For those who use the special childcare qualification system

This page is about proof of facilities that have been issued a "certificate of meeting the non-licensed childcare facility guidance and supervision standards".
For inquiries about the nursery teacher examination system, including the special nursery teacher system, please contact us.
Please contact the Japan Nursery Association (0120-4194-82).

In child care cooperation type authorization child institution in "child, child care support new system" enforced in April, 2015, child care cooperation type authorization child institution,
It is necessary to assign "childcare teachers" who have both licenses and qualifications for "kindergarten teacher's license" and "childcare teacher qualification".
For five years after the enforcement of the new system, transitional measures have been established to allow you to work as a "childcare teacher" if you have either a "kindergarten teacher's license" or "childcare teacher qualification". You need to obtain a license / qualification.
For this reason, for those who have a kindergarten teacher's license during the transitional measures period and have at least 3 years of practical experience and at least 4,320 hours of actual working hours at facilities subject to special provisions, such as the number of credits, will be established to promote the sharing of licenses and qualifications.

Facilities subject to special provisions include non-licensed childcare facilities and Yokohama childcare rooms that have been issued a “certificate of meeting the standards for guidance and supervision of non-licensed childcare facilities”. However, the following facilities are excluded.
・More than half of the elementary school studenｔ who use the facilities are temporarily kept in custody (independence contracts with parents of elementary school studenｔ on a daily or hourly basis to provide childcare services).
・More than half of the elementary school studenｔ use the facilities from 22:00 to 7:00 the following day.

If you use the special system with the practical experience of the Yokohama nursery room and unlicensed childcare facilities and apply for the nursery teacher test, please request the "certificate of facilities subject to the special system" by mail to the department in charge as follows. .

1 Request a “work certificate (outside site)” to the work facility or corporation. ("Practical certificate" cannot be entered in person)

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2 Fill out required items in the “Application for Issuance of Certificate of Facilities Subject to Special System (PDF: 66KB)” and “Certificate of Facilities Subject to Special System (PDF: 53KB)”.

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3 Confirm that there are no omissions in the “Practical Certificate (Copy)”, “Application for Issuance of Facility Certificates subject to Special System”, and “Certificate of Facilities subject to Special System”, and enclose a reply envelope with a stamp (84 yen) affixed. And mail it to the address below.

<mail address>
〒231-0005
6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau Childcare and Education Administration Division
(in charge) Yokohama Nursery Room / Non-licensed Childcare Facilities
<Contact> 045-671-3564

-Notes~
Please be sure to check before mailing.
１．Has the target facility been issued a "certificate of meeting the non-licensed childcare facility guidance and supervision standards"?
２．Do you have a reply envelope with a stamp (84 yen) attached?
３．Are there any omissions in the "Practical Certificate", "Application for Certificate of Facilities Subject to Special System", and "Certificate of Facilities Subject to Special System"?
４．Is the applicant's seal stamped in the name column of the “Application for Certificate of Facilities Subject to the Special System”?
５．Is the "Practical Certificate" a copy? (Please do not send the original.)
６．If there is no defect and there is no survey at the facility, it will take about 2 weeks to issue. Please apply with plenty of time.

<About special system>
→Link to the National Nursery Teacher Training Council homepage (outside site)

<Various Forms>
→[Form] Practical certificate Link to the National Nursery Teacher Training Council homepage (outside site)
　

→[Form] Application for issuing facility certificate subject to special system PDF (PDF: 66KB) / Word (word: 17KB)

→[Form] Facility certificate targeted for special system PDF (PDF: 53KB) / Word (word: 18KB)