About Us
CareFinder is Here to Help You Find Childcare in Japan
Connecting Families with the Best Babysitters
Raising children is a challenge, especially as a foreigner in Japan. Language and cultural barriers can make finding appropriate childcare difficult. At CareFinder, our goal is to make it easy for families to find and work with babysitters who have the experience, skills and approach that best fit their needs.
Providing Childcare You Can Trust
The CareFinder Team works hard to create an intentional community of diverse, qualified babysitters. Each sitter goes through a thorough screening process before being accepted onto the platform. All sitters are registered with the Japanese government and all sitters are committed to providing reliable, trustworthy care for your family.
Making Hiring a Sitter Simple
With CareFinder, it's easy to post jobs, receive applications and hire the sitter that is best for your family — and we are always working on ways to make it even easier! We are thrilled when parents tell us how quickly they received applicants for their jobs and how impressed they are with the quality of babysitters in the CareFinder community.
Why CareFinder?
Childcare Isn't Just Supervision
CareFinder sitters are exceptional caregivers, but they are also friends, tutors and cultural ambassadors who can enrich your lives, and your family's time in Japan.
A Unique Bridge Between Cultures
Family support in Japan is dwindling; many young parents live far away from their hometowns and can no longer rely on their parents for help raising children. Foreign families in Japan are also far from "home" and may not feel traditional Japanese childcare is a fit for their needs. CareFinder helps both Japanese and international families find the support that's right for them.
A World of Experiences, in Japan
The ability to interact with all kinds of different people — from different cultures, with different languages — is an important skill. Exposing children to diversity while they're young helps to shape their view of the world as they grow up; at CareFinder, introducing your children to new perspectives is just a babysitter away.
Story of our Founder
Why did Megumi Moss start Carefinder?
Megumi Moss Founder & CEO
While working in a corporate office, Megumi Moss frequently saw her co-workers and friends struggle with both raising children and managing their careers. And when she began to plan for her own family, she quickly realized that there were no childcare services in Japan that made it easy to connect with high-quality, qualified, international babysitters. So she decided to start one herself.
When CareFinder launched in 2013, Megumi was pregnant with her daughter. Today, the CareFinder community connects hundreds of babysitters and families and Megumi has a daughter and a son. She lives in Tokyo with her husband, children and a cat and works hard every day to make childcare more accessible to all parents.
Parent Testimonial About Bonds With Sitters
Parent Testimonial About Bonds With Sitters
I think one of the great things about CareFinder is the bond between the sitter and the child and it's been a two-way thing. It's the way the sitter is very enthusiastic, and really wants to see the child develop and grow, but also from the kids standpoint as well. They look forward to seeing the sitter. It's a friendship that builds up over time.
Take advantage of the benefits of joining carefinder!
Find the best babysitter for your family today!