User cost for after-school day services, etc. is free (from April 2026 for school-age children)
Free User Cost for Day Services for Children with Disabilities / Taito City
Free User Cost for Day Services for Children with DisabilitiesTaito CityNo procedure needed
Day services for children with disabilities at ¥0
User cost¥0Normally a cap of ¥4,600 or ¥37,200 a month
- 3 services including after-school day services
- Regardless of age or household income
This is the city's own initiative in which the city takes on the user cost of after-school day services, daycare visit support, and home-visit child development support, making them free. There is no distinction by age or household income. They became free from use in April 2025 for ages 0-2, and from use in April 2026 for school-age children from elementary school entry. Normally there is a monthly cap of ¥4,600 or ¥37,200, and the full amount is covered. Children with an address in the city who have been issued a day service recipient certificate are eligible, and no procedure is needed from users.
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 with disabilities with an address in the city who have been issued a day service recipient certificate
Notes
Covered services: after-school day services, daycare visit support, home-visit child development support.Start of free use: from use in April 2025 for ages 0-2; from use in April 2026 for school-age children (from elementary school entry).Regardless of age or household income. No procedure needed from users.