Message from CEO of Mommy International “Mommy International Co., Ltd. C.E.O”

Message from
President Katsuyasu Ito
Mommy International

 

Our company began in 1979 with the establishment of the English conversation school, “Boston English Conversation Academy.” In 1994, we opened our first nursery school, “Mommy Nursery Center,” in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, with the aim of providing care for children aged 0 to 3 years and supporting families struggling to balance childcare and work. Over the 45 years since our founding, we have expanded to operate a total of eight nursery schools, four in Tokyo and four in Kanagawa Prefecture.

 

Thanks to our achievements in the nursery field, we have been entrusted by the Koto Ward Board of Education to operate 14 schools under the “Koto Kids Club” program. Additionally, in 2014, our company was the first corporation to be designated as the managing entity for the “Senda Welfare Center and Children’s Center,” a combined facility for the elderly and children in Koto Ward. As of 2024, we operate 39 facilities, including after-school clubs, children’s centers, and welfare centers, across 16 locations in Koto Ward and in other areas such as Nerima Ward, Ota Ward, Meguro Ward, Arakawa Ward, Adachi Ward, Kita Ward, Suginami Ward, Minato Ward, and Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo.

 

In addition, Mommy International HD, a member of the Mommy Group, provides services such as dispatching English teachers and caregiver referrals from overseas, especially from the Philippines, in order to serve as a bridge between highly motivated people who want to play an active role in Japan and companies in Japan that are struggling for human resources.

 

Personally, I would like to explain why I founded this Mommy Childcare Center. It is a life experience of my mother and a child’s home environment when I was eight years old, my brother was ten years old, and my younger sister was two years old. At that time, in the Showa 30’s, Japan was still behind in childcare welfare, and the number of nursery schools, the nursery environment, and the contents were not enough. I grew up in a single parent family having 2 siblings. My mother worked nonstop from dawn to dusk every single day to support our family. While at the same time, I looked after my sister who even needed diapers in a poorly illuminated room which did’t have a heater. I still remember that I prayed at the Shrine, saying, “Lord, please help me”, as a child. However, there’s no such thing as miracles, and it does not happen even if you try to get out of the bottom of the social pyramid.

 

People don’t live forever. Life is as short as a blink of an eye. I founded Mommy Childcare Center because I wanted to take advantage of my dark and miserable childhood experience.
There are still many children waiting for childcare facilities in Japan that are flexible and fit to the different home environment. As there are many areas where childcare facilities themselves are not sufficient, it is urgent to create childcare facilities and at the same time enhance the contents of childcare and I am convinced that this is my mission and my vocation.

 

I run the company and always keep in mind that:
Children, parents, customers, and people involved smiled with satisfaction saying that they were happy to join the club and that they were glad to attend The Mommy Nursery School, and that they would like to work hand in hand to watch over their children’s healthy growth together with their parents, schools, and local communities.

 

To make our colleagues who work at our company, including our after-school children’s classes and Mommy Nursery School, say “It’s good to work at Mommy,” and to give them a reason to live.

 

I want to leave a trace of myself in order to contribute to the healthy development of society and to create a peaceful society where people care for others.