Subsidies for private kindergartens, such as ¥120,000 for the enrollment fee and ¥35,000 a month for fees
- Enrollment fee up to ¥120,000, once only
- Extended care up to ¥12,300 a month
The city pays 5 types of subsidies to parents of children attending private kindergartens that have not moved to the new Child and Childcare Support System (kindergartens not in the new system) or national university-affiliated kindergartens. Private kindergartens and private certified centers for early childhood education and care using the new system are not covered. The enrollment fee subsidy is up to ¥120,000 a year, once per child in the year of enrollment. There is no income limit. The kindergarten fee subsidy has a monthly limit of ¥35,000 (from October 2026; ¥33,000 until September), with additions for households receiving public assistance, households with annual income equivalent to ¥2,700,000 or less, households with many children, single-parent households and similar (for national university-affiliated kindergartens it is ¥8,700 a month, and for kindergarten divisions of national university-affiliated special needs schools ¥400 a month). The extended-care fee subsidy has a monthly limit of ¥12,300 (from October 2026; ¥11,300 until September), and the condition is that both parents have certification of "need for childcare." Depending on the situation of the kindergarten, use of unlicensed childcare facilities and similar may also be covered. The side-dish cost subsidy for school meals has a monthly limit of ¥5,100 and covers certain households at kindergartens that serve meals. The subsidy for other payments, such as facility maintenance fees and heating and cooling fees, has a monthly limit of ¥3,000 and covers households receiving public assistance, households exempt from resident tax and similar. It covers children aged 3 to 5, and as a rule the child and parent must be registered as residents of the city and be in the same household. Applications are made through the kindergarten after enrollment is confirmed. All subsidies are paid within the amount the parent actually paid to the kindergarten.