Type of facility	Number of facilities	Capacity
2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
Child welfare facilities	32,353	31,623	31,599	2,157,086	2,114,718	2,144,248
Midwifery homes	415	413	403	...	...	...
Infant homes	123	125	127	3,744	3,778	3,823
Maternal and child living support facilities 5)	259	262	259	5,197	5,409	5,240
Day-care centers	22,250	21,681	21,751	2,073,744	2,033,292	2,059,667
Foster homes	563	582	578	33,484	34,215	33,782
Institutions for mentally retarded children	239	224	225	10,232	9,446	9,461
Institutions for autistic children	7	5	7	283	218	283
Daycare institutions for mentally retarded children	253	230	256	9,276	8,317	9,541
Institutions for blind children	10	9	9	193	183	183
Institutions for deaf children	10	10	10	193	213	214
Daycare institutions for deaf children	25	23	23	854	788	788
Institutions for children with motional disabilities	56	56	59	4,029	3,694	3,684
Daycare institutions for children with motional disabilities	99	83	97	3,705	3,070	3,620
Foster homes for children with motional disabilities	6	6	6	260	310	260
Institutions for severely-retarded children	118	116	133	11,843	11,456	13,289
Short-term therapeutic institutions for emotionally disturbed children	31	37	37	1,469	1,709	1,704
Children's self-reliance support facilities	55	58	58	3,777	4,029	3,949
Child and family support centers	67	75	79	...	...	...
Children's halls	4,360	4,345	4,318	...	...	...
Small-sized children's halls	2,602	2,594	2,568	...	...	...
Children's A's centers	1,632	1,616	1,625	...	...	...
Large-sized children's halls (Type A)	19	19	18	...	...	...
Large-sized children's halls (Type B)	4	4	4	...	...	...
Large-sized children's halls (Type C)	1	1	1	...	...	...
Other children's halls	102	111	102	...	...	...
Children's recreational facilities	3,407	3,283	3,164	...	...	...
Welfare facilities for fatherless families	62	63	60	...	...	...
Maternal and child welfare centers	59	59	56	...	...	...
Child and maternal rest homes	3	4	4	...	...	...
Other social welfare facilities, etc.	8,717	6,351	6,944	216,284	227,834	248,273
Vocational facilities	72	67	69	2,381	2,171	2,251
Facilities providing accommodation	182	213	281	6,910	7,593	9,206
Homes for the blind	19	20	17	380	400	340
Free or low cost medical facilities	264	283	325	...	...	...
Settlement houses	985	1,026	1,024	...	...	...
Health and welfare halls in remote areas	44	32	59	...	...	...
Day-care centers in remote areas	608	566	529	23,368	21,698	20,302
Community welfare centers	365	...	...	...	...	...
Recreation homes for the elderly	2,585	...	...	...	...	...
Rest homes for the elderly	28	...	...	...	...	...
Charged homes for the elderly	3,565	4,144	4,640	183,245	195,972	216,174

Source: “Survey of Social Welfare Institutions” and “Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care”, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW

(Note) 1. There has been a change in the response rate due to the different survey methods, etc., thus yearly comparisons with the figures should not be made. The figures are of facilities in operation among those responded to the survey.

2. Including those recognized as community-based long-term care welfare facilities for the elderly in the “Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care”.

3. Including those recognized as establishments providing commuting long-term care services for the elderly with dementia in the “Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care”.

4. Including those recognized as establishments providing short-term stay for long-term care services in the “Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care”.

5. The capacity of maternal and child living support facilities is the number of households and therefore not included in the total number of capacity.

6. “•” Indicates that it is impossible to be categorized as any statistics items.

7. “...” indicates that it is unknown or inappropriate to express figures.

8. Some regions of Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures are not surveyed in 2011 due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake.