Childcare Fees and Payment Methods

Childcare Centers are operated with the financial contributions from the national government, the prefecture, the city, and the Parent or Guardian. Therefore, if you enroll in a Childcare Center, you will be required to pay the childcare fees.

Childcare Fees

For information about the fees for the Licensed Childcare Center, please refer to the guide for using childcare centers.

• Guide for Using Childcare Centers and Others

Payment Method

Please pay the childcare fees for Licensed Childcare Centers to the city.
Payment of childcare fees for Licensed Childcare Centers is, in principle, made by direct debit from your bank account.
(For those who have siblings enrolled, the payment will be withdrawn from the registered account.)
Along with the notice of the childcare center usage approval, we will send you a direct debit request form. Please fill in the required information, affix your seal, and complete the procedure at the financial institution designated by Inagi City (listed on the back of the direct debit request form). The account holder can be any family member.
Also, please pay the childcare fee until the direct debit procedure is completed using the Childcare Fee Decision Notice and Payment Notice.
Note: The transfer date (payment deadline) is the last day of each month (if it falls on a holiday, the next business day). Please make sure to make your payment by the day before the transfer date.

Easy application with cash card: "Pay-easy Account Transfer Reception Service"

In addition to applying with the direct debit request form, applications can be made up to about three weeks before the payment deadline, and you can easily complete the process using a cash card in your name with the "Pay-easy Direct Debit Reception Service." Please refer to the next page for details on the application method, eligible persons, items to bring, financial institutions, and types of deposits. However, the locations for accepting childcare fees are limited to the Child Care Support Division counter and the Hirao and Wakabadai Branch Office counters only.

• Easy application with a cash card! "Pay-easy Account Transfer Reception Service"

About Cashless Payment Services

You can pay the childcare fee by launching the smartphone payment app and scanning the convenience store payment barcode printed on the payment slip.
The usage limit is up to 300,000 yen per transaction (up to 100,000 yen for FamiPay).

• Note: Receipts will not be issued for childcare fees paid through smartphone payment apps. If you need a receipt, please make your payment at a convenience store or financial institution.
• Note: Payments for items past the due date cannot be made using the smartphone payment app.

Currently Available Payment Services

LINE Pay, PayPay, au PAY, d Payment, J-Coin Pay, FamiPay, Rakuten Pay

Receipt Storage

Please be sure to keep the receipt for the childcare fee payment for five years.
Note: You may be asked to present your receipt for payment confirmation.

In the case of overdue childcare fees

If the designated childcare fees are not paid, we will follow the steps below to urge payment.

1. We will send reminders and notifications.
2. We will contact the Parent or Guardian regarding payment at their home, mobile, and workplace.
3. We will visit your home, Childcare Center, or workplace to collect the overdue childcare fees.
4. Property will be seized due to examples of local tax delinquency measures.

• Note: If the payment of childcare fees (after April 2017) is delayed, late fees may apply.
• Note: In addition to the collection of overdue childcare fees, we also provide consultation for payment plans such as installment payments.

Reduction and Exemption of Nursery Fees

When the primary earner is hospitalized, unemployed, or experiences a significant decrease in income, and meets the criteria set by the city, the childcare fee will be reduced. Please submit the Application Form for Reduction of User Burden Amount along with the required documents to the Child Care Support Division.
Also, in cases where your child is absent from the Childcare Center due to physical reasons, the childcare fee may be waived.

Extended childcare fees

If you wish to use extended childcare, please pay the following extended childcare fees to the Nursery School.

Public

• Extended childcare (registered children) Note: 1 person 3,200 yen per month
• Temporary Extended Childcare (Spot) 500 yen per person (for every 30 minutes)

Private

Please contact the implementing facility.

• Note: For extended childcare (registered children), please pay the full monthly fee even if you start using it partway through the month.
• Note: For those with short-time childcare certification, if you use the service outside of the hours from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, a spot fee will be applied as an extended childcare fee. (Monthly extended fees do not apply.)

Exemption from Extended Childcare Fees

For households in the first and second tiers of user burden classification, there is a system for exemption from extended childcare fees. However, please note that temporary use is not eligible for reduction or exemption.
For more details, please contact the Child Care Support Division or the implementing nursery school.