Daycare fees at licensed daycare and similar are free for everyone regardless of age or income (from the September 2025 portion)
User Charges for Daycare Centers, etc. (Daycare Fees) / Higashimurayama City
User Charges for Daycare Centers, etc. (Daycare Fees)Higashimurayama CityRegardless of age or income
Licensed daycare fees are ¥0 for everyone
Daycare fees at licensed daycare and similar¥0Free for everyone from the September 2025 portion
- The first child under 3 also became free
- Extended childcare fees, meal costs for ages 3 and over, and actual costs are separate
From the September 2025 portion, daycare fees for the first child under 3 also became free, so daycare fees for children at licensed daycare and similar are free for everyone regardless of age or income. Before that, classes aged 3 and over and the second and later children in the same household budget were already free. Extended childcare fees, meal costs for ages 3 and over, and actual costs such as daily necessities are not included in the free coverage.
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
Children using licensed daycare centers, certified centers for early childhood education and care (childcare places), and similar in Higashimurayama City
Notes
The city's page states that from the September 2025 portion, user charges (daycare fees) for the first child under 3 are newly made free, so daycare fees for all children using licensed daycare and similar are free regardless of age or income.Up to the August 2025 portion, the first child in age 0–2 classes had an income-based daycare fee (the second and later children were free).