Sick or recovering children cared for at ¥2,000 per day
Sick-child Care Facility / Sumida City
Sick-child Care FacilitySumida City6 months to elementary grade 6
Sick or recovering children at ¥2,000 per day
Fee (per child per day)¥2,000Half covered for tax-exempt households; fully covered for public assistance households
- Capacity of 4 children
When your child is sick, or in recovery after the fever has gone down but cannot yet go to daycare, they can be looked after at a dedicated facility. Children with an address in the city from 6 months old to grade 6 of elementary school are eligible. The fee is ¥2,000 per child per day. For households receiving public assistance under the Public Assistance Act, the full fee is covered, and for households exempt from municipal resident tax for the current fiscal year, half is covered. Capacity is 4 children. Book on Teote (booking site) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. the day before use. For the same illness, you can use it for up to 7 consecutive days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
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
Children from 6 months to elementary grade 6 (living in the city)
Notes
Fee: ¥2,000 per child per day. Full amount covered for households receiving public assistance under the Public Assistance Act; half covered for households exempt from municipal resident tax for the current fiscal year.Eligibility: children with an address in the city from 6 months old to grade 6 of elementary school. Capacity 4.The FY2026 budget includes "Sick-child care program (including building a sick-child care facility in the northern part of the city [expanded]) ¥48.303 million," and a facility is planned in the northern part of the city.