What you need to do if you needChildcare Service in Sapporo

Hana Okada, Bureau for the Future of Children, City of Sapporo

There are 4 types of authorized facilities

From morning to late afternoon
Many children (approx. 90)
Mixture of Day
Care andKindergarten

From morning to noon
Many children (approx. 150)

Facility foryoungerchildren

From morning to late afternoon
Not many children (approx. 19)
Inside of the building※Opening and Closing hours differ depending on facilities.

From morning to late afternoon
Many children (approx. 70)

Purpose of each facility differs

Day careChildcare Services

Kindergarten

Early Childhood Education

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）[Daycare] (1)Day care【Qualification for the Application】
Health Center-Work (both parents: 64 hours or more per month)-Pregnancy, Delivery-Sick, Disabled-Education, job training (64 hours or more per month) etc.
＜What to submit＞● Application for Approval of Education and Childcare Benefits<For No. 2 and No. 3>● Documents confirming the conditions for application (suchas a certificate of employment or a certificate of school
registration)

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）[Daycare] (2)Your local Health Center

Ask about your family’ssituation then score it.
【Information we need】
・Your occupation?
・Where do you work for? How long hours per month?
・How many children do you have?
・Which Day care would you like?

If there are too many applications for a vacancy, thefamily with the highest score will be admitted.

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）[Daycare] (3)Childcare Hours

Classification

Standard
Hours

Shorter
Hours

Childcare Hours
per dayCriterion

11 hours

If you work 120
hours or moreper month

8 hours

If you work less than
120 hours
per monthIf you need childcare services（authorized facilities）[Daycare] (4)Schedule after Application until Enrollment

Anytime• Facility Visit (Day Care etc.)

2 months prior to• Application(Local Health Center)the enrollment
Following week ofapplication• Selection(every week)

Only if you areapproved• Notification of Enrollment

On the day ofenrollment• Enrollment

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）[Daycare] (5)Schedule if your child wants to enroll on April 1st

By aroundOctober• Facility Visit (Day Care etc.)

November 1stto 30th

• First Round Application(Local Health Center)

Early February• Result of Selection (by post)

Mid-February• Second Round Application(Local Health Center)

Early March• Result of Selection (by post)

How to proceed after your application is approved
Orientation• For admissions throughout the year, please contact thedaycare directly to schedule an orientation.
• If your child is to start daycare from the new school year inApril, information about the orientation will be sent to you.

Checking what your child needs and the rules• Make sure you know what to prepare. (Name tags on
everything, whether to bring or rent a futon for the afternoon
nap, diapers, etc.)• Make sure you know what time your child needs to be at
daycare, when you should contact them, how to communicate
with them (other than in Japanese), etc.

What to do if your child’s place at
daycare is pending
Staying in touch with the day care center• The daycare you have applied to will continue to keep you
informed about the status of your child’s place• If you are applying for a place from the new school year, there
will be a second round of processing if your child does not geta place during the first round. However, there are a limited
number of places and your child many not be granted a place
even, after the second round.

Changing your preferred daycare centerIf you wish to change the daycare center your childattends, or if there are changes in your employment orfamily situation, please contact the Health and Children's
Section of your local ward office.

What is Narashi Hoiku (gradual attendance)?

First one hour
Then 2 to 3 hours
Then until lunch time
Then until naptime
Regular hours
If you're coming off maternity leave, you'll be able
to return to work full-time right away if you finish
the Narashi Hoiku phase before you go back towork!

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）～If you want Early Childhood Education (1)～Health Center
Kindergarten
Kindergarten etc.

Apply directly to the facility.
-While there is no cost for children 3yrs or older attending
daycare, please be aware that additional costs such as the bus
fare to the daycare etc. will be incurred.
-Some preschools offer "extended childcare services" to takecare of children until the evening. In some cases, the daycare
fee for this service is also 0 yen, so please consult with theChild-Rearing Support Office Center. 050-3822-3777

If you need childcare services（authorized facilities）
Early Childhood Education (2)Schedule if your child wants to enroll on April 1st～ midOctober• Facility Visit

October 15th
• Application Starts～
November 1st•
Decided&Orientation～April 1st• Enrollment