~ Please introduce your childcare facility to share your child's progress with your family.
- The following is content from the press release -
(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuyuki Toki; hereinafter "Unifa"), which solves social issues related to childcare and child rearing through the power of technology centered on childcare AI, and MIXI Inc. (headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Hiroki Kimura, President and Senior Executive Officer; hereinafter "MIXI"), the number of linked users of the "Family Album Mitene (hereinafter "Mitene")" provided by MIXI will exceed 15,000 users in July 2025.
In conjunction with this, we will launch a new childcare facility referral campaign on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. If you know of any facilities that have not yet introduced LucmyPhoto, please take this opportunity to introduce them to us.
Outline
Campaign Name
Why don't you link your daycare center's photo to "Mimete"? Childcare Facility Introduction Campaign
summary
For childcare facilities that do not use "Lukmie," we offer the "Lukmie Mitene Plan," which allows them to use services such as the "Lukmie Photo" photo sales service and "Otayori (letter) and contact notebook" at no introduction cost*, enabling many childcare facilities to introduce "Lukmie Photo" without worrying about costs. Many daycare facilities can now introduce "Lukmi-Photo" without worrying about the cost.
In addition, by linking with "Mimene", the photos taken can be easily shared and sold to parents, and communication between teachers and parents can be made even smoother.
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new campaign for the "Lukumi Mitene Plan" that offers benefits to both the parents who refer their children to the daycare facilities that their children attend, and to the facilities that sign up, starting on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
More details can also be found below.
https://info.lookmee.jp/mitene_hogosyacampaign
2. referral benefits
(i) "Parents" who were referred to the childcare facility.
Presenting a ¥5,000 discount coupon for the on-site photography service of "Mimene Business Trip Photographer by Lovegraph".
We will present a discount coupon for "Mimane On-Site Photographer by Lovegraph," where professional photographers throughout Japan take pictures of various occasions such as family anniversaries, children's shrine visits, and the seven-five-three festival.
See the photographer by Lovegraph.
https://lovegraph.me/mitene
(ii) "Childcare facilities" newly joined to Lukumi.
Six free photographer dispatches and iPhoneSE2 reusable devices (first 20 parks)
A professional photographer will be dispatched free of charge six times a year for use at various events. In addition, smartphone terminals (SIM-free and reusable) that can be used to take photos of daily life will be given to the first 20 parks.
Facilities that have not yet subscribed to the LECME service and have a capacity of 40 or more people
Facilities that meet the conditions of the "Lukumi Mitene Plan" contract
*Facilities not covered by the "Lukumi Mitone Plan" can also link their data to "Mitone".
*For more information about the campaign and specific referral methods, please visit the following URL
https://info.lookmee.jp/mitene_hogosyacampaign
3. details of cooperation between "Lukumi" and "Mimene
In August 2024, Unifa and MIXI signed a capital and business alliance agreement, and in December 2024, photo data linkage between "Lukumi" and "Mimene" started.
Through this linkage, photos of children taken at daycare facilities will be seamlessly uploaded to "Mimi-ne", making it possible to easily share photos not only with parents but also with the entire family. In addition, the data of children's photos linked to "Mimine" can be used to easily enjoy "Mimine" services, such as 11 free photo prints per month. This will allow you to make more convenient use of the photo data on "Lukmi-Photo".
To link photo data, please install the "Mimine" smartphone application, go to "Family Settings" > "Linked Services" and select "Rukumi-Foto" to start the linkage.
4. about Lukumi and Unifa
What is Childcare Comprehensive ICT Lukumi (https://lookmee.jp/)
The duties of childcare workers are extremely diverse, ranging from managing children's arrival and departure from preschool, watching over them during naptime (nap time), preparing daycare diaries and plans, preparing documents to be submitted to parents and the local government, and managing shifts of childcare workers.
The "Lukumi" series automatically collects data on attendance, temperature, sleep, meals, and bowel movements, as well as photos taken with Lukumi Photo, and automatically posts them to forms and contact sheets. In addition, with Lukumi Noon Sleep Check, sensors detect body movements and the application automatically records the orientation of the body. Lukumi Noon Sleep Check has the largest market share in the industry*1. With the "Lukumi" series, we aim to achieve DX (Digital Transformation) of childcare-related operations and a significant reduction in workload, thereby creating more time and energy for childcare workers. The time created will also allow caregivers to spend more time with their children, which is important for them, and the provision of a photo documentation function will create an environment in which caregivers can easily share their observations of children's growth with each other, thereby increasing rich communication. Through these efforts, the system will contribute to the creation of job satisfaction for caregivers and the improvement of the quality of childcare services. To date, the "Lukumi" series has been installed in a cumulative total of over 20,000 cases, and has been introduced in approximately 70 municipalities*2.
1: From "MIC IT Report Monthly," MIC Economic Research Institute, Deloitte Tohmatsu, October 2023, "Comparative Analysis of Introduction Results of Leading Vendors in the Noon Sleep Check Sensor Market"; ranked first in terms of cumulative number of sensors shipped, cumulative number of children using sensors, and cumulative number of facilities introducing sensors in FY2022.https://mic-r.co.jp/micit/
*2: As of September 2024. In-house research.
Unifa Corporation (https://unifa-e.com/)
ユニファは、保育・育児関連の社会課題解決を目指す“Childcare-Tech”領域のスタートアップです。「家族の幸せを生み出す あたらしい社会インフラを 世界中で創り出す」をパーパス（存在意義）に、保育AI™を中心とした最新のテクノロジーを活用した保育総合ICTサービス「ルクミー®」を開発・提供しています。「スマート保育園®・スマート幼稚園®・スマートこども園®」構想を通じて、子育てしながら働きやすい豊かな社会作りに貢献しています。2017年にStartup World Cup初代チャンピオンに選出を初め、これまでに著名なアワードを複数受賞している他、2021年にJ-Startup 、2023年10月にはJ-Startup Impact に選定されています。また、2023年2月に設立された一般社団法人こどもDX推進協会の理事も務めています。
*Smart Nursery School®, Smart Kindergarten®, and Smart Children's School® are registered trademarks of Unifa.
About Us
Company name: Unifa Corporation
Representative Director & CEO: Yasuyuki Toki
Established: 2013
Location: Sumitomo Fudosan Nagatacho Building 1F, 2-17-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Company URL: https://unifa-e.com/
