Nursery schools, childcare facilities, etc.

It is a child welfare facility where parents can take care of children who cannot care during the day at home due to work or illness on behalf of parents.
※From April 1, 2015, childcare hours are divided into 8 hours and 11 hours depending on the certification received by parents.
※Scheduled childcare hours for each facility are as shown in the list of childcare facilities in Kanazawa Ward in 2024 (PDF: 273KB). (Childcare facilities are currently scheduled and subject to change in the future.)
Garden selection site for parents "Ensearch support ★ Yokohama childcare" (outside site)
Admission situation such as nursery schools in Yokohama (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)
Nursery school maintenance situation in Yokohama-shi (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)

<Must arrive> until the 10th of the previous month of the desired use date (if the ward office is closed, the last weekday)

[Window] Please submit it to your ward office Children and Families Support Division.
[Mail] 2-9-1, Mukame, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0021, Japan
　Health and Welfare Center Children and Families Support Division, Kanazawa, Yokohama
　Please send it to the nursery school entrance staff.
For details on required documents and submission methods, please see the 2024 Usage Guide.
・Form required for 2024 application (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)
・[Important] Please be sure to check before applying (PDF: 293KB)
・List of Childcare Facilities in Kanazawa Ward in FY2024 (PDF: 273KB)
・2024 Kanazawa Ward Childcare and Educational Facilities Map (PDF: 430KB)
・Number of childcare facilities to be accepted in FY2024 (for June admission) (PDF: 165KB)

・For inquiries on how to write documents and the schedule of reception, please contact the Yokohama City Child and Child Care New System dedicated dial.　
　Phone: 045-664-2067 FAX： 045-840-1132 Opening hours: From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (including weekends and holidays)
・For other inquiries, please contact Kanazawa Ward Children and Families Support Division　
　Phone: 045-788-7795 (8:45 am to 5:15 pm (Mon-Fri (excluding holidays)))

Please visit the nursery school where you wish to enter in advance.
At a municipal nursery school in Kanazawa Ward, we visit a VR garden where you can visit the garden at home.
If you are considering admission, please take a look at [VR Garden at a municipal nursery school in Kanazawa Ward].

At the Kanazawa Ward Office, there is a childcare and education concierge. If you have any questions about your child's deposit, please contact us. Consultations are available at the counter. We also provide on-site consultations.

We accept window consultation reservations using the electronic application system.
[For May] Click here for reservations using the electronic application system (external site) (external site)
The consultation time is about 45 minutes at a time.
※There is also a "frame for accepting reservations over the phone", so if you would like to make a reservation by phone, please contact the following contact information.

　"I want to work, but where should I leave my child?"
　"What kind of place is a nursery school?"
　"I want to know the availability of nursery schools."
　"I want to know the difference between a nursery school and a kindergarten."
　Nursery schools are not the only facilities where children can be kept. There are a variety of childcare services, such as kindergarten, home-based childcare, and temporary childcare. Please use the service according to your family's situation.
Contact: Children and Families Support Division, ward office 4th floor 404th floor
Phone: 045-788-7795 (Monday to Friday (excluding New Year holidays and public holidays) from 9:00 to 16:00)
Information on Childcare and Education Concierge (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)
Information on Business Trip Consultations (PDF: 366KB)

In authorized child institution, we perform education, childcare integrally and have (1) function to provide early childhood education, childcare to preschool children, (2) function to support child care in area, kindergarten and nursery school It has both the goodness of.
If you wish to use a certified child institution (childcare use), apply to the ward office Children and Families Support Division of your ward, like a nursery school. Yokohama City will make use adjustments based on the submitted application documents.
When we hope for the use of authorized child institution (for education use), we apply to authorized child institution of hope.
If you are using the certified child institution (use of education) after receiving the first certification, childcare is required due to the employment of parents, etc., and wish to use the same certified child institution (childcare use), use adjustment In that case, you will be ranked up.
In authorized child institution, specific burden such as admission fee may be charged other than the usage fee. If you would like to use it, please check with the garden in advance and apply for use.

Local childcare business refers to home-based childcare business, small-scale childcare business, business childcare business (regional frame), etc.
Application, please apply to ward office as well as authorized nursery school, authorized child institution.

For each home-based nursery school, childcare is provided for a small number of children in a homey atmosphere.
If there is an assistant, up to 5 people are eligible.

This facility provides childcare in a relatively small environment with a capacity of 6 or more and 19 or less.
This facility is divided into A type, B, and C type, and the percentage of qualified persons is different among the capacity and childcare providers.

In addition to childcare provided by companies mainly as a support measure to balance work and childcare for employees, this business also provides childcare for children who need childcare in the community.

This is an educational facility for educating infants from the age of three to elementary school, and to promote mental and physical development.
Applications for kindergartens must be made directly to each kindergarten facility.
※After a job offer to the kindergarten, it is necessary to submit a certification application via the kindergarten facility and receive the first certification.

• List of kindergartens and certified children's schools facilities in Kanazawa Ward in 2024, maps (PDF: 1,555KB)

This facility is subsidized by the city that meets the standards (childcare fees, childcare environment, childcare hours, etc.) established by Yokohama City.
Applications must be made directly to each facility.
※For those who wish to enter, it is necessary to submit a certification application to the ward office in advance and have you receive No. 3 certification.
About Yokohama nursery room (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)

About unlicensed childcare facilities (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)

（１） It can be used when childcare is needed temporarily, such as when part-time work or (2) illness of parents (3) refreshment to reduce the burden on parents.
In addition, depending on the number of users, the use may be restricted.
About list of conduct facilities, from guidance of temporary childcare (PDF: 830KB)

Nurses and nursery teachers will take care of sick children from the early stages of illness in the nursery room attached to a medical institution. This is a business in which the caregiver temporarily raises a child during periods when it is difficult to raise children at home due to socially unavoidable circumstances such as work reasons, accidents, childbirth, and ceremonial occasions. Pre-registration and reservation are required for use.
Kawana Children's Clinic "Sick Child Care Room Kangaroomu" (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)

We will take care of children who are recovering from illness.
Kirara Nursery School (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)