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(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuyuki Toki; hereafter "Unifa"), which solves social issues related to childcare and child rearing through the power of technology, has renewed its childcare support service "Lucumi" to strengthen data linkage and accelerate DX (digital transformation) of childcare-related operations. The service aims to reduce the workload of childcare providers and improve the quality of childcare while further accelerating digital transformation (DX) of childcare-related operations.
Lukumi will continue to evolve as a comprehensive ICT/training service that contributes to adding value to the childcare industry through the provision of new products and training services.
About the new "Luxmy" series
First in the industry*1 to offer a total solution from reducing the workload of childcare providers to improving the quality of childcare
With the utilization rate of daycare centers for 1-2 year olds exceeding 50%*2 due to the increase in the percentage of women in the workforce and the increase in dual-earner households, daycare facilities play an important role as social infrastructure for those who raise children while working.
The ratio of effective job offers for child care workers nationwide is approximately 3.9 times, which is more than twice the average for all jobs (approximately 1.6 times)*3. In addition, due to reasons such as long working hours and heavy workload, there are approximately 1 million "latent child care workers" who are not working as child care workers even though they have child care worker qualifications, accounting for approximately 60%*4 of all qualified child care workers.
The duties of childcare workers are extremely diverse, ranging from managing children's arrival and departure from school and watching over them during naptime (nap time), preparing daycare diaries and plans, preparing documents to be submitted to parents and local authorities, and managing shifts for childcare workers. In addition, it has been pointed out that the large number of documents that childcare workers must prepare and the lack of ICT in peripheral and auxiliary tasks of childcare are factors that keep them busy*5.
The "Lukumi" series has enhanced data linkage, automatically consolidating data such as attendance, temperature, sleep, meals, and bowel movements, as well as photos taken with Lukumi Photo, and automatically posting the data to forms and contact sheets. This will enable DX (digital transformation) of childcare-related operations, significantly reducing workloads and creating more time and relaxation for caregivers.
The time created by the new system allows caregivers to spend more time with their children, which is important for them, and by providing a function for creating photo documentation, it creates an environment in which caregivers can easily share their observations of children's growth with other caregivers, thereby increasing communication and making them feel more fulfilled and improving the quality of care. This will also contribute to the creation of motivation among childcare workers and the improvement of the quality of childcare services. Lukumi is the first company in the childcare industry*1 to offer a total solution that ranges from reducing workloads to improving the quality of childcare.
1: First in the industry to provide all functions of attendance, attendance, shifts, contact sheets, forms, photography, automatic recording of sleep checks, automatic recording of temperatures, and billing management all from a single company (nationwide, as of June 15, 2021, based on in-house research).
*2: Source: "Compilation of information related to daycare centers, etc." (September 2020, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
*3: Source: "Effective Job Openings for Childcare Workers" (January 2021, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
*4: Source: "Current Status of Childcare Workers and Major Initiatives" (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, August 2020)
5: Source: "Report on improving the attractiveness of childcare workplaces and occupations" (September 2020, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).
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(a) Reduce burden of recording and verification work
- Lukumi Class Board(A service that allows centralized management of various information necessary for class management. By linking with the contact book and arrival/departure from preschool, temperature, sleep, meals, bowel movements, etc., as well as pick-up schedules, etc., are recorded).
- Lukumi Contact Book(Tool service to facilitate communication between childcare facilities and parents. (Records of temperature, meals, etc. are automatically transcribed from the class board.)
- letter from Lukumi(A service that allows childcare facilities to send news and announcements to guardians simultaneously and reliably.)
- Lukumi Forms Management(A service that enables data conversion and management of instructional plans and childcare logbooks in an audit-compliant format)
(b) Reflection on childcare using photographs
- Lookmee Photo(A photo sales service that automates the uploading, classifying, selling, payment, and printing of photos taken with a dedicated app)
- Lukumi Documentation(A service that works with Lukumi Photo to allow you to look back on your childcare without hassle)
(c) Health care
- Lookmee Nap Check(A service that checks the body orientation of infants and toddlers during naps (nap time) using a nap sensor and automatically records the orientation of the infant's body via an app).
- Luxmy thermometer(a service that allows temperatures to be taken with a non-contact thermometer and automatically recorded by an app)
(d) Operational support for preschools and facilities
- Lookmee Shift Management(A service that makes it easy to create rough drafts of shifts for childcare providers through automatic input)
- Lukumi attendance management(A service that records and manages the time children arrive at and depart from preschool)
- Lukumi Billing Management(A service that automatically calculates extended daycare fees and easily prepares invoices for parents)
- Lukumi Bus Location(A service that provides real-time information on the location of shuttle buses to preschools, facilities, and parents)
About Unifa Corporation
Unifa Corporation is a startup in the "Childcare-Tech" field that aims to solve social issues related to childcare and childcare. With the company's purpose of "creating new social infrastructures that create happiness for families around the world," Unifa develops and provides childcare support devices and services utilizing IoT and AI. Through the development of "Smart Nursery Schools, Smart Kindergartens, and Smart Childcare Centers," we are contributing to the creation of a society in which it is easy to work while raising children.
About Us
interpoint (interword separation)Company Name Unifa Corporation
interpoint (interword separation)Representative Director and CEO Yasuyuki Toki
interpoint (interword separation)Establishment 2013
interpoint (interword separation)Location Sumitomo Fudosan Chiyoda Fujimi Building 2F, 1-8-19 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
interpoint (interword separation)Business Overview Planning, development, sales and operation of the "Lukumi" series of childcare support services. Development and promotion of "Smart Nursery School, Smart Kindergarten and Smart Childcare Center
interpoint (interword separation)Company URL https://unifa-e.com/
