Japan: children number at uncertified child care facilities by type

As of March 2020, around 114 thousand children were enrolled at child care facilities within business establishments in Japan. Approximately 19.4 thousand children were using baby hotels that provide services such as late night and overnight child care assistance.

Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type

Characteristic	Baby hotels*	Child care facilities within business establishments	In-home visiting day care services	Others
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Release date

August 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2019 to 2020; as of the end of March 31 each year

Special properties

number of enrolled children at facilities that are subject to registration

Supplementary notes

*Baby hotels provide either child care services after eight at night, overnight child care services, or irregular and temporary child care services to more than half of the enrolled kids.
**All the facilities within business establishments in Japan became subject to registration from July 2019 onwards.

Uncertified child care facilities refer to those not yet approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) under the Child Welfare Act. The figures also include the number of facilities that were approved by prefectural and local governments according to specifically set criteria in the region.

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