User charges (childcare fees and side dish fees)

This page explains how user fees (childcare fees and supplementary meal costs) are determined, as well as information on fee reduction and exemption systems and payment methods for using childcare facilities. It provides reference information for parents when checking childcare fees.

How to determine the amount of fees charged to users (childcare fees and side dish fees)

0-2 year old class

The childcare fee for children in the 0-2 year old class is determined based on the combined amount of the parents' municipal income tax (tax rate: 6% *excluding deductions that cannot be calculated as user fees, such as hometown tax donations and housing loan deductions), according to the childcare fee bracket. (For details on childcare fees)Childcare Fee Table (PDF317 KB） please look at. )

(Reference) Years subject to municipal tax for determining childcare fees

3-5 year old class

Childcare fees are free for children in the 3-5 year old class. However, parents must pay for side dishes (school lunch dishes). Side dish fees must be paid directly to the facility (or the city if it is a public facility).

Calculation method for user charges

If you wish to estimate your user burden amount yourself before making a decision, please check the amount of your municipal inhabitant tax income tax for the relevant year (tax rate: 6% *excluding deductions that cannot be calculated as user burden amounts, such as hometown tax donations and housing loan deductions). You can check your municipal inhabitant tax income tax amount on your tax certificate or My Number Portal, or you can estimate it using the resident tax amount simulation below. Before estimating...Calculation method for user charges (PDF752 KB） .

The official user fee will be calculated by the Childcare Support Division of the ward where the childcare facility is located and will be notified to you in the user fee determination notice. If you have any questions about the user fee, please contact the following.

Be sure to check when making estimates.
Calculation method for user charges (PDF752 KB）

Click here for the calculation
Resident tax amount simulation

Childcare Fee Table

Points to note

• The cost of supplementary meals for children aged 0 to 2 years old is included in the childcare fee.
• Depending on the parents' income situation, the amount may be determined by the municipal tax amount of grandparents living in the same household (the old tax rate of 6% applies in designated cities).
• When calculating user charges (childcare fees and side dish costs), there are some items that cannot be deducted, such as the special tax credit for housing loans, dividend deduction, foreign tax credit, and donation deduction.
• The amount of user fees (childcare fees and side dish fees) may change during the fiscal year if there is a change in the amount of municipal tax or due to a change in household situation. If there are any changes, please promptly contact the Childcare Support Division of the ward in which the childcare facility is located.
• For those who are not subject to resident tax in Japan because they have lived overseas, etc., we will ask you to submit documents that show your income situation at the time, and we will use this to estimate the amount of resident tax that you would have to pay and determine the childcare fees.
• Even if the child is absent from the childcare facility, the user must pay the full amount (childcare fees and side dish fees). When leaving a childcare facility, the guardian must submit a "Notification of Withdrawal from Childcare Facility and Notification of Withdrawal of Certification for Education and Childcare Benefits" and the user will be charged the amount (childcare fees and side dish fees) until the date of departure is confirmed, so please submit the "Notification of Withdrawal from Childcare Facility and Notification of Withdrawal of Certification for Education and Childcare Benefits" in advance.

Reduction of user charges (childcare fees and side dish fees)

Reduction of childcare fees (for classes for 0-2 year olds)

Free childcare fees for second and subsequent children

Childcare fees are free for the second child and subsequent children.

However, if you have not filed your municipal tax return or if your municipal tax information, which is necessary for determining childcare fees, cannot be verified, you will not be eligible for free childcare for your second child and subsequent children, and your childcare fee will be provisionally determined at the D11 tier (highest amount). Therefore, please be sure to file your tax return. (This may be required even if you have no income.)

In addition, if the first child is living separately, you will need to submit documents such as a residence certificate and a statement that the parents are sharing the same household.

Reductions and exemptions for households in need of protection (single-parent households, households with children/adults with disabilities living at home, etc.)

For households requiring public assistance whose municipal income tax rate is less than 77,101 yen, childcare fees for the first child are half price (half price after a 1,000 yen reduction for C bracket children), and childcare fees for the second and subsequent children are free. The upper limit of childcare fees for the first child is 9,000 yen.
※Childcare fees for households requiring assistance areHouseholds in need of protection (single-parent families, households with disabled children/adults living at home, etc.) (PDF138 KB） .

Other reductions and exemptions

If a household's financial situation changes significantly due to illness, unemployment ^* , disaster, etc., and it is deemed difficult to pay childcare fees, you may be eligible for a reduction or exemption of childcare fees. For details, please consult the Childcare Support Division of the ward where the childcare facility is located.

*Childcare leave, voluntary resignation, job change, etc. are not eligible.

Reduction in side dish fees (for 3-5 year old classes)

Reduction in the number of children (siblings exemption)

If there are three or more children enrolled in a nursery school or other facility at the same time, the third and subsequent children will be exempt from paying side dish fees.

Reductions and exemptions for households with annual income of less than 360 million yen (municipal tax amount of less than 57,700 yen)

Households with an annual income of less than 360 million yen (municipal tax amount of less than 57,700 yen)^*Children are exempt from paying for side dishes.
However, if you have not filed your municipal tax return or if your municipal income tax amount cannot be confirmed, you will not be able to apply for the side dish fee reduction, so be sure to file your tax return. (There are cases where this is required even if you have no income.)

* Households requiring assistance (single-parent households, households with disabled children/adults living at home, etc.) must be paid less than 77,101 yen

Reductions and exemptions under the third child preferential treatment program

In Fukuoka City, parents who are raising three or more children under the age of 18 (until the end of the fiscal year in which they reach 18 years of age) are exempt from the cost of side dishes for the third and subsequent children. If the older siblings (under 18 years of age) of the eligible children live separately, they must submit a certificate of residence or a petition stating that they share the same household.

Pro rata calculation for admission and withdrawal in the middle of a month

If your child enters on the 11th or 21st, or leaves on the 10th or 20th, the childcare fee will be calculated on a pro rata basis.

[Calculation method for daily rate]
Daily rate = Monthly rate x number of days enrolled^#1÷25 days^#2

※1 Number of days enrolled

If you enrolled in the middle of a month: the number of days the facility is open from the day of enrollment to the end of the month^*
If you leave mid-month: From the first day of the month to the last day of enrollment
*Days other than Sundays and public holidays are included in the number of open days. (The year-end and New Year holidays are also open days other than Sundays and public holidays.)

*2 Even if the number of opening days in a month is less than 25 days, it will be calculated as 25 days.

Payment of user fees (childcare fees and side dish fees)

Where and how to pay childcare fees and snack fees

If the payment destination is Fukuoka CityAs a general rule, we ask that you make payments by direct debit.
(The transfer date is the last day of each month, except for the 12th in December. If the transfer date falls on a bank holiday, it will be on the next business day.)
If the payment address is not Fukuoka CityThis fee will be paid directly to the childcare facility, so please check with the childcare facility you are using.

(Reference) Where to pay user fees (childcare fees and side dish fees)

[Childcare Fees] (0-year-old class to 2-year-old class)
For those using public or private nursery schools →　The payment destination is Fukuoka City.
Those who use childcare facilities other than those listed above (certified childcare centers, community-based childcare services, etc.) →　The payment should be made to the childcare facility.

[Side meal fee] (only for 3-5 year old classes)
For those using public nursery schools →The payment destination is Fukuoka City.
For those who use private nursery schools or certified childcare centers →The payment should be made to the childcare facility.

Procedures for direct debit of childcare fees (if the payment address is in Fukuoka City)

You will need to set up automatic bank transfers for each child. Please bring your bankbook, registered seal, and automatic bank transfer request form to the counter of the financial institution where your account is held and complete the procedure, or you can also complete the procedure from your home computer, smartphone, or tablet using the " Fukuoka City Internet Automatic Bank Transfer Application Service ".

In addition to automatic bank transfer, another payment method is " payment using mobile payment apps or smartphone payment apps ."

How user charges are determined and exemptions

*If you are currently using a childcare facility, please contact the Childcare Support Division of the ward in which the childcare facility is located.
*For inquiries regarding applications, please contact the Childcare Support Division of the ward where your first-choice childcare facility is located.

Payment of user fees

Child Future Bureau, Childcare Support Department, Operation Support Division
[Address] 1-8-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku
[telephone number]092-711-4245
[FAX number] 092-733-5718
[email address]uneishien.CB@city.fukuoka.lg.jp