Daycare fees free for the first child in 0- to 2-year-old classes too (from September 2025)

From September 1, 2025, Nerima City has made daycare fees free for the first child of taxed households in 0- to 2-year-old classes, who were not covered by the national free childcare program. As a result, all children using licensed daycare, etc. are now covered. At licensed daycare, community-based childcare programs, and nintei kodomo-en, daycare fees are fully free; extended-hours fees are paid separately. The upper limits that become free are ¥80,000 per month for unlicensed childcare facilities (including Tokyo-certified daycare), ¥42,000 per month for Nerima Kodomo-en (younger-age type), and ¥16,300 per month for extended care at kindergartens (class for children who have just turned 3). For those using child development support, etc., preschool children aged 0 to 6 are eligible.