Subsidy for Tokyo-certified and unlicensed daycare fees. For ages 0–2 in taxable households, up to ¥80,000 a month at Tokyo-certified daycare in the city and ¥60,000 elsewhere

For children attending Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho), home-based childcare providers certified by the city, or certificated unlicensed childcare facilities on a monthly contract, the city subsidizes daycare fees in parts: user support, first-child support, multi-child household support, and a meal cost subsidy. For age 0–2 classes in resident-tax-paying households, the cap is ¥80,000 a month at Tokyo-certified daycare in the city (user support ¥40,000 + first-child/multi-child household support ¥40,000) and ¥60,000 a month at other facilities (¥20,000 + ¥40,000). For age 3–5 classes, children receiving national free childcare (up to ¥40,300 a month from October 2026) are not eligible for user support; the first child receives a meal cost subsidy (¥1,000 a month), and second and later children receive an additional ¥36,700 a month. The actual subsidy is the lower of this and the fees you paid. Applications are made in 2 periods a year (by September 4 for April–August, and by March 5 for September–March).