Attend with no work requirement, free of charge

Regardless of whether parents work, children not yet attending a childcare facility can use one. In Adachi City, the fee is free when city residents use facilities in the city. Eligible children are from 6 months old to age 3 (the first March 31 after turning 3) on the day of use, who use none of licensed daycare, kindergarten, nintei kodomo-en, small-scale childcare, home daycare providers (hoiku mama), or company-led childcare. Up to 10 hours a month can be used, and unused hours cannot be carried over to the next month. Only in the 2-year-old classes of private kindergartens and private nintei kodomo-en can it be used beyond 10 hours. Adachi City limits it to regular use, in the form of continuing to use the same facility once a week on a fixed day. When using facilities outside the city, a separate fee subsidy is available.