Sick children cared for at sick-child care rooms: ¥1,000/day for tax-exempt households, free for public assistance households
- Apply for the fee change before use
- Advance registration required
When a child cannot go to their usual daycare or kindergarten because of illness, etc., they can be cared for temporarily at a sick-child care room. Eligible children are those from 5 months old until entering elementary school who attend daycare, kindergarten, etc., when it is confirmed that childcare is needed because of the parent's work, etc. To use it, first register in advance with the city online to get a registration number, then register with a facility on the sick-child care booking service "Teote" and make a reservation. The 5 facilities are: Chigira Clinic Sick-child Care Room Rabbit Room, Suginami Sick-child Care Room Shizu, Tokyo Adventist Hospital Sick-child Care Room Kohitsuji House, Tamura Clinic Sick-child Care Room Koneko, and Pico Child Care. For Suginami City residents, tax-exempt households pay ¥1,000 per day, and households on public assistance and foster parents, etc. pay nothing. You need to apply for the fee change before use.