“Action for Children’s Futures” Summary Version
What “Action for Children’s Futures” means is:”Current Position” of policy reexamined from the children’s points of view and ”Guidance for Continuous VersionUpgrading” through dialogue with children【Promotion of Policy for Children based on Children’s Views 】
Visualization of “what children really think” by regardingchildren not as “Objects” but as “Subjects”
Continuous agility by making use ofFormation of policy based on“Action for Children’s Futures” as achildren’s views and evidence
dialogue tool with children

Primarily targetingchildren and childrearing generation,from user’s perspective,
describing the policy inan easy-to-understandway～Examples of pages where the policies are described in an easy-to-understand way from user’s perspective primarily
targeting children and child-rearing generation～

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Chapter 1. Children’s views heard by using various methods
Not merely inviting views formally but hearing what children really think by trying various measures✓Devising the contents of questions ✓Making use of digital tools in which a wide range of children can participate✓Visiting lectures at school ✓Conducting hearings by visiting third places※ in the region※Third place other than in school and at home

Upon establishing “Action for Children’s Futures”, by using the following methods, views and proposals were heard
from over 2,500 children whose ages are from 4 to 18.
Conducting hearings in third places for children

Questionnaire by making use of SNS

Visiting lectures

12 places, approximately 100 children

Approximately 2,000 junior high schooland high school students

Approximately 500 students in total fromone elementary school, one junior highschool and one high school

・ Having friends who think about the same thing close tome makes me feel comfortable.
・ I want to ask for creating a lot of places where I canspend time freely or free spaces.
・ Playing makes me happy because I can imagine
something. Construction play is a fun for me.
・ I can concentrate when being engaged in doing
multiplication at home, which makes me feel comfortable. I
can feel comfortable when I can find how to do what I
cannot do.
・ I hated the quarrel between my father and mother.

・ I think it ideal that I have close friendsaround me and help each other in need.
・ I would like to have more people whom I
can feel free to consult everything.
・ If I were the Governor of Tokyo, I would
create a park by incorporating children’s
requests.

・ I can make friends through play.
・ My idea has shifted from the one that
accidents cannot help being prevented to theone that they can be prevented.
・ It was beneficial for me that I could
enhance knowledge about young carers.
I hope we should have more opportunities
to know about that.

Chapter 2. Toward realizing society of Children First
Future vision of Tokyo：society of Children FirstChildren can grow up healthily and intheir own way.

We will provide support for children
across society.

Action for Children’s Futures”Current Position” of policy reexamined from thechildren’s points of view and ”Guidance for Continuous
Version Upgrading” through dialogue with children

Coordination

People can raise children with confidence.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Plan
for Child and Child-rearing Support(Phase 2)

Statutory Comprehensive Plan concerning
support for child and child-rearing2Chapter 3.Toward accelerating Children’s policy to foster smiles of all children
１．Leading project by cross-organizational promotion teamFor each theme which is difficult to address in the existing framework, the a cross-organizational promotion team has been formed,
with the Liaison Office for Child-Oriented Policies being at the core

Creation ofConnection forChild-Rearing

Children’sGrowing Up inInfancy

Everyone’s smile forcreating "Connection”

Enriching learning andexperience for all theinfants

Youth Health CareNo need to worry aboutbody and healthconditions alone

Support for Children
whose native languages
are not Japanese
Learning with everyone
and connecting with a lotof peopleChildRearing

Promotion of “Play”
Leading to Children’s
SmilesThirdPlaces

Play

Leading project by cross-organizational
promotion team
LearningandGrowth

SafetyandSecurity

Support forYoung Carers
Everyone can live inhis/her own way.

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Doing the best to
support “desire forplaying” for children

Creation ofCircumstances toProtect Children fromAccidentsChildren can take on challenges
without worry, being protectedfrom accidents

Children’s Growing
Up in Infancy

Developing measures to provide common
support for kindergartens and day-care
centers from the viewpoint of children

Conclusion of agreement with “Cedep”
in December of 2022
※Cedep: The Center for Early Childhood Development,
Education and Policy Research,
Graduate School of Education, Tokyo University【Creation of Playgrounds for Children】【Enhancement of early childhood education and day care】
Going beyond the boundaries of kindergartens and day-care centers, establishing acommon program where infants can have the advantage of a wide variety of experiences

Concept of “Infants’ Growing Up” Support Program
Support for all infants’ “Spirit of Inquiry” ～making the wholeworld surrounding infants the place for “Inquiry”～Infants are
growing up
while gaining
more“Inquiry”
unconsciously, during their
daily plays.

By making use of
the program,
implementing“Inquiry” with aimand purpose andimprove the entire
quality of“Inquiry” process

Expand the loop ofthought

Deepen the loop ofthought【Provision of Place to Interact with a Wide Variety of Other People for Every Infant】
From the viewpoint to focus on “the Best Interests of Children”, by acceptance of infants in kindergartens andday care centers etc. on a regular basis, establishing vertical, horizontal and diagonal(※) connection with a wide
variety of other people and circumstances where all infants can grow up healthily such as improvement of noncognitive skills etc.
※vertically structured human relationship (with adults), horizontal one (with theｖ

infants of the same age), diagonal one (with the ones of different ages)

children and families raisingchildren has been increasing due
to influences by COVID-19
pandemic etc.

➡Creating new form of support
in accordance with thesituations of all child-rearing
families from both real
viewpoints and virtual ones

The types of accidents change
according to the ages anddevelopment of children➡Developing evidence-based
measures to prevent
accidents through industry,
government, academia andprivate sectors collaboration

While reflecting children’s views, strongly supporting
the efforts toward creation of playgrounds ofmunicipalities, such as the ones that utilize local
resources including play parks, public space andfacilities etc.

Formation of Base forLifelong Development
By accumulating theprocess for “inquiry”
independently,
cultivating noncognitive skills such aswillingness, selfapprovement andsociability etc.

Increase the opportunities
to have curiosity

Creation ofCreation of ConnectionCircumstances
to Protect
for Child-Rearing
Sense of isolation and anxiety thatChildren from Accidents

Promotion of “Play” Leading toChildren’s Smiles

Support for
Young Carers
Children’s feelings and thesituations of the families thatneed care could vary
➡Conducting multifaceted
support according to individual
needs through collaboration
between multiple organizations【Enrichment of opportunities to experience“Play” for children】
Children can experience various plays at the places
that they are familiar with
Training up the play leaders as the experts for plays
along with conducting events as “Promotion Projectfor ‘Play’ for Children” and communicating theappeal of “Play” etc.

Support for Children
whose native languages
are not JapaneseDifficulties that children whose nativelanguages are not Japanese face are
becoming diversified and complicated➡Multifaceted development for
further enrichment of Japanese
language education andinstruction, enhancement ofconsultation system, creation ofplaces for children to meet andinteract with people

Youth Health Care
Adolescence is the period whenchildren tend to have anxieties andconcerns as well as to face various
changes in their mind and bodies➡Support the efforts for healthpromotion looking ahead for thefuture while cultivating the basefor appropriate healthmanagement

Launch of Promotion Team relating to Growing Up of Children in School Age
Planning, proposing and implementing policies from children’s points of view, through outreach hearing to children going to “free school”(as in a type of educational institution) etc. and support groups and research of advanced cases both in and out of Japan etc.

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２．Efforts based on “Strengthening of Policy” for the Future【Policy Pillar１】 Strengthening support for Children
from the viewpoint of “No one left behind”【Policy Pillar４】Developmentof actions to coordinate
with various subjects andbring children’s smiles
Strategic development of theefforts toward encouraging a
spirit to cherish children in
the entire society throughcollaboration with industry,government, academia andprivate sectors① Further promotion of “Smile
Movement for Children”② Support for pioneering andcross-organizational efforts bymunicipalities③ Interactive communication withchildren, informationtransmission and children’s
participation

Further enrichment of support for the children underdifficult circumstances or who have been affected in theirmind and bodies due to prolonged COVID-19 pandemic① Anti-bullying measures② Measures for children and students who are unable to attend school③ Measures to prevent child abuse④ Suicide countermeasures⑤ Support for children who need medical care etc.
⑥ Consultation system for children that utilize digital technologies⑦ Measures to fight poverty for children⑧ Creation of third places for various children⑨ Support for disabled children⑩ Social Support⑪ Support for sexual abuse victims and prevention of sexual abuse⑫ Efforts to improve physical strength in schools⑬ Development of regional environment where people can enjoy sports【Policy Pillar３】
Improving quality for education, focusing on the personality
and ability of each child
Providing delicate support by “Tokyo-Type Education Model”① Learning that makes use of strengths of Tokyo and value children’s
points of view
② Learning that develop the personality and ability of each child to themaximum extent③ Attentive education for “No one left behind”④ Development of human resources that can play an active role
globally

Supporting the efforts by municipalities leading
to children’s smiles
5【Policy Pillar２】 Providing full
support for pregnancy, childbirthand child-rearing, providing support
that is tailored to the need of childrearing generation

Strengthening seamless andmultilayered support so thatpeople in child-rearing
generation can feel secure
about having childbirth andraising children under all
circumstances① Support for people who
consider pregnancy etc.
② Support for pregnancy andchildbirth③ Securing quality and quantityof childcare services④ Support for child-rearing fromvarious viewpoints⑤ Support for single-parent
family