Private kindergartens (private-school-subsidy kindergartens) get the national ¥28,000 a month plus a city subsidy of ¥1,800–6,200 a month
Machida City Subsidy for Parents at Private Kindergartens, etc. and Facility Usage Benefit (Private-School-Subsidy Kindergartens) / Machida City
Machida City Subsidy for Parents at Private Kindergartens, etc. and Facility Usage Benefit (Private-School-Subsidy Kindergartens)Machida CityAge 3 to 5
The national government and the city subsidize private kindergartens (private-school-subsidy kindergartens)
National facility usage benefit¥28,000/monthFrom October 2026 (¥25,700 until September)
- City parent subsidy of ¥1,800–6,200 a month
At private kindergartens that have not moved to the new Child and Child-Rearing Support System (private-school-subsidy kindergartens), the kindergarten receives the national facility usage benefit of ¥28,000 a month from October 2026 (¥25,700 until September) on your behalf and deducts it from the fees. In addition, the city's parent subsidy of ¥1,800 to ¥6,200 a month is paid depending on the municipal resident tax amount and the number of siblings. For the first child, most households get ¥1,800 a month; ¥6,200 is for tax-exempt households, households on public assistance, and similar.
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 aged 3 to 5 enrolled at a kindergarten or certified center for early childhood education and care
Notes
Tax-exempt households etc. (single-parent households and similar) and households on public assistance get ¥6,200 regardless of the number of children; non-single-parent households with an income-based tax amount under ¥77,101 get ¥6,200 for the third and later children; and so on.From October, the cap of the national facility usage benefit rises from ¥25,700 to ¥28,000, and the cap for extended care changes from ¥11,300/¥16,300 to ¥12,300/¥17,700.The cap is national ¥28,000 + city ¥6,200.