Application for Admission to the After-School Childcare Program for Fiscal Year 2026 (For those wishing to enroll from April 2026)

About Web Application

Applications for the After-School Childcare Program are accepted via web application only; therefore, paper Application Forms are generally not distributed. If you have difficulty accessing the internet or cannot apply without a paper Application Form, please contact the Children and Youth Division for individual assistance. Please note that the employment certificate and schedule sheet continue to be distributed in paper form along with the After-School Childcare Program handbook.

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After-School Childcare Program Handbook

• Reiwa 8 Fiscal Year After-School Childcare Program Guide (PDF 10.0MB)
  Paper bookmarks are distributed at the Children and Youth Division (Inagi City Hall 2nd floor, window 6), Hirao and Wakabadai Branch Offices, each Cultural Center, each After-School Childcare Program, Inagi Transmission Base Pair Terrace, and i Plaza.

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Admission Criteria

• Admission Criteria Table for Fiscal Year 2026 (PDF 191.6KB)
  Children who can enroll in the After-School Childcare Program are those recognized as being in a situation where they cannot receive appropriate supervision (monitoring and protection) mainly after school due to their Parent or Guardian's employment, illness, etc., and who reside in the city.

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Documents Required for Admission Application

・Documents proving inability to care for the child (for parents and grandparents)

Please prepare the documents with reference to the list of required submission documents. Employment certificates, schedules, and job search activity declaration forms can be downloaded from below. For documents common to Childcare Center applications (such as employment certificates), please save photo or PDF data for the After-School Childcare Program application and submit the original documents to the Childcare Center counter.
Regarding grandparents, it is only required if they are under 65 years old and live with the child or nearby (within Inagi City and within a 1000-meter walking distance from the child's home).

- Documents proving the child's disability (Note: Only when applying for a child with a disability)

Please prepare photos or PDF data of documents that show the disability status, such as the Physical Disability Certificate or the Ai no Techo.

List of Submitted Documents

• List of Submitted Documents (PDF 290.3KB)

Document Submission Download

• Fiscal Year 2026 Employment Certificate (After-School Childcare Program, Childcare Center, Home Daycare Provider, Certified Childcare Center Combined Use) (PDF 681.5KB)
• Fiscal Year 2026 Employment Certificate (After-School Childcare Program, Childcare Center, Home Daycare Provider, Certified Childcare Center Combined Use) (Excel 82.5KB)
• Guidelines for Filling Out the Employment Certificate for Fiscal Year 2026 (PDF 160.2KB)
• Schedule Table (Working at 2 or more locations, Self-employed, Nursing/Caregiving, Schooling, etc.) (PDF 203.2KB)
• Schedule Table (Working at 2 or more locations, Self-employed, Nursing/Caregiving, Schooling, etc.) (Excel 23.9KB)
• Job Search Activity Declaration (PDF 165.3KB)
• Job Search Activity Declaration (Word 70.5KB)
• Certificate of Leave and Return to Work (PDF 353.3KB)
  Please submit after returning to work.

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Apply online here

• For web applications, it is necessary to upload various documents, so please prepare the document data (Excel, Word, PDF, image data, etc.) before applying. If you are submitting documents in image data, please take clear photos without any missing parts so that all the contents can be confirmed.
• We do not support Mac-specific data, so please upload in a data format compatible with Windows.
• Please do not set a password on the data.
• The application form has many input fields and depending on the application details, it takes about 10 to 20 minutes to complete. Please frequently save your input data temporarily from the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to check the final submission completion screen and the receipt of the submission confirmation email.

• R8 Fiscal Year Admission Application Form(External Link)

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Reception Period

First Screening: From 8:30 AM on Monday, November 17, 2025 to 11:59 PM on Monday, December 15, 2025

The results of the first screening will be notified by mail around late February.

Second Screening: From 8:30 AM on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 to 11:59 PM on Sunday, March 8, 2026

The results of the second screening will be notified by mail around mid-March.

Applications submitted on or after Monday, March 9, 2026, will be reviewed for admission from May 2026 onward.

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Admission Briefing

An orientation session will be held for those who have been accepted into the After-School Childcare Program starting April of Reiwa 8 through the first screening. Those who have been accepted must attend.

There are also After-School Childcare Programs that do not include all eligible participants, so please refer to the admission briefing file below for details.

• Admission Briefing Session (PDF 85.5KB)

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For those wishing to enter from May, Reiwa 8

Application Period: Until 11:59 PM on the 18th of the month before the desired admission month
For children with disabilities, applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the 8th of the month prior to the desired admission month
Those who have been accepted will first be contacted by phone, followed by a notification sent by mail.

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