Home sitter costs for sick children subsidized at ¥1,000 an hour (¥2,000 for tax-exempt households), up to ¥100,000 a year
Sick-Child Care Fee Subsidy (home babysitter type) / Shibuya City
Sick-Child Care Fee Subsidy (home babysitter type)Shibuya CityPreschool children attending a childcare facility
Sick-child sitter costs subsidized at ¥1,000 an hour
Public assistance and tax-exempt households
Other households
Up to 10 hours a day; up to ¥100,000 a year per child
When a preschool child attending a childcare facility cannot attend because of illness or injury, and you call a babysitter to your home for reasons such as work, the city subsidizes part of the cost. The subsidy is ¥1,000 per hour (¥2,000 per hour for households receiving public assistance and households exempt from resident tax), up to 10 hours a day and up to ¥100,000 per child per fiscal year (April to the following March). The condition is that the child saw a medical institution within about 7 days before or after using the babysitter. Without a visit, no subsidy is given. For each illness or injury, up to 7 consecutive days from the first day of use are covered.
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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
Preschool children living in Shibuya City who are enrolled at licensed daycare, a certified center for early childhood education and care, Tokyo-certified daycare, a city-run daycare room, an integrated kindergarten-daycare facility, home-based childcare and similar, or a registered unlicensed childcare facility
When to apply
Within 1 year of the day of use
Notes
Children enrolled only for temporary childcare are not covered.It cannot be used on the same day together with Tokyo's Babysitter Use Support Program (temporary childcare use support).To apply, you need a copy of the sitter's receipt and itemized statement, and a document showing the medical visit (a certificate of visit, receipt, medicine bag, etc.). At medical institutions belonging to the Shibuya Medical Association, there is no document fee for the certificate of visit.Make an application for each illness or injury. You can also apply online through Shibuya My Portal.The city notes that sick-child babysitters often cannot respond to same-day requests. It is reassuring to research providers in advance.Contact: Childcare Section, Childcare Management Unit (03-3463-2483).