditions and provide them with an opportunity to review their childcare practices, thereby preventing inappropriate childcare and protecting the childcare workers.

We also believe that visualizing the amount of physical activity will help improve the quality of childcare by reducing unnecessary movement and reviewing the appropriate placement and number of staff.

Child and childcare worker holding hands

A child putting on a childcare staff member's handbag

Childcare worker wearing the device

By comparing the image data from the "ID-Watchy(R)," which can collect pulse rate, blood pressure, stress level, and amount of exercise in the second verification test, with the image data from the "monitoring cameras "* installed in Keytos' childcare rooms, the stress and abnormalities of children who cannot yet speak properly and childcare workers can be visualized, The decision to introduce the system was made based on the possibility of preventing physical problems and accidents.

*Monitoring cameras are cameras installed in all childcare rooms (excluding restrooms) without blind spots in order to verify child injuries and allow staff to review childcare.

Collected data

ID-Watchy(R)

■Outline of introduction

Location ：Keetos Child Care Sakuragi

Objective: To verify the use of vital data to monitor children and improve the quality of childcare

Target ages, number of children: 0-5 years old, childcare staff, 60 in total

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■Future Development

HighFlyers plans to actively collaborate with experts and research institutions such as universities. This system is expected to be used to detect signs of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and heat stroke in the future, and may help protect the lives of children around the world in the future.

In addition, all records of daily near-misses and injuries are also converted into data, and the number of such data exceeds 40,000. We believe that utilizing these data from childcare facilities will help prevent accidents.

If the monitoring of children using vital data can be realized, it is hoped that it will not only provide daily monitoring of life at daycare centers, but also help prevent bullying, suicide, abuse, etc., thereby contributing to the "seamless, child-centered society" that the "Administration for Children and Families" is aiming to create. We also feel that it will be possible to promote the creation of a system to watch over children's safety through collaboration across the borders between the Child and Family Agency, the Digital Agency, the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, and educational institutions.

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[Company Profile

Children and Childcare Workers

We operate licensed nursery schools "Keetos Child Care" and "Keetos Baby Care" in Chiba Prefecture. We aim to be an organization where employees can spontaneously create innovations by dispelling stereotypes that nursery schools have and promoting DX in childcare operations.

We provide childcare services with the mission to operate licensed daycare centers correctly as a joint-stock company and to maximize returns to all stakeholders, including children, parents, and employees, and to improve user satisfaction. We value human relationships and will continue to work on various initiatives to be a "daycare center you want to come back to tomorrow" not only for children, but also for their parents and employees.

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