School lunch fees at city-run elementary and junior high schools are fully free, and daycare side-dish costs are also free

The city pays the full school lunch fee for students attending Chuo City-run elementary and junior high schools. There is no income limit. In FY2026 (April 2026–March 2027), the school lunch fee is ¥5,060 a month for the lower grades of elementary school, ¥5,440 for the middle grades, ¥5,870 for the upper grades, and ¥6,630 a month for junior high school; the city subsidizes the same amount in each case, so the parent's cost is ¥0.

On the daycare side, side-dish costs are also free for children attending licensed daycare, certified centers for early childhood education and care, and community-based childcare programs (small-scale childcare, community places at workplace childcare) (if you live outside the city and attend a facility in Chuo City, and side-dish costs are not free where you live, you pay the actual cost). Not only city-run facilities but also private licensed facilities are covered.