In 2023, there were around 24 thousand daycare centers for children in Japan. Over seven thousand business establishments offered community-based childcare services for children aged zero to two years. Due to the increasing demand for nursery centers for children, all types of facilities increased in numbers in the last five years, excluding daycare centers.
Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type
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Characteristic
Daycare centers
Integrated center for early childhood education and care*
Kindergartens with child care services**
Community-based child care business establishments***
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*The centers offer combined services of nursing care and educational classes to children before they enter primary schools.
**These facilities operate as kindergartens but offer child care services at the same time.
***These facilities offer child care services for children aged between 0 and 2 years.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (September 1, 2023). Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Child Care Facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of child care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233955/japan-number-child-nursery-centers-by-type/