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Childcare Support Program

Summary	Four UTokyo on-campus daycare facilities (Hongo Keyaki, Shirokane Himawari, Komaba Mukunoki, and Kashiwa Donguri), and a corporate daycare center on the Hongo campus (the Poppins Nursery School UTokyo Hongo Sakura) provide support for those balancing work or studies with childcare.
Target	UTokyo faculty and staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, international students, research students, and JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists recipients, as well as visiting faculty, invited researchers, and others. Note: Depending on employment status and working arrangements, only occasional childcare services may be available.
Support Details	The on-campus daycare facilities provide services matching the needs of UTokyo researchers, such as the proactive intake of children of students who are generally given low priority at general daycare facilities, rolling enrollment of children of researchers returning to work or school in the middle of the academic year, and after-hours care for the children of researchers who need to conduct experiments and observations late into the night.
Application Period	See the website for details.
Website	https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kyodo-sankaku/en/nurseries/index.html
Department	Diversity Promotion Group

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Now that I use the service, I can spend more time just focusing on my research. Moreover, I am now more relaxed, which allows for more playtime with my child.

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Thanks to the daycare service, both my partner and I are able to continue working, which has allowed me to focus on my research without worry. The fact that the facility is on campus cuts down my commute time substantially. I’m now able to carry out my research smoothly.

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Because the facility is close to place of work, I can concentrate on my research without worry. The daycare staff are really attentive and are very flexible, which allows me to participate in events that take place late in the day on weekdays or on Saturdays.