Glossary · Daycare and kindergarten
幼児教育・保育の無償化yoji kyoiku hoiku no mushokafree preschool system
What it means
The free preschool system (幼児教育・保育の無償化, yoji kyoiku hoiku no mushoka) leaves some lines on a kindergarten bill in place.
Guides that use 幼児教育・保育の無償化
- Kindergarten fees and the free-fee cap: what ¥25,700 covers, and what you still payKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- How licensed daycare fees are set: tax bands, ages 0–2 and 3–5, siblingsHoikuen and daycare
- An international preschool: what the free-fee rules will and will not payKindergarten and the o-juken decision
Related words
- 預かり保育 (azukari hoiku)extended care at a kindergarten
- 保育料 (hoikuryō)licensed daycare fee
Tools and pages for this stage
- Entrance exams and applications: Daycare and kindergarten
- Daycare application deadlines by ward
- Daycare points: how your ward ranks applications
- Every verified deadline and exam date, month by month
- Your child's school year and path, by birth date
- Guides for Kindergarten and the o-juken decision
- All Japanese school words
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.