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Yokohama-shi type custody childcare-exciting! Hama time~

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Yokohama-shi type custody childcare-exciting! Hama time~

Last Updated September 11, 2024

Exciting childcare at private nursery schools! Hammer time

What is Yokohama-style custody childcare?
Opening hours
Use of 3-5 year olds
Use of 3-year-olds
List of certified gardens
Forms such as employment certificates
Pamphlets for Users

Yokohama-shi type custody childcare-exciting! What is Hama Time~?

Yokohama-shi type custody childcare uses custody childcare free of charge if parents of children living in Yokohama-shi cannot take care of their children at home before or after the regular education hours of the garden due to employment or illness. It is a system that can do it.

For the target of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare, please confirm use requirements according to age.

3-5 years old
3 years old

Opening hours

※In some gardens, we extend after 18:30 and provide custody childcare.
	Weekday type	Normal type
Date and time of establishment	Mon-Fri: From 7:30 to 18:30	Mon-Fri: From 7:30 to 18:30 Soil: From 7:30 to 15:30
Long-term leave Implementation of	Implemented (Closed for up to 5 days during the summer vacation period)	Implemented
Closed days	Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, and holidays From December 29 to January 3 Up to 5 days during the summer vacation period	Sunday, public holidays, and holidays From December 29 to January 3

About the use of 3-5 year olds

1. Requirements for use

The following applicable children can use Yokohama-shi type custody childcare.

Oh, child who received use benefit authorization No. 2 such as facilities

Not available if any of the parents are on childcare leave. For details, please refer to the following URL.

Children who receive i Benefit Authorization No. 1 and need childcare according to the situation shown in Table 1 below

Includes cases where one of the parents falls under the need for childcare in benefits certification.

2. Documents to be submitted

(Table 1) Usage requirements and documents to be submitted for Yokohama-shi-type custody childcare
Requirements for use of Yokohama-shi-type custody childcare		Documents to be submitted
Up to 48 hours per month and less than 64 hours per month	When you work, regardless of your company or home.	Certificate of Employment
	When caring for the sick, disabled, or care recipients	Copy of medical certificate of sick person or certificate of person with a disability of person receiving care, copy of identification of care insurer (a medical certificate of doctor who understands that care is necessary is also acceptable) Petition (those who indicate that they are nursing care for a range of 48 hours or more and less than 64 hours per month) Time schedule (Reference style (PDF: 278KB)）（Example of entry (PDF: 784KB)）
	When you go to a university or vocational school	student registration certificate Documents (curricula, etc.) that show the period of enrollment and the timetable

3. necessary/required procedures

The following a and b are the same as "1. Usage Requirements".

In the case of a

We present payment authorization decision letter of advice to garden.

In case i

We submit documents proving that we meet use requirements of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare including work certificate to garden.
※No procedures are required to go to Yokohama City.

4. Usage fees

The user burden will be 0 yen by the Yokohama City-type custody nursery school receiving the free benefit fee instead of a guardian.

About the use of 3-year-olds

1. Requirements for use

Usage requirements category for children aged 3 years

The following applicable children can use Yokohama-shi type custody childcare.
①Please refer to Figure 1 for the classifications of to 3.

①In the case of a child who has received the facility use benefit authorization No. 3
※Not available if you are on childcare leave.
②In the case of a child who is a municipal tax-exempt household, but does not fall under the use benefit authorization No. 3 such as facilities and receives only benefit authorization No. 1 and needs childcare according to the situation shown in Table 1 above
③In the case of a child who is a municipal tax taxable household and does not fall under the use benefit authorization No. 3 such as facilities and receives only benefit authorization No. 1, and needs childcare according to the situation shown in Table 2

2. Documents to be submitted

Table 2 [Documents to be submitted for the use of Yokohama-shi-type custody childcare for 3-year-olds]
Situation of Parents	Documents to be submitted
When working more than 48 hours a month, regardless of company or home.	Certificate of Employment
When preparation for childbirth or rest after childbirth are necessary	Copy of Maternal and Child Health Handbook (Cover, page where you can check the expected delivery date)
When childcare is required due to illness, injury or disability	Medical certificate
When caring for a sick person, disabled person, or care recipient for more than 48 hours a month	Copy of medical certificate of sick person or certificate of person with a disability of person receiving care, copy of identification of care insurer (a medical certificate of doctor who understands that care is necessary is also acceptable) Petition (which shows that you are nursing for more than 48 hours a month) Time schedule (Reference style (PDF: 278KB)）
When recovering a disaster such as a fire at home or in the neighborhood	None
When you are looking for a job (while looking for a job)	Petition
When you go to a university or vocational school for more than 48 hours a month	student registration certificate Documents (curricula, etc.) that show the period of enrollment and the timetable
When there is a risk of abuse or DV (domestic violence) from spouse

3. necessary/required procedures

①-3 is the same as "1. Usage Requirements".

①In the case of

We present payment authorization decision letter of advice to garden.

②In the case of

In any case, procedures are not required for Yokohama City.

Private school grant kindergarten
We submit documents proving that we meet use requirements of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare such as employment certificates and investigation agreement (distributed from garden.) of taxation situation to garden.
Gardens receiving facility-type benefits
We submit documents to garden proving that we meet use requirements of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare such as copy of use charges letter of advice and work certificate.

③In the case of

In any case, procedures are not required for Yokohama City.

Private school grant kindergarten
We submit documents to garden proving that we meet requirements of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare such as employment certificate.
Gardens receiving facility-type benefits
We submit documents to garden proving that we meet use requirements of Yokohama-shi type custody childcare such as copy of use charges letter of advice and work certificate.

4. Usage fees

①-3 is the same as "1. Usage Requirements".

①・②In the case of

The user burden will be 0 yen by the Yokohama City-type custody nursery school receiving the free benefit fee on behalf of the guardian.

③In the case of

Private school grant kindergarten
Up to 9,000 yen per month, you will pay the usage fee determined by each garden.
Gardens receiving facility-type benefits
Up to 9,000 yen per month, we will pay a usage fee according to the municipal tax amount. For details, please refer to the following link.3-year-old child usage fee table (garden receiving facility-type benefits) (PDF: 60KB)

224 Yokohama-type nursery certified nursery schools (as of September 2024)

For applications and inquiries, please contact each garden.
Yokohama-shi type custody childcare authorization garden list (PDF: 102KB)

Forms such as employment certificates

Please download from the following page.

Certificates submitted at the time of application for certification or change of certification may be required to be presented to the garden, so please make a copy and keep it.

Pamphlets for Users

・ Normal version (PDF) (PDF: 429KB)
・ English version (PDF) (PDF: 171KB)
・ Chinese version (PDF) (PDF: 457KB)
・ Easy Japanese version (PDF) (PDF: 420KB)

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