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Babysitters for sick children at ¥400 an hour

Verification Program for Sick-Child Care Using Babysitters / Nakano City
Verification Program for Sick-Child Care Using BabysittersNakano City0–5-year-old classesUntil March 2027
Sitters for sick children at ¥400 an hour
Normal
¥400 per hour
Proxy medical visit (2 staff)
¥700 per hour
Daily limit ¥2,000 (¥3,000 for proxy visits)
Up to 56 hours for the 0–2-year-old classes and 28 hours for ages 3–5Kosodate Tokyo

A program in which babysitter providers approved by Tokyo come to your home and care for your child when, for example, the child suddenly gets a fever. Nakano City has been selected as a participating municipality in Tokyo's verification program. The out-of-pocket cost is ¥400 per hour, up to ¥2,000 a day. Proxy medical visits, in which the sitter takes the child to the hospital for you, are done by 2 staff at ¥700 per hour and ¥3,000 a day. Two-staff care for children with disabilities and similar stays at ¥400 per hour and ¥2,000 a day. The hour limit is 56 hours for the 0–2-year-old classes and 28 hours for the 3–5-year-old classes. If recognized as a child with disabilities or a single-parent household, you can use up to double that. It covers families who cannot care for their child at home because of work or similar, and the condition for registration is that both the child and the parent have their resident record in Nakano City.

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 equivalent to the 0–5-year-old classes of a daycare center (excluding under 6 months of age) and parents with their resident record in Nakano City

Notes

It can be used Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It cannot be used on weekends, holidays or the New Year period.Enrollment fees, insurance, transportation and similar may be charged separately. Hours above the limit are not subsidized.The program runs until March 31, 2027.The number of registrations is limited, and registration may stop even during the period.First receive confirmation of eligibility through the city's online application, and after the confirmation email arrives, choose and contract with one of Tokyo's certified providers.Because it is a verification program, you will be asked to answer a questionnaire after use.

Official sources

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