Type of facility	Number of facilities	Capacity
2010	2011	2012	2010	2011	2012
Child welfare facilities	31,623	31,599	33,873	2,114,718	2,144,248	2,334,169
Midwifery homes	413	403	411	...	...	3,889
Infant homes	125	127	130	3,778	3,823	3,851
Living support facilities for fatherless families 6)	262	259	259	5,409	5,240	5,338
Nursery centers	21,681	21,751	23,740	2,033,292	2,059,667	2,243,121
Foster homes	582	578	589	34,215	33,782	34,410
Facilities for children with disabilities (welfare type)	-	-	264	-	-	11,302
Facilities for children with disabilities (medical care type)	-	-	187	-	-	16,740
Child development support centers (welfare type)	-	-	316	-	-	11,418
Child development support centers (medical care type)	-	-	109	-	-	3,809
Facilities for children with intellectual disabilities	224	225	-	9,446	9,461	-
Facilities for children with autism	5	7	-	218	283	-
Daycare facilities for children with intellectual disabilities	230	256	-	8,317	9,541	-
Facilities for blind children	9	9	-	183	183	-
Facilities for deaf or mute children	10	10	-	213	214	-
Daycare facilities for young children with hearing loss	23	23	-	788	788	-
Facilities for children with physical disabilities	56	59	-	3,694	3,684	-
Daycare facilities for children with physical disabilities	83	97	-	3,070	3,620	-
Care facilities for children with physical disabilities	6	6	-	310	260	-
Facilities for children with severe physical and intellectual disabilities	116	133	-	11,456	13,289	-
Short-term therapeutic facilities for children with emotional disorders	37	37	38	1,709	1,704	1,724
Children's self-reliance support facilities	58	58	58	4,029	3,949	3,905
Child and family support centers	75	79	90	-	-	-
Child centers	4,345	4,318	4,617	-	-	-
Small-size child centers	2,594	2,568	2,735	-	-	-
Children's centers	1,616	1,625	1,763	-	-	-
Large-size child centers (type A)	19	18	18	-	-	-
Large-size child centers (type B)	4	4	4	-	-	-
Large-size child centers (type C)	1	1	1	-	-	-
Other child centers	111	102	96	-	-	-
Children's recreational facilities	3,283	3,164	3,065	-	-	-
Welfare facilities for fatherless families	63	60	61	...	...	...
Welfare centers for fatherless families	59	56	57	-	-	-
Recreation homes for fatherless families	4	4	4	...	...	...
Other social welfare facilities, etc.	6,351	6,944	10,013	227,834	248,273	348,025
Vocational facilities	67	69	69	2,171	2,251	2,264
Facilities providing accommodation	213	281	282	7,593	9,206	9,045
Homes for the blind	20	17	19	400	340	380
Free or low cost medical facilities	283	325	416	...	...	...
Settlement houses	1,026	1,024	1,101	-	-	-
Health and welfare facilities for remote areas	32	59	62	-	-	-
Nursery centers for remote areas	566	529	545	21,698	20,302	21,102
Community welfare centers	...	...	...	-	-	-
Recreation homes for the elderly	...	...	...	-	-	-
Rest homes for the elderly	...	...	...	...	...	...
Fee-based homes for the elderly	4,144	4,640	7,519	195,972	216,174	315,234

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.

The figures for 2012 are of facilities in operation among those recognized by prefectures, designated cities, and core cities.

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

3. Including those recognized as establishments providing daycare service/establishments providing daycare for long-term care of 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 in the “Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care”.

5. The capacities of long-term care day service centers for the elderly/short-term admission facilities for the elderly for 2012 are of facilities in operation among those that responded to the survey.

6. The capacity of living support facilities for fatherless families is the number of households and therefore not included in the total number of capacity.

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

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

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