Florence's Sick Child Care Service Expands Areas for the First Time in 5 Years; Launching in 5 Areas Including Hino City, Tokyo and Soka City, Saitama from April 2026
Certified NPO Florence will expand its visiting and mutual aid sick child care service to 5 new areas including Hino City, Tokyo, starting April 1, 2026. This is the first expansion in 5 years, supporting dual-income households.
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Certified NPO Florence (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Midori Akasaka), which provides visiting and mutual aid sick child care, will begin providing services in 5 new areas from April 1, 2026: Hino City in Tokyo, and Soka City, Yashio City, Misato City, and Minuma Ward of Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture. This area expansion is the first in five years since 2021.
April, which marks the start of the new fiscal year and brings changes in environment, is a time when both parents and children tend to feel anxious, and occasions where parents face a child's sudden fever or illness increase. With the desire to be a "companion who overcomes crises together with parents and children," Florence will further expand the safety net that supports the balance between child-rearing and work through sick child care.
## A child is sick, but you can't take time off work... Sick child care that rushes to the rescue in times of crisis
Certified NPO Florence operates various businesses to solve social issues surrounding parents and children. Among them, the "Visiting and Mutual Aid Sick Child Care," which started in 2005, is an initiative that can be called our origin.
We want to change the society where people have to give up their jobs or self-realization due to the common occurrence of a child's sudden fever. We want to make sick child care a "social infrastructure" that anyone can use with peace of mind. Driven by these thoughts, we have been standing by parents and children in times of crisis. Accumulating trust through a total of 150,000 cases and zero serious accidents, the business reached its 20th anniversary in 2025.
This time, in order to deliver the relief of "Thank goodness Florence was there" to as many families as possible, we have decided to expand our service area for the first time in five years. With this expansion, the coverage area will grow to a total of 34 cities and 23 wards across 1 metropolis and 3 prefectures (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa). We will continue to support parents and children in overcoming crises and fully support the balance between child-rearing and work.
## Features of Florence's Sick Child Care
There are 5 features of Florence's sick child care.
### 1. High dispatch rate solves sudden troubles
For reservations made by 20:00 the day before, the dispatch rate is 99.5% (results from April to September 2025), providing reliable support.
### 2. Specialized in visiting sick child care. No pick-up/drop-off required, preventing secondary infections
Because we visit your home, no pick-up or drop-off is necessary. There is no need to take a sick child outside, reducing the risk of catching or spreading other illnesses. Children can spend time safely in a familiar environment.
### 3. Handles a wide range of infectious diseases, can also be used for convalescent child care
Handles infectious diseases that children are prone to, such as influenza, chickenpox, and gastroenteritis. (*Excluding measles and COVID-19) It can also be used as "convalescent child care" during the recovery period, closely monitoring the child's condition until fully healed.
### 4. Trained "Parent-Child Rescue Squad" members
The visitors are sick child care professionals, "Parent-Child Rescue Squad" members, who have passed specialized training in sick child care and rigorous internal screening. Rather than just watching over, they provide childcare that balances attentive "care" tailored to the child's symptoms and "play" that helps them forget the pain of the illness.
### 5. 20 years of "zero serious accidents," built on a trusted track record of 150,000 cases
April, which marks the start of the new fiscal year and brings changes in environment, is a time when both parents and children tend to feel anxious, and occasions where parents face a child's sudden fever or illness increase. With the desire to be a "companion who overcomes crises together with parents and children," Florence will further expand the safety net that supports the balance between child-rearing and work through sick child care.
## A child is sick, but you can't take time off work... Sick child care that rushes to the rescue in times of crisis
Certified NPO Florence operates various businesses to solve social issues surrounding parents and children. Among them, the "Visiting and Mutual Aid Sick Child Care," which started in 2005, is an initiative that can be called our origin.
We want to change the society where people have to give up their jobs or self-realization due to the common occurrence of a child's sudden fever. We want to make sick child care a "social infrastructure" that anyone can use with peace of mind. Driven by these thoughts, we have been standing by parents and children in times of crisis. Accumulating trust through a total of 150,000 cases and zero serious accidents, the business reached its 20th anniversary in 2025.
This time, in order to deliver the relief of "Thank goodness Florence was there" to as many families as possible, we have decided to expand our service area for the first time in five years. With this expansion, the coverage area will grow to a total of 34 cities and 23 wards across 1 metropolis and 3 prefectures (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa). We will continue to support parents and children in overcoming crises and fully support the balance between child-rearing and work.
## Features of Florence's Sick Child Care
There are 5 features of Florence's sick child care.
### 1. High dispatch rate solves sudden troubles
For reservations made by 20:00 the day before, the dispatch rate is 99.5% (results from April to September 2025), providing reliable support.
### 2. Specialized in visiting sick child care. No pick-up/drop-off required, preventing secondary infections
Because we visit your home, no pick-up or drop-off is necessary. There is no need to take a sick child outside, reducing the risk of catching or spreading other illnesses. Children can spend time safely in a familiar environment.
### 3. Handles a wide range of infectious diseases, can also be used for convalescent child care
Handles infectious diseases that children are prone to, such as influenza, chickenpox, and gastroenteritis. (*Excluding measles and COVID-19) It can also be used as "convalescent child care" during the recovery period, closely monitoring the child's condition until fully healed.
### 4. Trained "Parent-Child Rescue Squad" members
The visitors are sick child care professionals, "Parent-Child Rescue Squad" members, who have passed specialized training in sick child care and rigorous internal screening. Rather than just watching over, they provide childcare that balances attentive "care" tailored to the child's symptoms and "play" that helps them forget the pain of the illness.
### 5. 20 years of "zero serious accidents," built on a trusted track record of 150,000 cases