Fees at Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed childcare facilities up to ¥80,000/month (ages 0–2, taxable households); ¥81,900 for ages 3–5 combined with the national benefit

The city subsidizes daycare fees for parents of children at Tokyo-certified daycare, home-based caregivers (hoiku mama), unlicensed childcare facilities that have notified the Governor of Tokyo, etc. There are three menus: "user support", "user burden reduction support" and "babysitter user burden reduction support". From October 2026, the monthly limit for user support is ¥80,000 for ages 0–2 in taxable households, ¥34,300 for ages 0–2 in tax-exempt households (plus the national free-of-charge program of ¥45,700 separately), and ¥36,700 for ages 3–5 (plus the national free-of-charge program of ¥40,300 separately). For ages 3–5, user burden reduction support of ¥4,900 is paid in addition. For ages 0–2 in taxable households, there is no change from October. Taxable households with children aged 0–2 who use Tokyo's babysitter subsidy program receive up to ¥33,000/month (cannot be combined with the other menus). The conditions are a need for childcare, living in the city on the first day of the month, and a monthly contract of 120 hours or more with the facility. The lower of the subsidy amount and the daycare fees minus the free-of-charge portion is paid.