Nursery schools and childcare facilities

It is a child welfare facility that takes care of children whose parents cannot take care of their children during the day at home due to work or illness on behalf of their parents.

Entrance situation such as nursery schools in Yokohama-shi (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)

Nursery school maintenance situation in Yokohama-shi (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)

For those who wish to use daycare centers in FY2025 (move to the City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)
Please check here for usage guidance and documents required for application.

Before applying, in principle, visit the nursery school you want to use, and check if you can go to the school if you decide to use it, check the conditions and whether you can pick up and drop off.
For tours, please contact the nursery school directly in advance.

En search support ★Yokohama childcare (outside site)

In Yokohama City, we operate a garden selection site for parents. Please refer to this guide when choosing a garden to visit.

Visit a VR (virtual) garden at a municipal nursery school in Kanazawa Ward

At the municipal nursery school in Kanazawa Ward, we have a VR garden tour where you can visit the garden at home.

Children with disabilities, severe food allergies, delays in growth and development, and other concerns are available at the ward office Children and Families Support Division office prior to application.
To submit your application documents, please come to the Children and Families Support Division office of your ward office.

Number of people scheduled to receive secondary childcare facilities in Kanazawa Ward in FY2025 (as of February 10, 2025) (PDF: 255KB)
Childcare facilities in Kanazawa Ward in 2025 (PDF: 335KB)
2025 Kanazawa Ward Childcare and Educational Facilities Map (PDF: 475KB)
※From April 2025, the licensed nursery school “Kazenone Nursery School” (former name: Namiki Daini Nursery School) is scheduled to be transferred to the “Kazeno Neko Children's Garden”, a nursery cooperative authorized child institution. For more information, please contact the facility (045-771-0556) directly.

※From April 2025, the small-scale childcare business “+U Sukusuku Kids Garden” will be changed to the operating corporation and Name of the facility, and will be changed to “Sukusuku Kids Toramaru Nursery School”. For more information, please contact the facility (045-780-5678) directly.

※From April 2025, Akebono Kindergarten is planning to implement a private kindergarten 2-year-old child acceptance promotion project. For more information, please contact the facility (045-774-2882) directly.
[Reference] Number of people scheduled to accept Kanazawa Ward childcare facilities in FY2024 (April 2024 to March 2025) (PDF: 822KB)

In Yokohama-shi, we issue "reservation letter of advice" to person who was put on hold.
As for the results of usage adjustment after the month following the month in which you wish to start using, if there is no addition of nursery schools you want to use, no reservation notice will be sent thereafter. If you still need proof that you are on hold, we will issue a "pending certificate". It can be issued two business days after the result notification date (in principle, the 21st of the previous month of the desired month).
For procedures for childcare leave benefits, please contact your employer or Hello Work.

In principle, please submit required documents to the ward office Children and Families Support Division window. It will be issued on the same day.
If you wish to submit by mail, attach a stamp (regular mail 110 yen) and submit a reply envelope with the address to the ward office Children and Families Support Division (2-9-1 mudgame, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0021) Please give me.

・Holding certificate grant application (PDF: 327KB)
・Identity verification documents (in the case of window)
・Reply envelope (in the case of mailing)

The Kanazawa Ward Office has a childcare and education concierge, a specialist in childcare. If you have any concerns about your child's deposit, please contact us. We accept consultations at the counter. Business trip consultation (PDF: 661KB) is also available.
"I want to work, but where should I leave my child?"
"What kind of place is a nursery school?"
"I want to know the availability of nursery schools."
"I want to know the difference between a nursery school and a kindergarten."
It's not the only facility to leave children. There are a variety of childcare services, such as kindergarten, home-based childcare, and temporary childcare. Please use the service according to the situation at home.
Childcare and Education Concierge Consultation Reservation (outside site)
The consultation time is about 45 minutes at a time.
※There is also a "frame for accepting reservations over the phone", so if you would like to make a reservation over the phone, please contact the following contact information.
Phone: 045-788-7795 (Monday to Friday (excluding New Year holidays and public holidays), 9:00 to 16:00)

Information on childcare and education concierge (move to the City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)

It is an educational facility for educating infants from the age of three to elementary school and promoting mental and physical development.
If you wish to use it, please apply to the kindergarten.
※After a job offer to kindergarten, you need to submit an application for certification via the kindergarten facility and receive the first certification.

authorized child institution provides education and childcare in an integrated manner, with (1) providing early childhood education and childcare to pre-school children and (2) providing childcare support to local communities.
If you wish to use a certified child institution (childcare use), apply to the ward office Children and Families Support Division in your ward. Yokohama City will adjust usage based on the submitted application documents.
When we hope for the use of authorized child institution (the use of education), we apply to authorized child institution of hope.
In authorized child institution, in addition to the usage fee, a specific amount of admission fee may be charged. If you would like to use it, please check with the garden in advance and apply for use.

List of kindergartens and authorized child institution facilities in Kanazawa Ward in 2024, map (PDF: 1,550KB)
List of kindergartens and authorized child institution facilities in Kanazawa Ward in 2025, map (PDF: 1,309KB)

Community-based childcare business refers to home-based childcare business, small-scale childcare business, business childcare business (regional frame), etc.
If you wish to use the service, apply to the ward office Children and Families Support Division.

For each home-based nursery school, childcare is provided for a small number of children in a homey atmosphere, up to three children.
If there are assistants, up to 5 people are eligible.

It is a facility that provides childcare in a relatively small environment with a capacity of 6 to 19 or less.
This facility is divided into type A, type B, and type C, and the ratio of qualified persons among the capacity and childcare providers is different.

In addition to childcare implemented mainly by companies as a measure to support the balance between work and childcare for employees, this is a business that also provides childcare for children who need childcare in the community.

It is a facility subsidized by the city that meets the standards (childcare fees, childcare environment, childcare hours, etc.) established by Yokohama City.
If you wish to use the service, apply to each facility.
※For those who wish to enter, it is necessary to submit an application for certification to the ward office Children and Families Support Division in your ward in advance and receive No. 3 certification.
About Yokohama nursery room (we move to page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)

It is a general term for childcare facilities that have not been approved by the prefecture (mayor) (it does not matter whether there is public funding).
This includes those performed at the nursery teacher's home and those with a small number of people.
Non-licensed childcare facilities (move to the City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)

（１） It can be used when temporary childcare is required, such as part-time employment or (2) parental illness (3) refreshment is required to reduce the burden on parents.
In addition, depending on the number of users, the use may be restricted.
Please see the information on temporary childcare (PDF: 554KB) for a list of implementation facilities.

Nurses and nursery teachers take care of sick children from the early stage of illness in a sick childcare room attached to a medical institution. This is a business in which the caregiver temporarily takes care of a child during the period when it is difficult to raise a child at home due to socially unavoidable circumstances such as work reasons, accidents, childbirth, and ceremonial occasions. Pre-registration, reservation, etc. are required for use.
Kawana Children's Clinic "Sick Child Care Room Kangarumu" (move to City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau page)

We will take care of your child who is recovering from illness.
Kirara Nursery School (move to the page of City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau.)