Daycare fees at licensed daycare and similar are free for everyone (from September 2025)
Daycare Fees (user charge) / Higashiyamato City
Daycare Fees (user charge)Higashiyamato CityLicensed daycare, etc.
Daycare fees at licensed daycare and similar are free for everyone
Daycare fees¥0Extended-hours fees and meal costs for age 3 and over are separate
- You need to file your municipal resident tax return
From September 2025, under Tokyo's burden reduction program, daycare fees for the first child under 3 also became free, so daycare fees are free for all children using daycare centers, certified centers for early childhood education and care, small-scale daycare, etc. Even though fees are free, a bracket is set based on your municipal resident tax to determine Tokyo's share, so you need to file your municipal resident tax return. Extended-hours fees and meal costs for classes aged 3 and over are charged separately.
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 daycare centers, certified centers for early childhood education and care, or community-based daycare (home-based daycare (hoiku mama), small-scale daycare, workplace daycare, in-home daycare) in Higashiyamato City
Notes
If you move out of Tokyo and keep using a daycare facility in Higashiyamato City, fees may be charged.