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Free provision of early childhood education and childcare
Last Updated October 31, 2024
1 Overview
From the perspective of the importance of early childhood education that cultivates the basics of personality formation over a lifetime and measures to reduce the cost burden of child care and education, 0-year-old children in the 3-year-old class to 5-year-old class and municipal tax-exempt households From October 1, 2019, we have been offering free early childhood education and childcare for children in the 2-year-old class.
Free Early Childhood Education and Childcare (Japanese) | Children's Family Agency (cfa.go.jp) (outside site)
Three Steps of Free Procedure
1. List of facilities eligible for free in the city
2. Application procedures for benefits certification
3. Payment method
2 Targets and Scope
| Authorized nursery schools (use of childcare), etc. | Facility-type benefit kindergarten ・Certified children's institution (use of education) |
Private school subsidized kindergartens, etc. | Non-licensed childcare Facilities, temporary childcare business, etc. |
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| Education | Custody Childcare | Education | Custody Childcare | |||
| 3-5 year old class | Targets | Targets | Targets (Note 1) |
Targets (up to 25,700 yen) |
Targets (Note 1) |
Targets (Note 1) (up to 37,000 yen) |
| 3 years old (Children between the age of 3 and the first March 31) |
― | Targets | Not applicable | Targets |
Not applicable | ― |
| 3-year-olds from households exempt from municipal tax (Children between the age of 3 and the first March 31) |
― | Targets | Targets (Note 1) |
Targets (up to 25,700 yen) |
Targets (Note 1) |
― |
| 0-2 year old class for households exempt from municipal tax | Targets | ― | ― | ― | ― | Targets (Note 1) (Up to 42,000 yen) |
What are non-licensed childcare facilities and temporary childcare services? Non-licensed childcare facilities (including babysitters), temporary custody business, sick and post-sick childcare business, Yokohama childcare support system (excluding the use of pick-up only), Yokohama childcare room (3-5 years old class), etc.
(Note 1) It is necessary to certify the need for childcare in order to make it free of charge.
(Note 2) Monthly limit: 450 yen x number of days used (up to 11,300 yen (16,300 yen for 3-year-olds))
You can check the above-mentioned free range table in pdf file. （PDF：241KB）
→ Click here for the requirements for certification of the need for childcare ※Benefit certification standards will be changed from April 2020.
The requirements for the need for childcare in the custody childcare business (city-type custody childcare) such as Yokohama City private kindergartens are partially different from the city's certification standards.
→ Click here for the requirements for the need for childcare in the custody childcare business (city-type custody childcare) such as Yokohama City Private Kindergarten
Others
- Facilities for children with disabilities
Free of charge for children in the 3-5 year old class
Free of charge when used in conjunction with kindergartens, nursery schools, certified children's schools, etc.
Facilities for children with disabilities, etc.: elementary school studenｔ development support, medical elementary school studenｔ development support, home visit elementary school studenｔ development support and nursery school visit support facilities, welfare-type disabled children admission facilities and medical-type disabled children admission facilities
For more information, please see About Free Development Support for Children with Disabilities.
- Yokohama Nursery Room
Children in municipal tax-exempt households in the 0-2 year old class are free of charge.
Classes for children aged 3 to 5 are treated as unlicensed childcare facilities, and the usage fee is free up to 37,000 yen per month.
- Fiscal year-limited childcare business
Free of charge for children in the 1.2-year-old class of households exempt from municipal tax
- Company-led childcare business
Standard usage fees for children in the 3-5 year old class and 0-2 year old class for households exempt from municipal tax are free of charge.
（１） List of facilities eligible for free in the city
Authorized nursery schools and certified child institution / facility-type benefit kindergartens (educational part) are not listed, but are eligible for free of charge.
List of facilities eligible for free early childhood education and childcare
（２） Application procedures for benefits certification
In order to receive free benefits for early childhood education and childcare, it is necessary to certify the use benefits of facilities.
Please refer to the link below for necessary/required procedures.
（３） Payment method
Gardens, facilities, and businesses that do not require parental requests
- Authorized nursery schools
- Educational parts of kindergartens and certified children's schools
- City-type custody childcare part carried out by kindergartens and certified children's schools
- 0-2 year old class exempt household tax exemption fee using Yokohama nursery room
- Municipal tax-exempt household reduction and exemption expenses for 1.2 year olds who use the year-only childcare business
- Reduction and exemption expenses for Yokohama City Temporary Childcare Business, Holiday Temporary Childcare Business, and 24-hour Emergency Childcare Business
- Reduction and exemption expenses for sick childcare and post-sick childcare businesses
(Note) If you are using a company-led childcare business, please contact your school. (Request to the city is not required.)
Gardens, facilities, and businesses that need to be requested by parents
- Non-licensed childcare facilities, temporary childcare services, etc.
- Custody childcare (excluding city-type custody childcare) carried out by kindergartens and certified children's schools
Please refer to the following page for details on how to apply.
How to claim usage fees for facilities, etc.
3. Contact:
Free dial
For inquiries about free preschool education and childcare, please contact the Phone number below.
Telephone: 045-840-6064
FAX: 045-211-4253
Opening time: From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (including weekends and holidays)
(Excluding December 28 to January 3)
(Reference) Address for free of charge
For inquiries by e-mail, be sure to include the Name of the facility and the facility type in the text.
※If you are not currently using the facilities, please indicate the Name of the facility and the type of facilities you plan to use in the future.
Please check the following site for details.
Child and child care support information publication system "here de search" (outside site)
※For inquiries by e-mail, it will take some time to respond.
If you are in a hurry, please contact the free dial (Phone: 045-840-6064).
Free address: kd-mushoka@city.yokohama.lg.jp
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Inquiries to this page
Child and Youth Bureau Childcare and Education Department Childcare and Education Benefits Division
Telephone: 045-671-0232
Telephone: 045-671-0232
Fax: 045-663-1801
Email address: kd-mushoka@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 596-215-378
