● DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL

Fees for unlicensed and Tokyo-certified daycare subsidized up to ¥80,000 a month

Subsidy to Reduce the Burden on Parents Using Unlicensed Childcare Facilities and Similar / Ota City

Subsidy to Reduce the Burden on Parents Using Unlicensed Childcare Facilities and SimilarOta CityContract of 120 hours or more a month

Tokyo-certified and unlicensed daycare fees subsidized up to ¥80,000 a month

0–2-year-old classes

¥80,000/month

3–5-year-old classes

¥77,000/month

Babysitters up to ¥33,000 a month

The application form once a fiscal year; receipts every periodKosodate Tokyo

A subsidy for households using unlicensed childcare facilities. The monthly limit is set by the type of facility and the child's age.

For Tokyo-certified daycare (ninshō hoikusho) and unlicensed childcare facilities, it is ¥80,000 for the 0–2-year-old classes and ¥77,000 for the 3–5-year-old classes. For specified child and childcare support facilities (temporary childcare, sick-child care, Family Support), from October 2026 use it is ¥45,700 for the 0–2-year-old classes and ¥40,300 for the 3–5-year-old classes (¥42,000 and ¥37,000 until September use). For Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed childcare facilities, a usage contract of 120 hours or more a month with the covered facility is required. For babysitters, it is ¥33,000.

Check the quick reference table for details and apply at the city office.

SIMULATOR

For the 0–2-year-old classes, how much per month?

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

Users of unlicensed childcare facilities

Notes

Monthly limits: Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed childcare facilities, ages 0–2 ¥80,000 / ages 3–5 ¥77,000.Specified child and childcare support facilities, ages 0–2 ¥45,700 / ages 3–5 ¥40,300 (from October 2026 use; until September ¥42,000 / ¥37,000).From October 2026, the limits of the national facility use costs rose (ages 0–2 ¥45,700, ages 3–5 ¥40,300), and for people with facility use benefit certificationthe limit of the burden reduction cost went down by that amount (ages 0–2 ¥34,300, ages 3–5 ¥36,700). The combined limits of ¥80,000 / ¥77,000 for Tokyo-certified and unlicensed facilities do not change. Babysitter Use Support Program ¥33,000.FY2026 procedural changes: the application form is submitted only once in the fiscal year (previously every period), no seal is needed,and the receipt and certificate of service provided is submitted every period.

Official sources

Open the official page (Japanese)

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