Aikyu to Open Childcare Cafe nikopin Near Zushi-Hayama Station in February 2027
Aikyu is converting the pop-up parent-child cafe format it has run in the Miura Peninsula area into a permanent storefront, and is asking the public to fund the build.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Aikyu Co., Ltd., which runs childcare support services, will open "nikopin ~ Otomodachi Cafe Ainiko & Pinto ~" in February 2027, three minutes on foot from Zushi-Hayama Station. The site combines a paid play area staffed by qualified childcare workers with a cafe space for parents, targeting households in Zushi City, Hayama Town, and the Miura Peninsula. Aikyu has started crowdfunding on READYFOR to cover part of the interior construction costs.
Aikyu has run dispatch childcare services and the pop-up parent-child cafe Ainiko, mainly in the Miura Peninsula area. The permanent nikopin location keeps that model and adds a kitchen, so food can be cooked on site rather than brought in as takeout bento and bread from nearby shops, as was the case at past events.
Representative Maya Takegami cites her own child-rearing experience in the Zushi-Hayama area as the motivation. Donations are being collected on the crowdfunding platform READYFOR to cover part of the interior construction costs amid rises in raw material prices. Updates will be posted on the cafe's official website and Instagram.
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