Minato City subsidizes Tokyo-certified daycare fees by the difference from licensed daycare
This subsidy is for households whose child attends a "Tokyo-certified daycare" (ninshō hoikusho) that meets Tokyo's standards. Minato City subsidizes the difference between the daycare fee at a licensed daycare and the Tokyo-certified daycare fee you actually pay. Since the September 2025 use, licensed daycare fees are ¥0, so the basic daycare fee of the Tokyo-certified daycare, within a set range, is subsidized as it is. There is no income limit.
The subsidy limit is set not by an amount but by contract hours. For the 3–5-year-old classes and the 0–2-year-old classes of households exempt from resident tax, the limit is the basic daycare fee for a monthly contract of up to 220 hours. For taxable households in the 0–2-year-old classes, the limit is the basic daycare fee for up to 220 hours a month with standard-hours certification, or up to 160 hours a month with short-hours certification. For example, in the 3–5-year-old classes, if the basic daycare fee for 220 hours is ¥70,000, the subsidy is also ¥70,000.
You apply every fiscal year by submitting documents to the Tokyo-certified daycare your child attends.
How much subsidy in your case? (simple simulation)
The actual subsidy is calculated from your certification category for the need for childcare (short hours / standard hours), your contracted hours, and the facility's fee settings. Please have the facility's fee table at hand when you enter the values. Use this simulation only as a rough guide. For the exact amount, check the Minato City official page (in Japanese) and pamphlet.