● DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL

Subsidy for fees at Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed facilities. Up to ¥40,000 a month for ages 0–2 (taxable households)

Hinode Town Subsidy for Users of Unlicensed Childcare Facilities, etc. / Hinode Town
Hinode Town Subsidy for Users of Unlicensed Childcare Facilities, etc.Hinode TownTokyo-certified and certificated unlicensed facilities
Subsidy for fees at Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed facilities
Age 0–2, taxable households
¥40,000/month
Age 0–2, tax-exempt (second and later children)
¥34,300/month
Age 3–5 (second and later children)
¥36,700/month
There must be a need for childcare
Caps from October 2026Kosodate Tokyo

The town subsidizes daycare fees for children attending Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho) or unlicensed childcare facilities with a certificate showing they meet the guidance and supervision standards. There must be a need for childcare. For age 0–2 classes in taxable households, all children are covered up to ¥40,000 a month; for age 0–2 classes in tax-exempt households and for age 3–5 classes, the second and later children are covered. From October 2026, in line with the higher cap on the national facility usage benefit, the amounts became ¥34,300 a month for tax-exempt households in age 0–2 classes (second and later children) and ¥36,700 a month for age 3–5 classes (second and later children). The amount combined with the national benefit does not change.

For age 0–2 classes in a taxable household, how much a month?

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

Parents living in Hinode Town whose child attends Tokyo-certified daycare, an unlicensed childcare facility, or similar, and whose need for childcare can be confirmed

Notes

The subsidy is the lower of "the daycare fee minus the facility usage benefit" and the standard amount (Article 4 of the subsidy guidelines): https://www.town.hinode.tokyo.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000004/4449/R8.pdf The subsidy is paid twice a year (first half in late November, second half in late May of the following year). Application periods are September to the end of October for the first half, and March to the end of April for the second half.
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