Three types of subsidy for households at private kindergartens (enrollment fee up to ¥40,000; the city adds to the national facility use costs for fees)
All private kindergartens in Minato City are private school subsidy kindergartens (kindergartens that have not moved to the new Child and Childcare Support System). The city provides 3 types of subsidies to parents of children attending these private kindergartens and similar. Even if your child attends a private kindergarten outside the city, you are covered if you are registered as a resident of Minato City.
The 1st is a subsidy toward kindergarten fees and similar; the monthly limit, combining the national facility use costs and the city's parent subsidy, depends on the child's birth order and the household's resident tax income-based amount. From the October 2026 fee, as the national facility use costs rose from ¥25,700 to ¥28,000 a month, the amounts changed as follows: for households with an income-based tax amount of ¥77,100 or less, the first child from ¥38,800 to ¥41,100 a month; for ¥211,200 or less, the first child from ¥33,400 to ¥41,000 and the second child from ¥38,700 to ¥41,000; and for ¥211,201 or more, the first child from ¥33,400 to ¥41,000 and the second child from ¥36,100 to ¥41,000. For households receiving public assistance and for the third and later children, it is ¥48,900 a month; for tax-exempt households, ¥45,900 for the first child and ¥48,900 for the second child (amounts may be higher for single-parent households and similar). In the fiscal year of enrollment, up to ¥40,000 is added once as a subsidy for the enrollment fee.
The 2nd is a subsidy toward extended-care fees, for children with No. 2 certification. The limits are ¥450 a day (¥11,300 a month) for April–September, and ¥490 a day (¥12,300 a month) for October–March. The 3rd is a subsidy toward side-dish costs at kindergartens that serve meals, up to ¥5,100 a month.
The deadline for FY2026 applications was August 31, 2026. The subsidies are paid in 2 transfers a year (kindergarten fees and extended care) or 1 transfer a year (side-dish costs).