In 2023, the number of daycare centers for children in Japan amounted to around 23.8 thousand facilities. The number of children enrolled in those daycare centers decreased in recent years to less than two million.
Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Cabinet Office Japan. (September 1, 2023). Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Day Care Centers for Child Nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/