Established in October 1999 and now in its 27th year, BEARS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takeshi Takahashi, hereinafter referred to as Bears) is actively promoting administrative partnerships in child-rearing support. We are pleased to announce that starting July 1, 2026, Bears will newly participate as a visiting support provider in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture's "Prenatal and Postnatal Home Help Service Project." Bears opened its "Kumamoto Branch," the third in the Kyushu area and twelfth nationwide, on March 21, 2026, expanding its service area for community-based home support services. This participation in Kumamoto City's "Prenatal and Postnatal Home Help Service Project" will accelerate the "Strengthening of community child-rearing support in cooperation with local governments" that was set forth at the time of the branch's opening. With this, the number of municipal projects Bears collaborates with nationwide will reach a total of 28. [Details] "Infrastructure of Connection and Care" to Prevent Isolation and Exhaustion in Child-rearing In recent years, values regarding housework and childcare are shifting from "individual responsibility" to "an endeavor supported by society as a whole." Administrative support for housework is spreading nationwide as a new living infrastructure, having been included in the government's "Basic Policy" for three consecutive years as an important measure for addressing declining birthrates and promoting women's active participation. In Kumamoto City, a core city in Kyushu, child-rearing support and the creation of a comfortable living environment are being actively promoted, driven by factors such as the increase in dual-income households. Amidst this, a survey conducted in 2025 by the "Japan Lifestyle Research Institute," established by Bears, revealed that approximately 90% of users of municipal housework support services responded with "satisfaction," with many experiencing "increased mental余裕" and