Information on extended childcare
Purpose
The purpose is to improve child welfare in response to new childcare needs associated with the diversification of working styles of parents.
subject
It is intended for children who have been certified as No. 2 or No. 3 and are admitted to a licensed childcare facility and who really need childcare during hours that exceed normal hours.
Extended childcare time
Please contact us directly as the extended childcare hours vary depending on each facility.
* The time zone for extended childcare varies depending on the payment authorization (required amount of childcare).
| Time zone for extended childcare | |
|---|---|
| Childcare standard time certification | Hours of childcare that exceed the normal childcare hours ( 11 hours ) set by the facility |
| Childcare short-time certification | Hours of childcare that exceed the normal childcare hours ( 8 hours ) set by the facility |
Extended childcare fee
Extended childcare fees are based on a monthly fee. The extended childcare fee for one month is as follows.
| Children under 3 years old | Children over 3 years old | |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | 3,000 yen | 1,900 yen |
* The above table is the price list of facilities that provide extended childcare as a business of Chiba City. For the fees for facilities that provide extended childcare as an independent business, please check directly with the facility.
・ Free of charge for welfare households and households exempt from municipal tax.
・ The extended childcare fee will be borne from the month of application, and if there is no notification of suspension of use, it will be necessary to pay it regardless of whether or not it is used.
・ If you are late for picking up even one minute, in principle, an extended childcare fee will be charged. Please be aware in advance.
・ For those who have been certified for a short time, if extended childcare occurs before and after the certification time, monthly fee will be collected for each hour before and after.
・Those who use Chiba City Public Nursery School and Publicly Certified Children’s Garden As a general rule, the account will be transferred from the same account as the regular childcare fee. If you are using a private garden, please check directly with the garden for payment methods.
・ As a general rule, the extended childcare fee is a monthly fee, but 1. Extended childcare is provided only once a month for unavoidable sudden reasons other than 1. handling when trains (including those other than JR) are delayed. The handling when using it depends on the garden. Please contact each garden for details. In addition, Chiba City Public Nursery School and Publicly Certified Children’s Garden do not collect the fee in case of 1., but collect the fee for one time specified separately in case of 2.
About extended childcare on Saturday (from October 2nd year of Reiwa)
As a general rule, extended childcare is only available on weekdays, but from October 2nd year of Reiwa, some kindergartens (see “List of extended childcare on Saturdays” below) also have regular childcare hours (11 hours) on Saturdays. We carry out extended childcare beyond.
List of extended childcare centers on Saturday (as of October 2nd year of Reiwa) (PDF: 38KB)
The one-month extended childcare fee is as follows if you use all days of the week from Monday to Saturday at least once in the same month. For other uses, it is as above (3,000 yen for children under 3 years old, 1,900 yen for children over 3 years old).
| Children under 3 years old | Children over 3 years old | |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | 3,600 yen | 2,280 yen |
(Specific example 1) When a
child under 3 years old uses extended childcare (1 hour) every week from Tuesday to Saturday in April → Extended childcare fee for April is 3,000 yen
(Specific example 2) When a
child under 3 years old uses extended childcare (1 hour) every week from Tuesday to Saturday and also uses one day on Monday → The extended childcare fee for April is 3,600 yen.
How to apply
Please fill in the “extended childcare application form” and submit it to the nursery school (garden) director.
The application form is distributed at each nursery school (garden).