Tokyo-certified daycare fees subsidized up to ¥80,000 a month for ages 0–2 and ¥77,000 for ages 3–5

The city subsidizes daycare fees for parents using a Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho). The limit is ¥80,000 a month for the 0–2-year-old classes and ¥77,000 a month for the 3–5-year-old classes. For taxable households, the full amount is the city's parent burden reduction subsidy; for tax-exempt households and ages 3–5, it is the national facility use costs plus the city's subsidy. From October 2026, facility use costs rise to ¥45,700 for ages 0–2 and ¥40,300 for ages 3–5 (¥42,000 and ¥37,000 until the end of September), and the city's subsidy decreases by that amount, so the total limit does not change.

To receive it, you need certification of "need for childcare." You apply once a fiscal year, and the FY2026 (April 2026–March 2027) deadline is March 15, 2027. The subsidy limits are the same as Category A of the Subsidy for Fees at Unlicensed Childcare Facilities, but the information pages are separate.