Daycare fees at licensed daycare and similar are free for everyone. The city also pays up to ¥4,900/month of side-dish costs for ages 3–5
Daycare Fees (user charge) and Side-Dish Meal Costs / Ome City
Daycare Fees (user charge) and Side-Dish Meal CostsOme CityDaycare & preschool
Daycare fees at licensed daycare are ¥0 for everyone
Daycare fees at licensed daycare, etc.¥0For everyone, from the first child
- The city also pays up to ¥4,900/month of side-dish costs for ages 3–5
- Extended-hours fees, event fees, etc. are separate
Daycare fees became free for second and later children from October 2023 and for the first child from September 2025, so daycare fees at licensed daycare, certified centers, small-scale daycare, etc. are free for everyone. The age 3–5 classes are free under the national free-of-charge program. Since April 2024, the city has paid part of the side-dish meal costs (side dishes and snacks) that the age 3–5 classes pay to the daycare, with a limit of ¥4,900/month (no procedure needed; deducted from the daycare's side-dish charge). Side-dish meal costs are waived for low-income households and third and later children. Extended-hours fees, transportation fees, event fees, etc. are charged separately.
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 using licensed daycare, certified centers (daycare part) or community-based daycare in Ome City
Notes
Side-dish meal cost waiver: households with a municipal resident tax income-based amount under ¥57,700, single-parent households, etc. under ¥77,101, and third and later children among preschool children. The city's side-dish subsidy was expanded in April 2025.