Up to ¥37,000 a month toward temporary childcare and regular-use childcare for children not in daycare
Chofu City Fee Subsidy for Temporary Childcare and Regular-Use Childcare / Chofu City
Chofu City Fee Subsidy for Temporary Childcare and Regular-Use ChildcareChofu CityCertification of the need for childcare
Subsidy for temporary childcare and regular-use childcare fees
Age 3–5
Age 0–2
Age 0–2 for tax-exempt households (taxable households too for regular-use childcare)
The city subsidizes childcare fees for families using Tokyo's own temporary childcare programs or regular-use childcare programs. You must have a certification of the need for childcare and your child must not be enrolled in a daycare center or similar. Use during childcare leave is not covered. The cap is ¥37,000 a month for ages 3–5 and ¥42,000 a month for ages 0–2. For ages 0–2, households exempt from municipal resident tax are eligible; only for regular-use childcare are taxable households also eligible. If you also use a program covered by national free childcare, the cap is reduced by that amount.
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How much of the fees is subsidized each month?
Nationality and residence status
The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.
Who is eligible
Parents of children living in the city who have a certification of the need for childcare, are not enrolled in a daycare center or similar, and use Tokyo's own temporary childcare or regular-use childcare programs