Licensed daycare is free from the first child (from September 2025)
Licensed Daycare Fees (completely free) / Shinagawa City
Licensed Daycare Fees (completely free)Shinagawa CityThe city's licensed daycare
Licensed daycare fees are ¥0 from the first child
Daycare fee¥0From the September 2025 fee, regardless of income
- Licensed facilities in the city also charge no meal fees
- Actual costs such as event costs, and extended and evening care, are not covered
At Shinagawa City licensed daycare (ninka hoikuen), daycare fees for the first and later children have been free since the September 2025 fee. Regardless of the number of siblings or household income, the daycare fee itself is ¥0. Licensed daycare in the city also charges parents nothing for food ingredients (meal fees). However, daycare fees for August 2025 and earlier, actual-cost charges such as event costs, and fees for extended and evening care are not covered by the free program and must be paid as before.
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
Households using licensed daycare in the city
Notes
Three things are not covered by the free program: daycare fees for August 2025 and earlier, actual-cost charges such as event costs,and fees for extended and evening care.