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Tokyo Compare · Daycare & kindergarten

If your child aged 0–2 attends a Tokyo-certified daycare, up to how much is subsidized each month?

ChiyodaChuoMinatoShinjukuBunkyoTaitoSumidaKotoShinagawaMeguroOtaSetagayaShibuyaNakanoSuginamiToshimaKitaArakawaItabashiNerimaAdachiKatsushikaEdogawaHachiojiTachikawaMusashinoMitakaOmeFuchuAkishimaChofuMachidaKoganeiKodairaHinoHigashimurayamaKokubunjiKunitachiFussaKomaeHigashiyamatoKiyoseHigashikurumeMusashimurayamaTamaInagiHamuraAkirunoNishitokyoMizuhoHinodeHinoharaOkutama
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  1. #1Minato CityFull daycare fee
  2. #1Toshima CityFull daycare fee
  3. #3Chiyoda City¥80,000/month
  4. #3Chuo City¥80,000/month
  5. #3Shinjuku City¥80,000/month
kosodate-tokyo.com/en/hikaku/ninsho_02As of October 11, 2026 · checked on official pages
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What is compared: The monthly maximum that a first child in the age 0–2 class, in a household subject to resident tax, attending a Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho) can receive from the national benefit and municipal subsidies combined (for October 2026) Unit: yen/month

  1. 1Minato CityFull daycare fee
  2. 1Toshima CityFull daycare fee
  3. 3Adachi City¥80,000/month
  4. 3Bunkyo City¥80,000/month
  5. 3Chiyoda City¥80,000/month
  6. 3Chuo City¥80,000/month
  7. 3Edogawa City¥80,000/month
  8. 3Itabashi City¥80,000/month
  9. 3Katsushika City¥80,000/month
  10. 3Kita City¥80,000/month
  11. 3Koto City¥80,000/month
  12. 3Meguro City¥80,000/month
  13. 3Nerima City¥80,000/month
  14. 3Ota City¥80,000/month
  15. 3Setagaya City¥80,000/month
  16. 3Shibuya City¥80,000/month
  17. 3Shinagawa City¥80,000/month
  18. 3Shinjuku City¥80,000/month
  19. 3Suginami City¥80,000/month
  20. 3Sumida City¥80,000/month
  21. 3Taito City¥80,000/month
  22. 3Chofu City¥80,000/month
  23. 3Fussa City¥80,000/month
  24. 3Hachioji City¥80,000/month
  25. 3Higashikurume City¥80,000/month
  26. 3Hino City¥80,000/month
  27. 3Koganei City¥80,000/month
  28. 3Komae City¥80,000/month
  29. 3Mitaka City¥80,000/month
  30. 3Musashimurayama City¥80,000/month
  31. 3Musashino City¥80,000/month
  32. 3Nishitokyo City¥80,000/month
  33. 33Nakano City¥70,000/month
  34. 33Tama City¥70,000/month
  35. 35Akiruno City¥67,000/month
  36. 35Akishima City¥67,000/month
  37. 35Fuchu City¥67,000/month
  38. 35Hamura City¥67,000/month
  39. 35Kokubunji City¥67,000/month
  40. 35Mizuho Town¥67,000/month
  41. 41Higashiyamato City¥61,000/month
  42. 42Arakawa City¥60,000/month
  43. 42Inagi City¥60,000/month
  44. 42Machida City¥60,000/month
  45. 45Kunitachi City¥50,000/month
  46. 46Kiyose City¥45,700/month
  47. 47Higashimurayama City¥40,000/month
  48. 47Hinode Town¥40,000/month
  49. 47Hinohara Village¥40,000/month
  50. 47Ome City¥40,000/month
  51. 51Tachikawa City¥38,000/month
  52. −Okutama TownNone

How we compare, and notes

For age 0–2 classes in households subject to resident tax, the national facility use benefit (free early childhood education and care) does not apply. So the amounts shown here are the ward subsidy only. Depending on the ward, monthly contract hours or certification of the need for childcare are conditions. What you actually receive is the lower of the fees you paid and the maximum.

The figures were checked on each municipality's official page around October 11, 2026. "See notes" marks places where the official page has not caught up with the latest revision, or where different conditions make a like-for-like comparison impossible; details are in each municipality's entry. Kodaira City not yet covered. Before applying, always check the official page.

Details and sources

1Minato CityFull daycare feeChecked on official page

To subsidize the difference from the licensed daycare fee (¥0), the base daycare fee for a monthly contract of up to 220 hours is fully subsidized (up to 160 hours a month for short-hours certification). There is no set maximum amount.

Education and childcare benefit certification; monthly contract; base daycare fee for up to 220 hours a month (up to 160 hours for short-hours certification)
1Toshima CityFull daycare feeChecked on official page

There is no maximum for Tokyo-certified daycares (Category A). The city subsidizes the difference from the fee you would pay at a licensed daycare (¥0; ¥4,000 or ¥6,000 added for contracts over 220 hours a month).

Certification of the need for childcare
3Adachi City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes, the reduction maximum is ¥80,000/month for both first and second-and-later children. You pay the daycare the contracted fee minus the reduction.

Monthly contract; enrolled from the first day of the month
3Bunkyo City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes, the city's parent burden reduction subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month.

Certification of the need for childcare
3Chiyoda City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

With a contract of 48 hours or more a month, for age 0–2 classes the city subsidizes daycare fees for up to 220 hours a month, up to ¥80,000, and the fee you pay the facility becomes ¥0. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the amount is the city subsidy only.

Usage contract of 48 hours or more a month; a reason requiring childcare
3Chuo City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

The city subsidizes the lower of the Tokyo-certified daycare's monthly fee and ¥80,000.

Monthly contract of 48 hours or more (120 hours or more until September)
3Edogawa City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children aged 0–2 with certification of the need for childcare, the maximum is ¥80,000/month with no income limit.

Monthly contract of 48 hours or more; certification of the need for childcare
3Itabashi City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes, the maximum is a flat ¥80,000/month.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more
3Katsushika City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Taxed households in age 0–2 classes are covered by the city's own free program, subsidized up to ¥80,000/month including food costs.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more
3Kita City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children aged 0–2 using Tokyo-certified daycares, the city's burden reduction subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month.

Monthly usage contract of 120 hours or more
3Koto City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are covered by the same subsidy, and regardless of the income-based resident tax amount, the maximum for age 0–2 classes is ¥80,000/month.

Certification of the need for childcare
3Meguro City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are covered by the same subsidy. For the first child in taxed households in age 0–2 classes, the maximum is ¥80,000/month, with user support of ¥40,000 and first-child support of ¥40,000.

Contract of 160 hours or more a month; certification of the need for childcare
3Nerima City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are covered by the same subsidy, and the maximum for taxed households in age 0–2 classes is ¥80,000/month.

Childcare contract of 160 hours or more a month
3Ota City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For age 0–2 classes using Tokyo-certified daycares, the maximum is ¥80,000/month.

Usage contract of 120 hours or more a month
Official page (Japanese) (updated 2026-10-06) · Ota City page
3Setagaya City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes with certification of the need for childcare, the city's own burden reduction subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month (¥52,000 without certification).

Monthly contract of 48 hours or more
3Shibuya City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

With a basic subsidy of ¥40,000 for all users and an additional subsidy of ¥40,000 for those with certification of the need for childcare, the maximum is ¥80,000/month.

Certification of the need for childcare (additional subsidy)
3Shinagawa City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are also covered by the city's unlicensed childcare facility fee subsidy. For children aged 0–2 in households subject to resident tax, the maximum is ¥80,000/month.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more
3Shinjuku City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For children aged 0–2 at Tokyo-certified daycares, the maximum is ¥80,000/month. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the amount is the city's own subsidy only.

Certification of the need for childcare
3Suginami City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes, the maximum at Tokyo-certified daycares is ¥80,000/month.

Contract of 48 hours or more a month; certification of the need for childcare
3Sumida City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For age 0–2 classes, the maximum is ¥80,000/month for both first and second-and-later children. The city pays the daycare directly (except at some facilities).

Monthly contract of 48 hours or more
3Taito City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

Taxed households with children aged 0–2 are not covered by national free care, and the city subsidy alone has a maximum of ¥80,000/month.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more
3Chofu City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. The full amount is a city subsidy.

Living in the city on the 1st of each month; monthly contract
3Fussa City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For age 0–2 classes at Tokyo-certified daycares, fees are free up to ¥80,000/month, including for households subject to resident tax. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy. The city pays the Tokyo-certified daycare directly.

Parents cannot care for the child at home because of work, illness or similar
3Hachioji City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month (from October 2026). Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

The same amount even without certification of the need for childcare
3Higashikurume City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. The full amount is a city subsidy. Certification of the need for childcare is not required.

3Hino City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares (and family-based childcare), the maximum is ¥80,000/month from October 2026. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly enrollment (excluding temporary use)
3Koganei City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, up to ¥80,000/month is paid (a top-up benefit under Tokyo's program). Taxed households are not covered by national free care, so the amount is the top-up benefit only.

Need for childcare; usage contract of 120 hours or more a month
3Komae City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children aged 0–2 attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city's user support has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. The full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more; need for childcare
3Mitaka City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children aged 0–2 attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. The full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly or annual contract of 120 hours or more a month; need for childcare
3Musashimurayama City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

When age 0–2 classes in households subject to resident tax attend Tokyo-certified daycares in the city, user support of ¥40,000 plus first-child / multi-child household support of ¥40,000 gives a maximum of ¥80,000/month. For Tokyo-certified daycares outside the city, it is ¥60,000/month.

Tokyo-certified daycares in the city (¥60,000 outside the city)
3Musashino City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households (brackets C to D24) with children aged 0–2 attending Tokyo-certified daycares or employer-led childcare, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly or annual contract of 120 hours or more a month; need for childcare
3Nishitokyo City¥80,000/monthChecked on official page

For children aged 0–2 at Tokyo-certified daycares who are not covered by national free care (taxed households, etc.), the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥80,000/month. The full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly contract
33Nakano City¥70,000/monthChecked on official page

The city subsidizes the lower of the monthly base daycare fee and ¥70,000. For taxed households in age 0–2 classes, it remains ¥70,000 from October 2026.

A reason for needing childcare
33Tama City¥70,000/monthChecked on official page

For the first child in taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, user support of ¥30,000 plus first-child support of ¥40,000 (from September 2025) gives a maximum of ¥70,000/month. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

Usage contract of 120 hours or more a month; enrolled on the first day of each month
35Akiruno City¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children under 3 attending Tokyo-certified daycares or employer-led childcare facilities, the city subsidizes the total of daycare fees and lunch fees paid, up to ¥67,000/month.

Need for childcare (¥25,000/month if not). No unpaid daycare fees
35Akishima City¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidizes the difference between the facility's daycare fee and the licensed daycare fee (¥0), up to ¥67,000/month. Taxed households are not covered by national free care, so the amount is the city subsidy only.

Certification of the need for childcare (Type 2 / Type 3 or new Type 2 / new Type 3)
35Fuchu City¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥67,000/month regardless of birth order (the same amount as unlicensed childcare facilities). Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

Usage contract of 120 hours or more a month; registered as a resident of Fuchu City on the first day of each month
35Hamura City¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidizes the difference from the licensed daycare fee (¥0) up to ¥67,000/month. From September 2025, first children have the same maximum.

A reason requiring childcare; monthly contract; daycare fees fully paid; no unpaid city taxes or similar
35Kokubunji City¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidizes up to ¥67,000/month for both first and second children. Taxed households are not covered by national free care, so the amount is the city subsidy only.

Usage contract of 120 hours or more a month
35Mizuho Town¥67,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households with children aged 0–2 attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the town subsidizes the difference from the licensed daycare fee up to ¥67,000/month, combining user support of ¥27,000 and first-child support of ¥40,000.

A reason requiring childcare. No unpaid town taxes or similar
41Higashiyamato City¥61,000/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are covered by the same subsidy as unlicensed childcare facilities; for age 0–2 classes not receiving national free care, one third of the daycare fee (up to ¥21,000/month) plus ¥40,000/month gives a maximum of ¥61,000/month.

A reason requiring childcare such as work of 48 hours or more a month. Capped at the childcare fees paid
42Arakawa City¥60,000/monthSee notes

According to the city's information (for April–September 2026), for taxed households with children aged 0–2 at Tokyo-certified daycares, the city subsidy alone has a maximum of ¥60,000/month. The amount from October is not yet in the city's information.

Childcare placement index of 15 or more; monthly contract of 120 hours or more
42Inagi City¥60,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, the city's fee subsidy for users of unlicensed childcare has a maximum of ¥60,000/month (from October 2026, the city's amount is shown as "planned"). Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

42Machida City¥60,000/monthChecked on official page

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares in Tokyo, the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥60,000/month. Taxed households are not covered by the national benefit, so the full amount is a city subsidy.

Monthly contract of 120 hours or more
45Kunitachi City¥50,000/monthSee notes

For taxed households in age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares, up to ¥50,000/month is subsidized, combining ¥10,000/month from the User Support Program and ¥40,000/month from the First-Child Support and Multi-Child Household Burden Reduction Program (July 2026 information). The attachment announcing the revision from October says the ¥40,000 portion does not change, but does not mention the ¥10,000 from the User Support Program. There are currently no Tokyo-certified daycares in Kunitachi City.

Certification of the need for childcare; monthly contract
46Kiyose City¥45,700/monthChecked on official page

Tokyo-certified daycares are covered by the same subsidy, with a maximum of ¥45,700/month from use in October 2026 (¥42,000 until September).

Type 3 certification; monthly contract of 48 hours or more
47Higashimurayama City¥40,000/monthChecked on official page

For age 0–2 classes attending Tokyo-certified daycares with certification of the need for childcare (Type 2 / Type 3), the city subsidy has a maximum of ¥40,000/month. Children without certification get ¥12,000/month.

Type 2 / Type 3 certification; monthly contract
47Hinode Town¥40,000/monthChecked on official page

The town subsidy also covers Tokyo-certified daycares, and every child in taxed households in age 0–2 classes can receive up to ¥40,000/month.

Confirmation of the need for childcare
47Hinohara Village¥40,000/monthChecked on official page

Under the village's subsidy for users of unlicensed childcare facilities, taxed households with children aged 0–2 receive up to ¥40,000/month toward daycare fees. The village's daycare fee subsidy page says fees at Tokyo-certified daycares are subsidized through this subsidy for users of unlicensed childcare facilities.

Must meet the criteria for certification of the need for childcare. Daycare fees fully paid
47Ome City¥40,000/monthChecked on official page

Free care and subsidies for Tokyo-certified daycares are presented on the same page as unlicensed childcare facilities (city FAQ), and age 0–2 classes in households subject to resident tax have a maximum of ¥40,000/month.

Certification of the need for childcare
Official page (Japanese) (updated 2026-09-14) · Ome City page
51Tachikawa City¥38,000/monthSee notes

The city's page (FY2026) says it subsidizes Tokyo-certified daycare fees up to ¥20,000–¥40,000/month per child. Detailed amounts are in the FY2025 information (from September 2025): for age 0–2 classes, the maximum is ¥38,000/month regardless of whether the household is subject to resident tax.

Monthly contract. Within the actual fee paid
−Okutama TownNoneNo program (checked on official page)

The town's official website has no information on a town subsidy for children aged 0–2 attending Tokyo-certified daycares.

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