Fees for ages 0–2 (taxable households) at unlicensed and Tokyo-certified daycare subsidized up to ¥40,000/month

National and Tokyo subsidies reduce daycare fees for children at certified unlicensed childcare facilities (including Tokyo-certified daycare and company-led daycare). For the age 0–2 classes in households paying resident tax, it is up to ¥40,000/month for both the first child and second and later children (Tokyo's first-child support and multi-child household subsidy). The age 3–5 classes have the national free-of-charge program, up to ¥40,300/month from October 2026 (¥37,000 until September). For second and later children, Tokyo's subsidy (¥36,700/month from October) is added, for a total of ¥77,000/month. In addition, side-dish meal costs at unlicensed childcare facilities and Tokyo-certified daycare are subsidized up to ¥5,100/month. Subsidies are paid twice a year (around November and around May of the following year).