Licensed daycare fees are ¥0 for all children aged 0–5 (from September 2025)
- Extended-hours fees after 6:15 p.m. apply to taxable households
- Actual costs such as teaching materials, events and staple food are separate
Basic daycare fees at licensed daycare (ninka hoikuen), certified centers for early childhood education and care (nintei kodomo-en) and community-based childcare (small-scale childcare, home-based childcare, etc.) in Shinjuku City have been ¥0 for all households and all ages since September 2025. All children are covered by the free program, regardless of age or whether they have siblings. On the other hand, extended-hours fees after 6:15 p.m. are waived only for households receiving public assistance and similar and households exempt from resident tax; taxable households pay extended-hours fees. Each facility's own actual-cost charges (teaching materials, events, staple food, etc.) are also paid by you. Daycare fee bracket calculations and deduction procedures are no longer needed, so you do not need to worry about your household income category when enrolling.