Tips for Using Babysitters

• Exchange emergency contact information with the babysitter and ensure that you can always stay in touch with them in case of emergencies such as sudden illness or natural disasters. If mobile or landline phones are difficult to reach during a disaster, use the messaging function on the CareFinder platform to maintain communication.
• If your child has any medical conditions or a history of illnesses (such as allergies, asthma, or seizures), be sure to inform the babysitter in advance. Please provide as much detail as possible about the type of allergies (food, animals, pollen, etc.) through the CareFinder platform.
• Even while your child is with the babysitter, regularly check on them by phone or email to stay updated on their well-being.
• When requesting childcare in a location other than your home, be sure to check the environment in advance.
• If you wish to monitor the babysitting via a baby monitor installed in your home, or if you'd like to record the sitting with a camera or video, please obtain the babysitter's consent beforehand. However, refrain from using monitors in changing rooms, bathrooms, or toilets, and limit monitoring only to checking the sitting to protect the babysitter's privacy.
• Do not post any images or videos taken during the sitting on social media without the babysitter's consent.
• When picking up your child from the babysitter, make sure it is done either by you or an adult you’ve designated, and do not leave the child alone.
• When receiving your child from the babysitter, always ask for a report on how your child was during the day.
• After the babysitting session, ask your child about how they spent the day and what activities they enjoyed.

For government safety guidance for using babysitters, please view the below link from the Children and Families Agency, Government of Japan.(Japanese only)

https://www.cfa.go.jp/policies/hoiku/ninkagai/tsuuchi/babysitter