For children aged 0–2 who could not get into daycare and use regular-use childcare, fees subsidized up to ¥42,000–60,500 a month
Machida City Regular-Use Childcare Subsidy / Machida City
Machida City Regular-Use Childcare SubsidyMachida CityAge 0–2 classesTaxable households
Subsidy for regular-use childcare fees
Without a Notice of Pending Childcare Use
With notice, standard hours
With notice, short hours
Daycare fees above the cap are paid by you
The city subsidizes daycare fees paid when a child who could not get into daycare uses regular-use childcare at a center that offers it. It is for children in age 0–2 classes in resident-tax-paying households with childcare certification (Type 2/3), with a cap of ¥42,000 a month. If you have that fiscal year's "Notice of Pending Childcare Use," the subsidy is up to ¥60,500 a month plus meal costs for standard-hours certification, and up to ¥44,000 a month plus meal costs for short-hours certification. For children with new Type 3 certification who have a Notice of Pending Childcare Use, from the April 2026 daycare fees, the city subsidizes fees above the national facility usage benefit up to ¥18,500 a month plus meal costs.
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 living in Machida City with Type 2/3 childcare certification, in resident-tax-paying households and age 0–2 classes, not enrolled at a daycare center or similar (children with new Type 3 certification are also eligible if they have a Notice of Pending Childcare Use)
When to apply
Every 3 months, submit the application form and the center's "Facility Use Certificate and Receipt" (original) to the Children's General Affairs Division (Main Building, 2nd floor, counter 202) or by mail. Deadlines are July 15, October 15, January 15, and April 10 (must arrive by these dates), with payments at the end of August, November, February, and May respectively.
Notes
The cap for meal costs is the lower of ¥400 × the number of days eaten at the center and the monthly meal fee.Enrollment fees, event participation fees, and daycare fees and meal costs above the caps are paid by you.Use without certification, the month the child enters the class for children who have just turned 3, and cases where resident tax has not been filed are not covered.Households exempt from resident tax and age 3–5 classes may be covered by national free childcare instead of this subsidy.The free-childcare cap for regular-use childcare (¥42,000 a month for ages 0–2) and the cap for short-hours certification (¥44,000 a month) are planned to become ¥45,700 a month from October.Applications arriving after April 10 are not accepted for that fiscal year.