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名古屋市立保育短期大学卒業。1983年４月名古屋市役所に入職、保育士として保育現場の最前線に携わる。その後山梨県に移住し、1991年に山梨県の子育て環境の改善を目指し、任意団体「ちびっこはうす」（2002年ＮＰＯ法人化）を設立する。やまなし子育て支援プラン推進協議会委員、山梨県男女共同参画推進センター運営協議会委員、山梨県総合計画審議委員、山梨県コミュニティビジネス協議会副会長を歴任しながら、常に子ども達の笑顔のために活動を続ける。社会福祉法人こどものあした福祉会理事長。

Yuka Miyazawa is a politician and a social entrepreneur who found the nonprofit called Chibikko House Day Care that provides childcare services, and a for-profit company, the Kodomo Project. Yuka is a member of the Yamanshi Prefecture Nursing Plan Committee and the Community Business Conference, as well as a lecturer at the Yamanashi University. Twenty years ago she began volunteering to expand child support services in order to meet the increasing needs of mothers, firmly believing that excellent childcare was imperative for the wellbeing of children, mothers, and families. Recognizing how gender issues are affecting the childcare system in Japan, she hopes to start a school where woman can learn about nonprofit organizations, and to open a Workshare Café aimed at exchanging ideas to empower female leaders.