In 2024, almost 1.9 million children were enrolled at daycare centers in Japan. At the same time, around 661 thousand children were registered at integrated centers for early childhood education and care. Established in 2015, the integrated centers offer combined services for nursing care and educational classes for children before primary school.
Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Daycare centers
Integrated center for early childhood education and care*
Kindergartens with child care services**
Community-based child care business establishments***
*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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Children and Families Agency (Japan). (August 30, 2024). Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). "Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). "Number of Children Enrolled at Child Care Facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
Children and Families Agency (Japan), Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of children enrolled at child care facilities in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Children and Families Agency (Japan), August 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314541/japan-number-children-child-nursery-centers-by-type/
