Glossary · Daycare and kindergarten
保育の必要性の認定hoiku no hitsuyōsei no ninteicertification that your child needs care
What it means
The city or ward certifies that you need care (保育の必要性の認定, hoiku no hitsuyōsei no nintei) and then ranks the household.
Guides that use 保育の必要性の認定
- Hoikuen application documents for foreign families: the employment form, ID, and a missing tax recordHoikuen and daycare
- Nakano ward hoikuen application for April 2027: two rounds, and who is carried into the secondHoikuen and daycare
- Bunkyo ward private kindergartens, April 2027: forms from 15 October, applications from 1 November, and what the ward paysKindergarten and the o-juken decision
Related words
- 保育園 (hoikuen)licensed daycare
- 私立幼稚園 (shiritsu yōchien)private kindergarten
- 年長 (nenchō)last kindergarten year
Tools and pages for this stage
What to do next
- Find your child's path: the free juken check
Free, no sign-in. The route that fits, what it costs and the deadlines on the way.
- See the season pass
Verified dates and fees for every school, a reminder before each deadline, unlimited questions.