As of March 2020, around 114 thousand children were enrolled at child care facilities within business establishments in Japan. Approximately 19.4 thousand children were using baby hotels that provide services such as late night and overnight child care assistance.
Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type
Characteristic
Baby hotels*
Child care facilities within business establishments
number of enrolled children at facilities that are subject to registration
Supplementary notes
*Baby hotels provide either child care services after eight at night, overnight child care services, or irregular and temporary child care services to more than half of the enrolled kids.
**All the facilities within business establishments in Japan became subject to registration from July 2019 onwards.
Uncertified child care facilities refer to those not yet approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) under the Child Welfare Act. The figures also include the number of facilities that were approved by prefectural and local governments according to specifically set criteria in the region.
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MHLW (Japan). (August 6, 2021). Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317596/japan-number-children-unlicensed-child-care-facilities-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type." Chart. August 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317596/japan-number-children-unlicensed-child-care-facilities-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). (2021). Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317596/japan-number-children-unlicensed-child-care-facilities-by-type/
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Number of enrolled children at unlicensed child care facilities in Japan from 2019 to 2020, by business type [Graph], MHLW (Japan), August 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317596/japan-number-children-unlicensed-child-care-facilities-by-type/