Glossary · Daycare and kindergarten
幼稚園yōchienkindergarten
What it means
Facility-type benefit — 施設型給付 (shisetsugata kyūfu): a shared payment for certified children's centres (認定こども園, nintei kodomoen), kindergartens (幼稚園, yōchien) and daycare centres (保育所, hoikusho).
Guides that use 幼稚園
- Hoikuen vs kindergarten in Japan: how they fit together, and free fees for ages 3–5Hoikuen and daycare
- Temporary daycare, sick-child care, and Tokyo's babysitter grantHoikuen and daycare
- An international preschool: what the free-fee rules will and will not payKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Bunkyo ward private kindergartens, April 2027: forms from 15 October, applications from 1 November, and what the ward paysKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Kindergarten fees and the free-fee cap: what ¥25,700 covers, and what you still payKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Kindergarten, daycare, a certified children's centre, and a small local programmeKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Lessons (習い事) at kindergarten age: what families actually spentKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Sumida ward public kindergartens: the November 2026 application for April 2027Kindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Toshima ward public kindergartens: apply from 1 to 23 October 2026Kindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Bunkyo ward: the 6 a.m. weather rule that closes a school, and the day that does not count as absenceElementary school, grades 1–3
- International and foreign schools in Japan: 一条校, 各種学校 or neither, and what the status means for your childAcross all stages
Related words
- 認定こども園 (nintei kodomoen)certified children's centre
- 私立幼稚園 (shiritsu yōchien)private kindergarten
- こども家庭庁 (kodomo katei chō)Children and Families Agency
- 預かり保育 (azukari hoiku)extended care at a kindergarten
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.