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About home-based childcare business

Last Updated September 17, 2019

What is a home-based childcare business?

If a parent or guardian cannot take care of the child due to employment or illness, a home-based childcare worker (home childcare worker) will take care of the child on behalf of the guardian. We provide detailed childcare for children aged 0 to 2 years in a homey atmosphere with a capacity of 3 to 5 people.

In child, child care support new system that began in April, 2015, it is business newly made as one of the municipalities' approval business (local childcare business).

Please search for home-based childcare business implementation facilities from nursery schools and childcare facilities.

What kind of facility is it?

The target age and capacity are as follows.

Outline of home-based childcare business

Type

Home-based childcare business

Target age

0 to 2 years old

Capacity

3 to 5 people

Childcare workers

Ratio of placement

One childcare worker takes care of every three children aged 0 to 2 years. In addition, when there is an assistant, one childcare worker and one assistant will provide childcare for five children aged 0 to 2 years old.

Qualifications

Home-based childcare workers and assistants
※A certain level of training is required

school lunch

Bring school lunch or lunch box
※It depends on the facility.

Collaborative facilities

We cooperate with one of authorized child institution, kindergarten, authorized nursery school. Cooperation facilities provide support for home-based childcare businesses, such as "support for childcare content", "providing alternative childcare", and "securing advanced destinations after graduation".
However, “Provision of alternative childcare” and “Securing a destination after graduation” may not be set as transitional measures until FY2019.

For inquiries to this page

Child and Youth Bureau Childcare and Education Administration Division

Phone: 045-671-3564

Phone: 045-671-3564

Fax: 045-664-5479

Email address: kd-unei@city.yokohama.jp

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