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Private kindergarten tuition free up to ¥33,000/month; enrollment fee covered up to ¥100,000

Enrollment Fee and Tuition Subsidy for Private Kindergartens and Kindergarten-like Facilities / Edogawa City

Enrollment Fee and Tuition Subsidy for Private Kindergartens and Kindergarten-like FacilitiesEdogawa CityConventional-system kindergartens and similar facilities

Help with private kindergarten tuition and enrollment fees

Tuition per monthFree up to ¥33,000The amount over that is paid by you

New-system kindergartens: specified payment covered up to ¥7,300/month
Enrollment fee covered up to ¥100,000, once per fiscal year

Based on the official sourceKosodate Tokyo

The city subsidizes costs of private kindergartens and kindergarten-like facilities. For conventional-system kindergartens (kindergartens that have not moved to the new Child and Childcare Support System) and kindergarten-like facilities, tuition is free up to ¥33,000 per month. The amount over ¥33,000 is paid by you. At new-system kindergartens, the basic tuition is ¥0, and the city also pays the kindergarten up to ¥7,300 of the monthly specified payment set by the kindergarten's rules, so you do not have to pay it. The enrollment fee is covered up to ¥100,000, only once in the fiscal year when your child actually enrolls. For resident-tax-paying households with children in the class for children who have just turned 3, there is also an extended-care fee subsidy.

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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

Edogawa City resident households with children attending private kindergartens or kindergarten-like facilities

Notes

The national free program limit for conventional-system kindergartens was ¥25,700 per month and rose to ¥28,000 per month from October 2026.Apply for the enrollment fee subsidy through the kindergarten your child enters.The city subsidizes kindergartens' school lunch costs per meal, so the lunch fees collected by kindergartens are indirectly lower. The rate was ¥395 per meal in FY2025.The extended-care fee subsidy for taxed households in the class for children who have just turned 3 is accepting applications for October 2026 to March 2027. Applications for April to September have closed.Extended-care fees for 3- to 5-year-old classes may be covered by the national free program if the need for childcare is recognized.Applications for April enrollment in the new fiscal year are distributed at each kindergarten from October 15 to 31, and acceptance starts on November 1.

Official sources

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