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Child Care Delivery Dashboard

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Notice

Data was updated on November 25, 2025.

Table of Contents

  1. Policy Direction on Childcare Provision System
  2. Status of the childcare provision system
    2-1. Situation in
    2-2. Status of Municipalities
  3. Points to Consider

1. Policies and policies on childcare provision systems

History of childcare policy

As the number of wait-listed children has significantly decreased from its peak, the government has decided to shift the direction of its childcare policy from "quantitative expansion" to "qualitative improvement" and promote various initiatives based on the following three pillars.

  1. Securing and enhancing high-quality childcare that meets community needs
  2. Promotion of efforts to support the growth of all children and families raising children
  3. Improve operations by securing childcare personnel and utilizing technology, etc.

Key Metrics

By clearly understanding the balance between the number of children in need of childcare and the status of childcare provision, as well as the usage status of childcare facilities, etc., it is possible to know which issues will be prioritized in the future. The dashboard organizes and visualizes indicators related to the childcare provision system into three categories: 1. Demand, 2. Maintenance, 3. Usage status, etc.

  1. Demand: Number of applicants
  2. Maintenance: Number of users
  3. Status of use, etc.: Number of children using services, number of excluded 4 categories

For a detailed explanation of each indicator, see Data Definition database.

A diagram showing the relationship between childcare indicators by dividing them into three categories: demand, development, and utilization. Demand consists of the number of preschool children and applicants, development consists of the number of places available for use, and utilization consists of the number of children used, the number of four types of exclusion, and the number of wait-listed children.

2. Status of childcare provision system

2-1. Situation in Situation in Japan

It shows the progress of the childcare provision system throughout the country and the latest measured values.
For a detailed explanation of each item, see the definition of Defining Data database.

*The "capacity of users" of prefectures started to publish data in fiscal 2024, so it shows the trend only in fiscal 2024.

2-2. Status of Status by Municipality

It shows the progress of the childcare provision system in the municipality and the latest measured values. You can check the detailed version by selecting the municipality.

*"-" in the area classification indicates municipalities other than those with depopulated areas under the Act on Special Measures Concerning Support for Sustainable Development of Depopulated Areas (Act No. 19 of 2021).
*Since we started publishing data on the "number of users" of municipalities in fiscal 2024, we plan to publish the difference from the previous year from the next data update.

*The "capacity of users" of prefectural and municipal governments began to publish data in fiscal 2024, so it only shows changes in fiscal 2024.

Points to Consider

Data:

The various types of date used in the dashboard are collected in Children and Families Agency with the cooperation of prefectural and municipal governments.

These data are put together and published together as structured data for dashboards.

Defining Data

See below for the definition of data.

Refresh Data

We plan to update the various dashboard numbers on a regular basis.

True or false information

For dataTrue or False information about this dashboard, please refer to True or False Information: Dashboard on Childcare Provision System.

Contact Information

Child Care Policy Division, Growth Bureau, Children and Families Agency
Phone: 03 6858 0048

FAQ

If you have any questions, please check the FAQ .