＜Enrollment Procedure for Childcare Facilities and Services＞(Year round enrollment)① Briefing
申込説明for application

Application submission (effective within this Fiscal Year)② 支給認定の申請とBriefings are given at the Home Health Section of each ward office andHome Health Section of the Miyagi General Branch.
Child's guardian must submit the application to the Home Health Section ofthe ward office or Miyagi General Branch which holds jurisdiction over yourfirst-choice childcare facility or service. Then, a city officer will check yourapplication form along with all of the attached documents and also ask about
your family circumstances.
※ You can start use of a childcare facility or service on one of two dates of every
month, the 1st or 16th. Please check the application deadline and make sure
to submit the application by the deadline.

【Application Deadline 】※If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or National holiday, the deadline will
become previous business day.

・1st of the month enrollment ⇒5th of the previous month
・16th of the month enrollment ⇒20th of the previous month◇ Only Certificates of Employment or any documents which prove that you need
to use a childcare facility or service, that have been issued within six months
from the day you wish to start use of the facility or service, are accepted.
◇ Applications will not be accepted if you cannot submit all of the required
documents by the deadline.
◇ If you wish to use centers for early childhood education, home-like childcareservices, small-scale childcare services or childcare facilities for company
employees, please visit them before you apply.

③ 認定審査とCertification of Need for Childcare reviewed
Certificate of Need for Childcare sent
利用施設等の調整④ 面接のお知らせ
Enrollment Priority Determination
支給認定証の送付
Notificationof interview

Certificate of Need for Childcare are sent to those who are eligible. However,the contents of the Certificate have no relation to the enrollment results.
Enrollment adjustment will only be done if there are openings for childcare
facilities or services. If a child facility or service receives more applications
than the number of spaces available, children in the greatest need of care
will be given first priority for admission. We will contact you if you are eligible
for getting an interview.
◇ As a result of all the application screenings, for those who may be able to use
childcare facilities or services and who also are eligible for getting aninterview, we will call you about one week before the day your child can startuse of the facility or service.
◇ As a result of all the application screenings, for those who will not be able touse childcare facilities or services, we will send you a “Notice of waiting list forchildcare facilities and services.” Should any vacancies arise, we will notify
you later if you will be able to use the childcare facility or service. Please notethat the waiting notice will only be sent to you once, so If you need to obtainthe Notice with a different date, please submit an application for the issuing ofa Notice of waiting list for childcare facilities and services to the Home Health
Section of each Ward Office or Public Health and Welfare Section of theMiyagi Branch Office.

⑤ 面接Interview

Please take your child with you to the interview at the childcare facility
because you will be asked about the child’s development, health andbehavior.
※ The result of the enrollment will not be determined at the time of theinterview.
◇ The Home Health Section of each Ward Office or the Public Health andWelfare Section of the Miyagi General Branch, may suggest you go to aspecialist institution to have a consultation.

⑥ 利用調整結果通知
Notice of Results sent
・利用施設での説明
Briefing session at childcare facility
Make a contract

Based on the result of the interview, we will notify you with the final decision.
◇ For those who receive an informal enrollment approval for centers for earlychildhood education, home-like childcare services, small-scale childcare
services and childcare facilities for company employees, please hand in thisnotice to the childcare facility or service and make a contract.
◇ Briefing sessions will be held at the above facilities.

⑦ 利用開始Start use of childcare facilityYour child may start using their determined childcare facility or service on
the 1st or 16th day of the month.

Those who are not able to use childcare facilities or services due to no openings, may have a chance to use them from the middle of the year when there
will be openings. In that case, you do not need to reapply.
【Note】※ Basically, if you decline to use the childcare facility or service which you requested and were assigned, you may have your priority on the list lowered for
future enrollment determination (except unavoidable reasons).
※ If there are any changes in your family circumstances, childcare facilities or services, contents of application, or if you withdraw your application, pleasecontact the Home and Health Section of the ward office and the Public Health and Welfare Section of the Miyagi General Branch which has jurisdiction overyour childcare facility or service as soon as possible.
※ If we find false information in documents submitted to us after enrollment, we may revoke any informal assignments.