Fees at Tokyo-certified daycare, etc. covered up to ¥80,000 for ages 0-2 and ¥77,000 for ages 3-5

This program subsidizes daycare fees for families living in Itabashi City who use Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho) or baby hotels that have received a certificate, with a monthly contract of 120 hours or more. Tokyo-certified daycare outside the city is also eligible. The monthly subsidy is a flat ¥80,000 for resident-tax-paying households in 0- to 2-year-old classes. For tax-exempt households in 0- to 2-year-old classes, this subsidy and the facility use benefit combined are up to ¥80,000, and for 3- to 5-year-old classes they are combined up to ¥77,000. Because the national facility use benefit limit rose from use in October 2026, the breakdown changed: for tax-exempt households in 0- to 2-year-old classes, this subsidy is ¥34,300 and the facility use benefit ¥45,700 (until September: ¥38,000 and ¥42,000), and for 3- to 5-year-old classes, this subsidy is ¥36,700 and the facility use benefit ¥40,300 (until September: ¥40,000 and ¥37,000). The combined maximum does not change. Because the facility use benefit is applied first, if the fee you paid is at or below the facility use benefit limit, this subsidy is not paid. The amount varies by the child's age category and the household's tax category; the contract of 120 hours or more per month is a requirement for eligibility, not a factor in the amount. From April 2026, meal costs and snack costs were added to the subsidy in addition to the monthly fee. The application is valid until March of that fiscal year; if you apply in the first half, it continues automatically in the second half. Apply again for the next fiscal year.