In 2023, the number of daycare centers for children in Japan amounted to around 23.8 thousand facilities. The number of children enrolled in those daycare centers decreased in recent years to less than two million.
Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023
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Number of nursery centers in thousands
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Daycare centers for children refer to the facilities established for performing child care for infants and toddlers. The fixed number of children per facility is set to more than 20 people; excluding “integrated centers for early childhood education and care.”
Only centers for child nurseries approved by prefecture governors and mayors of designated cities and core cities are included according to the Child Welfare Act.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (September 1, 2023). Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Day Care Centers for Child Nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of day care centers for child nursery in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033033/japan-child-nursery-center-number/