Up to ¥80,000 a month of unlicensed daycare fees returned

A subsidy for households that could not get into licensed daycare and use a private unlicensed childcare facility. For the 0–2-year-old classes, households paying resident tax and households exempt from resident tax without certification of need for childcare are subsidized up to ¥80,000 a month. For households exempt from resident tax with certification of need for childcare (facility use benefit No. 3 certification), the limit is ¥38,000 a month until the September 2026 fee and ¥34,300 a month from the October 2026 fee. For the 3–5-year-old classes, it is ¥40,000 a month until the September 2026 fee and ¥36,700 a month from the October fee. For taxable households in the 0–2-year-old classes using a public unlicensed childcare facility, it is ¥20,000 a month. The daycare fees covered include meal and snack costs as well as the basic daycare fee; enrollment fees, extended-hours fees and dinner costs are not included. It cannot be combined with the Babysitter Use Support Program (provider partnership type), and you must apply every fiscal year.