Narita Parenting Guidebook なりた子育てガイドブック｜成田市

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Narita

Parenting Guidebook

Narita parenting support site

https://narita-kosodate.jp/

Nari☆suku

https://narisuku.narita-kosodate.jp/

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Index

Upon Conception………

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Maternal and Child Health Handbooks,

Prenatal Health Examinations, Classes for Mothers, Classes for Parents

Konnichiwa Akachan (Hello Baby)………

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The Konnichiwa Akachan Program, Baby Consultations, Child Health Examinations, Vaccinations, etc.

Sudden Illnesses and Emergencies………

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Narita City Medical Consultation Hotline, Narita City Emergency Clinic Shoni Shoki Kyubyo Sinryojo

Benefits and Assistance You Should Know About………

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Child Allowance, Children’s Medical Expenses Subsidy,

Midwife Facilities, Subsidies for users of Unlicensed Childcare Facilities,

Financial Incentives for Attending Private Youchien, Subsidies for School Expenses etc.

Parenting Support for Single-Parent Households………

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Child Rearing Allowance, Allowance for Orphans , Invitation Program for Single-Parent Households,Discounts for JR Commuter Passes etc.

Parenting Support for Children with Disabilities…………

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Special Child Rearing Allowance, Welfare Allowance, Consolation Payments for Designated Intractable Diseases, Language Consultation Center, Child Developmental Support Center etc.

Parenting Assistance………

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Narita Family Support Center, Short Stay Program for Children, Children’s Center, Childcare for Sick and Recovering Children etc

Hoikuen(Nurseries) and Other Facilities………

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List of nurseries, Sunday child care, short-term childcare,etc.

Youchien(Kindergartens)………

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List of Kindergartens

Jido Home

（

After School Child Care Homes

）

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List of After Scool Child Care Homes

Outings………

32 Contact Points for When Problems Arise………

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Health consultations, family and child counselling, etc.

Child Safety and Security………

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Upon Conception

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Boshi Kenkou Techo

(Maternal and Child Health Handbooks)

Boshi Kenkou Techo serve as important records for children’s growth from conception to birth. As soon as you find out you are pregnant, we encourage you to apply to apply for a maternal and child health handbook at Kenkou Zoushinka (inside Hoken Fukushikan), or at the Registration & Application Service at City Hall or with the service personnel at Shimofusa Shisyo or Taiei Shisyo contact points. It is also possible for a proxy to apply on your behalf.

Kenkou Zoushinka can also issue Boshi Kenkou Techo in foreign languages (with English, Tagalog, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, and Hangul written side-by-side)

A supplementary booklet will also be issued along with the Boshi Kenkou Techo. ○ The supplementary booklet includes 14 prenatal health examination consultation forms, infant health examination consultation forms (one for children ages three to six months and one for children ages nine to eleven months), and an infant birth contact form postcard, which we ask that you submit to Kenkou Zoushinka.

(You can also apply electronically via the City’s homepage.)

Contact Kenkou Zoushinka at ℡0476-27-1111 for inquiries.

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Ninpu Kenkoushinsa

(Prenatal Health Examinations)

You are advised to periodic health examinations in order to check on the course of their pregnancy and the baby’s developmental state.

By using the prenatal health examination consultation forms found in the supplementary booklets to the Boshi Kenkou Techo, You can receive up to 14 health examinations covered by public funds. We provide a partial subsidy when you pay out-of-pocket expenses by using forms..

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Hahaoya Gakkyu

(Classes for Mothers)

Narita City offers classes for first-time mothers. You can make friends with other mothers while You enjoy learning about pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and health management.

Each course features three monthly classes. Expectant fathers can also take part. The classes are held at Hoken Fukushikan. Reservations are required.

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Papa Mama Class

(Classes for Parents)

These classes offer preparations for welcoming a baby and practice with bathing to expectant mothers and their families. You will practice bathing a child in a bathtub by using a doll, while fathers will get to experience what it is like to be a pregnant woman. Pregnant women can also take part on their own. The classes are held at Hoken Fukushikan. Reservations are required.

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Konnichiwa Akachan (Hello Baby)

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Konnichiwa Akachan Jigyo

(The Konnichiwa Akachan Program)

This is a program where midwives and public health nurses make house calls to babies up to four months old to offer assistance in their healthy growth and guidance on parenting.

Once your child has been born, please you submit the infant birth contact form (a postcard in the supplementary booklet to the Boshi Kenkou Techo) to Kenkou Zoushinka within about the first month after the birth. (You can also apply electronically via the city’homepage.)

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Jido Teate and Kodomo Iryohi Josei

( Child Allowance and Children’s Medical Expenses Subsidy)

Narita City pays a childcare allowance(Jido Teate). Anyone who newly qualifies to receive

payments must apply within 15 days from the day after the date they gave birth or moved out of their previous residence.

Kodomo Iryohi Josei is a system that provides a partial aid for medical expenses covered by health insurance incurred from seeing a doctor for an illness or injury for children ages zero up through their third grade in middle school. See Page 7 for details.

Contact the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries.

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Akachan Soudan

(Baby Consultations)

Parents can consult with public health nurses, nutritionists, and dental hygienists over physical measurements and childcare for infants between the ages of four and ten months old. Those who are eligible for this will be notified separately. The consultations are held at Hoken Fukushikan.

System for Protecting Working Parents

Pre- and post-birth maternity leave:

Parents are entitled six-week leave prior

to giving birth (14 weeks in the case of a multiple pregnancy), and eight-week

leave after the birth.

Childcare leave:

Both fathers and mothers can take childcare leave up until

the time their child turns one year old. They are exempt from social insurance

premiums during this period. Furthermore, they will be paid a childcare leave

benefit from unemployment insurance.

Contact Hello Work Narita at

℡

0476-27-8609 for details.

*For inquiries about childcare leave, etc.

Contact the Equal Employment Department of the Chiba prefecture

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Youji Kenkou Sinsa

(Child Health Examinations)

For 1 and a half years old Children

Internal examination, dental checkup, physical measurements, as well as consultations over childcare, dentistry, and nutrition, etc.

For 2 years old Children

Dental checkup, fluoride treatment, etc. For 3 years old Children

Internal and dental checkups, physical measurements, urine test, as well as consultations over childcare, dentistry, and nutrition, etc.

For 5 years old Children

At First, Five-year Old Child Consultation Forms are sent to all children during the year. Then, Health examinations are provided for children who have not had the opportunity to receive a health examination through a Hoikuen, Youchien, or the like, as well as anyone else who would like one.

Those who are eligible for this will be notified separately. The consultations are held at Hoken Fukushikan.

Disturbing symptoms in Children

When you see something that’s out of the ordinary, or when something is disturbing you, you should carefully observe your child’s condition and have your family doctor examine them right away.

Go to the hospital when the following situations arise:

Fevers in infants younger than six months old Your child is limp or unconscious

They look sick or appear pallid They can’t stop coughing or they seem to be

having a hard time breathing

They have suffered cramps or spasms They are crying intensely repeatedly They continue crying in a manner that is out of the ordinary They keep throwing up

They are not producing much urine There is red or dark red blood mixed in their stool

They are bleeding profusely

When you have a hard time deciding: Narita City Medical Consultation

Hotline

℡

0120-24-1130

<Open 24 hours a day>

Fax 0120-358-246

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Yobou Sessyu

( Vaccinations)

The resistance (immunity) to diseases that mothers bestow upon their babies naturally disappears after about three to ten months for pertussis and measles.

Past this period, babies need to build up their immunities against from diseases. Since children have lots of opportunities to go outside as they grow, you should take precautionary measures by building up their immunities via vaccinations to protect them against infection.

Type Ideal time period No. of

inoculations Inoculation interval

BCG Bet we en 5 - 8 months old 1

Stage 1 DTPP vaccinati on*

(P e rt us s is , dip ht h er ia, t et an us , an d in ac t i vat e d p oli o)

Stage 1 first injection

Bet we en 3 - 12 months

old 3

Requires an int erval o f 20 da ys o r long er

Stage 1 booster injection

12 - 18 months a fter the

fi rst 3 inoculations 1

Requires an int erval o f 6 months or longer after 3 first injections have been

completed Stage 2 DTP

vaccinati on

( Di pht he ri a an d t et an us )

Stage 2 11 - 12 years old 1

Me asles and rubella

vaccinati on Stage 1

Bet we en 12 - 24 mo nths

old 1

Stage 2 Year prior to entering elementary

school 1

Chicken po x Bet we en 12 - 36 months 2

Requires an int erval o f 3 months or long er

Japanese encephalitis

Stage 1 first

injection 3 years old 2

Stage 1 booster injection

4 years old 1

Requires an int erval o f 1 yea rs or longer after 2 first injections have been

completed

Stage 2 9 - 12 years old 1

Inac ti vated polio vaccine

(P oli om yelit is )

Stage 1 Bet we en 3 - 18 months

old 3

Booster injection

6 months or lon ger afte r the Stage 1 fi rst 3 inocul ations

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Hib disease

○ When the age at which the inoculations are started is between 2 and 7 months

⇒ First 3 inoculations (by age 1) (at 27 - 56 day intervals) + 1 booster injection (7 - 13

months after the first inoculations)

⇒ First 2 inoculations (by age 1) (at 27 - 56 day intervals) + 1 booster injection (7 - 13

months after the first inoculations)

○ When the age at which the inoculations are started is between 1 and 5 years

⇒First inoculation

Pneumococcal infection in young children

⇒ First 3 inoculations (at intervals of 27 days or longer) + 1 booster injection (60 days or

longer after the third inoculation, once between the age of 12 - 15 months) (the second one should be given by age 1, and the third by age 2)

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⇒ First 2 inoculations (at an interval of 27 days or longer) + 1 booster injection (60 days

or longer after the second inoculation, once after the age of 12 months) (the second one should be given by age 2)

○ When the age at which the inoculations are started is between 1 and 2 years ⇒ 2

inoculations at an interval of 60 days or longer

○ When the age at which the inoculations are started is between 2 and 5 years ⇒ 1

inoculation

* The DTPP vaccine is a combined vaccine that includes the DTP vaccine and inactivated polio. People who have already had the DTP vaccine or inactivated polio vaccine are not eligible for the DTPP vaccine. * Those who would like to have the inoculations performed at medical institutions outside of Narita City are asked to inquire with us.

Narita City also offers the following types of assistance for voluntary vaccinations.

Type Those eligible Assistance

Rubella vaccination

(1) Women who are planning or hoping to become pregnant (pregnant women cannot be inoculated)

(2) The husbands of women who are planning or hoping to become pregnant, or the husbands of pregnant women

Rubella vaccine: 3,000 yen

Measles-rubella combined vaccine: 5,000 yen

* However, people who have received assistance from Narita City once in the past are no longer eligible.

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Sudden Illnesses and Emergencies

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Iryo Soudan Hotline

( Narita City Medical Consultation Hotline)

(Use of the service is limited to residents of Narita City.)

The hotline offers consultations on medical and nursing care, including their health issues, parenting, and first-aid care for injuries, by phone or fax 24 hours a day free of charge.

* Does not provide medical examinations or treatment. ℡

0120-24-1130 Fax 0120-358-246

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Kyubyo Sinryojo

(Narita City Emergency Clinic)

℡

0476-27-1116 1-3-1 Akasaka, Narita-shi (within Hoken Fukushikan)

Medical care

departments Operating days Operating hours

Internal medicine and pediatrics

Monday - Saturday 19:00 to 23:00

(reception closes at 22:45) Sundays / holidays and

Aug. 13 - 15, Dec. 29 - Jan. 3

10:00 to 17:00 (reception closes at 16:45)

Surgery / Dentistry Sundays / holidays

Aug. 13 - 15, Dec. 29 - Jan. 3

10:00 to 17:00 (reception closes at 16:45)

[Points to keep in mind when receiving a medical examination]

○ As there are some symptoms difficult for the clinic to treat, we strongly urge you to inquire ahead of time by phone.

○ The medications prescribed by the clinic are mainly intended to relieve the patient’s pain and to delay the progression of illnesses, so as a general rule only a single day’s dosage will be prescribed. ○ We strongly urge you to have a medical examination performed by your family doctor the following

day, even if the symptoms have abated.

[What to bring when receiving a medical examination] ○ Health insurance card

○Jukyuken(Children's Medical Subsidy Card) ○ Consultation fee

(There are additional fees for consultations on off-hours or holidays, Credit cards are not accepted)

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Shoni Shoki Kyubyo Sinryojo

( Inba-shi-gun Emergency Initial Treatment Clinic for Children） (For children up to third grade in middle school)

℡ 043-485-3355

2-27 Ebaradai, Sakura City (inside the Sakura City Kenkou Kanri Center)

Medical care

departments Operating days Reception hours

Pediatrics

Monday - Saturday 19:00 - 5:45 the next morning

Sundays / holidays Dec. 29 - Jan. 3

9:00 to 16:45

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Benefits and Assistance You Should Know About

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Jido Teate

(Child Allowance)

Narita City pays a childcare allowance to people raising children until the first March 31 after their 15th birthday (prior to the completion of middle school)

Payment amount Before age 3,

From age 3 up through elementary school for the third child onward

15,000 yen a month From age 3 up through elementary school for the first and second

child,

Junior high school students

10,000 yen a month

When income limit is exceeded 5,000 yen a

month

Months paid June, October, February (the portion for each of the preceding months is paid)

Application Anyone who newly qualifies to receive payments for reasons such as giving birth or moving to the city must apply at the Kosodate Shienka or with the service personnel at Shimofusa Shisyo or Taiei Shisyo contact points within 15 days from the day after the date they gave birth or moved out of their previous residence. Civil servants are subjected to the

procedures at their place of employment.

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Kodomo Iryohi Josei

( Children’s Medical Expenses Subsidy)

Narita City provides a partial aid for medical expenses covered by health insurance when you see a doctor for an illness or injury for children ages zero up through their third grade in middle school.

Covered medical expenses

Medical expenses covered by health insurance

(medical, dental, filling prescriptions, etc.) Standard expenses paid out-of-pocket for meals and treatment during hospitalization.

* Injuries sustained during one’s time at school or while commuting to and from school will be covered by mutual aid payments from the Japan Sport Council; and not by the Children’s Medical Expenses Subsidy.

You will be issued a Jukyuken(Children's Medical Subsidy Card) in advance. You can receive this aid directly by presentingthis card together with your insurance card at the check-in window at medical institutions in Chiba Prefecture.

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Since Jukyuken(Children's Medical Subsidy Card) are valid only inside the prefecture, you need to present your insurance card when receiving medical service at institutions outside. You can be reimbursed the following month or thereafter if you apply for the aid with your seal, health insurance card, Jukyuken(Children's Medical Subsidy Card) , a receipt, and other necessary documents.

○You can make children’s medical expense application at the Kosodate Shienka, Kenkou Zoushinka, or with the service personnel at Shimofusa Shisyo or Taiei Shisyo contact points.

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Josan Sisetu

( Midwife Facilities)

This is a system in which the costs of giving birth at midwife facilities (designated hospitals) are covered by public funds for expectant and nursing mothers who cannot afford to receive midwife assistance for economic reasons. (Eligibility is income-based.)

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Hoikujotou Nyuusyo Setai Enjo

Subsidies for households using day-care

facilities

The city offers subsidies to households for expenses paid for uniforms and event-participation of the infants attending specified local child-care facilities (Hoikuen, Yochien, Nintei

kodomoen, Shoukibo-Jigyou-Hoikujo)

Who can apply Parents and guardians of children attending specified facilities who fall under the households described as below.

-Households whose childcare fees are in the 1st bracket.

-The 2nd bracket households whose fees are exempted for reasons such as being a single-parent household or tending the disabled at home.

How to apply Application can be made at the facility serving the child.

Details including the application dates will be provided to the guardian through the facility the child is attending.

What items are subsidized

-Uniforms required at the facilities including bags and hats -Participation fees for events-Lunch (Kyushoku)

-Bus fares for commuting to and from the facility

*Limitations are applied as to how much and what items can be subsidized. Also, subsidies vary depending on the facility.

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Ninkagai Hoiku Sisetu Riyosha Hojokin

( Subsidies for users of Unlicensed

Childcare Facilities)

Narita City pays subsidies to parents who meet the admissions criteria for Hoikujo, but who opt to use unlicensed childcare facilities that have been issued a certificate attesting to

The following payments are to be made at the check-in window.

〇Households taxed based on their municipal taxable income

200 yen for 1 day in the hospital, 200 yen per outpatient visit, filling prescriptions is free

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the fact that they fulfil the guidance and supervision criteria for unlicensed childcare facilities.（Hoikujo,Hoikuen : nurseries）

Eligibility Parents and their children who live and have registered their residency in Narita City. The “period in which the parents and all other family members living together cannot look after the attending child at home due to work and other such reasons” and the “period in which the child is at the unlicensed childcare facility (must have a contract for each month’s amount)” are both four or more hours per day (in the afternoon) for 15 or more days each month, and they must not be in arrears on their city taxes and other such payments.

Eligible facilities Facilities on which the duty to report has been imposed as per the

stipulations of Paragraph 2-1, Article 59 of the Child Welfare Act, and which have been issued a certificate attesting to the fact that they fulfil the

guidance and supervision criteria for unlicensed childcare facilities (can have been issued outside the city as well)

* Temporary use and day care facilities established by a company for its employees are not eligible.

Amount of aid One half of the amount obtained by subtracting the estimated childcare fees for when the aid recipient attends a Hoikujo from the monthly usage fees paid to the unlicensed childcare facility (with amounts of less than 1 yen being rounded down), or the aid limit (which varies according to the bracket to which the calculated childcare fees fall under), whichever is smaller. * Fees other than the monthly usage fees, such as off-hours childcare fees, are not eligible for aid.

* Aid limit (monthly amount) Bracket for households with the number of children attending Hoikuen on the first day of each month

Aid limit (monthly amount) Children younger than 3 years

old Children 3 years old or older First child Second child First child Second child No. 1 22,000 yen 22,000 yen 22,000 yen 22,000 yen No. 2 18,850 yen 20,425 yen 19,900 yen 20,950 yen No. 3 15,175 yen 18,590 yen 16,225 yen 19,115 yen No. 4 11,500 yen 16,750 yen 12,550 yen 17,275 yen No. 5 6,425 yen 14,215 yen 8,525 yen 15,265 yen

No. 6 650 yen 11,325 yen 8,525 yen 15,265 yen

No. 7 0 yen 8,000 yen 8,525 yen 15,265 yen

No. 8 0 yen 5,000 yen 8,525 yen 15,265 yen

○ Even if the bracket of the household to which the attending child belongs is that of a household

recognized as No. 2, for households for which specific conditions apply, such as single-mother

households or those with home-bound children (adults) with disabilities, then based on an

application the aid limit for said brackets shall be 22,000 yen, regardless of what is

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○ For cases where the same household in brackets No. 2 - 8 has 2 or more preschool children

enrolled in a Hoiksyo, Youchien,Nintei Kodomoen and the like, the amount provided for the

second child shall be the amount listed in the “Second child” column for the aid limit

(monthly) in the table, while for the third child and beyond it shall be set at 22,000 yen.

Contact Hoikuka at ℡0476-20-1607 for inquiries.

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Shiritu Youchien ShuenSyoreihi Hojokin

( Financial Incentives for Attending

Private Youchien)

（Youchien: Kindergarten）

Narita City subsidizes attendance fees and childcare fees depending on the household taxation status for the parents of Kindergartener attending private Youchien (excluding Youchien serving as Tokutei Kyouiku Hoiku Shisetsu). Parents who want to request this aid are asked to submit the application forms distributed by each Youchien back to them.

Payment amount The following tables shows the values for FY2015.

Exemption amount limits (annual amount)

(First child) (Second child) (Third child and beyond)

Households with no

siblings in elementary school grades 1 - 3

・For 1 child in Youchien ・Eldest child when there

are 2 or more children in Youchien

・Second eldest child

when there are 2 or more children in Youchien

・Kindergartener that is the third child

or beyond when there are 3 or more children in Youchien

Households with siblings in elementary school grades 1 - 3

-

・ Eldest child in

Youchien when there is 1 sibling in elementary school grades 1 - 3

・child in Youchien with 2 more

siblings in elementary school

grades 1 - 3

・Kindergartener with 1 sibling in

elementary school grades 1 - 3

and 1 or more other sibling in

Youchien Households receiving

public assistance, etc.

308,000 yen 308,000 yen 308,000 yen

Households exempt from municipal tax Households exempt from being taxed based on their municipal taxable income

272,000 yen 290,000 yen 308,000 yen

Tax liability based on municipal taxable income

Households being taxed 77,100 yen or less

115,200 yen 211,000 yen 308,000 yen

Tax liability based on municipal taxable income

Households being taxed 211,200 yen or less

62,200 yen 185,000 yen 308,000 yen

Households other

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*In the event that the total fees paid throughout the fiscal year should fall short of the amount shown in the table, the subsidy will not exceed the amount paid.

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Shiritu Youchien Enji Hojokin

(Subsidies for Kindergarteners in Private

Youchien)

Those eligible The parents of kindergarteners residing within Narita City attending a private Youchien

Payment amount 10,000 yen annually per child in Youchien

How to apply Please fill out the required fields on the application forms distributed by each Youchien and submit them back to them.

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Shugaku Enjo

(Subsidies for School Expenses)

Narita City provides subsidies for school supplies, school lunch fees, and other expenses to parents of students who find it difficult to attend elementary school or junior high school for economic reasons.

Please apply directly to the school your child will be attending (enrolling in) by attaching some form of proof of income.

After applying, welfare workers or children’s social workers from the district in which you reside may check on the child’s living conditions, and the board of education may perform a review.

Contact each elementary & Junior High School or Gakumuka at ℡0476-20-1581

Parenting Support for Single-Parent Households

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Jido Huyo Teate

(Child Rearing Allowance)

Narita City pays a child rearing allowance to single-parent households that do not share the same livelihood with father/mother due to divorce and other reasons (eligibility is income-tested). This allowance can be received up until the first March 31 after the child’s 18th birthday (up until age 20 if the child has a disability that exceeds a certain standard). Payment amount 42,330 - 9,990 yen a month for one child (depending on income)

A monthly supplement of 5,000 yen a month is added for a second child, and 3,000 yen is added for each child from the third child onward

Months paid April, August, December (the portion for each of the preceding months is paid)

Contact the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries or applications.

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Ijitou Teate

(Allowance for Orphans)

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Payment amount 6,000 yen a month

Months paid July, November, March (the portion for each month in question is paid)

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Boshikatei Hushikateitou Iryohitou Josei

(Medical Expenses Subsidy for

Single Household)

Narita City provides a partial aid for medical expenses arising from treatment covered by health insurance to single-mother and single-father households, and so on (eligibility is income-tested).

Eligible parents are asked to apply for registration ahead of time, and apply by bringing their seal, receipt, and so on anytime from the month after the month in which the

examination took place or thereafter. Applications can be made at the Kosodate Shienka or with the service personnel at Shimofusa Shisyo or Taiei Shisyo contact points.

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Boshikatei Hushikateitou JidoNyugaku oyobi Shusyoku Iwaikin

( Financial

Bonus for School Enrollment and Finding Employment for the Children of

Single-Mother Households and Single-Father Households)

Narita City offers a financial bonus for the children of single-mother households, single-father households, and so on when they enroll in elementary school, middle school, or high school, or when they find employment soon after graduating from middle school, upon

application.

Financial bonus 8,000 yen

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Boshi Hushi Katei Jiritusien Kyuhukin

( Self-Support Benefits for

Single-Mother and Single Father Households)

〇Boshi Hushi Katei Koutou Syokugyoukunren Sokushin Kyuhu(Benefits Incentives for

advanced occupational training for single-mother and single-father households) In cases where single mothers or single fathers study a curriculum at a training institution that lasts for one or more years in order to obtain qualifications that will

facilitate finding employment and contribute to stabilizing their livelihoods, Narita City will provide benefits for a certain period during the course of their study.

Consultation is required before starting a curriculum.

〇Boshi Hushi Katei Jiritu Sien Kyouiku Kunren Kyuhu Education and training benefits for the self-support of single-mother and single-father households

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changing employment, Narita City will provide benefits to them after they have finished taking the course.

Consultation is required before starting a course.

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Boshikateitou Shotai Jigyo

( Invitation Program for Single-Parent

Households)

Narita City invites the children of single-mother households, single-father households, and so on who are below high school-age and their provider to recreational activities once a year.

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JR Tsukinteiki Joshaken Waribiki

( Discounts for JR Commuter Passes)

People in households receiving a Jido Huyo Teate (Child Rearing Allowance) may receive discounts on JR Commuter Passes.

You must apply to have a Certificate of Qualification for Specified Persons and a Commuter Pass Purchase Certificate for Specified Persons issued.

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Kenei Suido Ryokin Ichibu Menjo

( Partial Exemption from Prefectural Water

Charges)

Households receiving a Jido Huyo Teate (Child Rearing Allowance) whose water supply is provided by the Chiba Prefectural Waterworks Bureau can receive a partial exemption from their water charges.

Eligible districts Akasaka, Azuma, Karabe, Hashikadai, Tamatsukuri, Nakadai, and other households that use prefectural water

Contact point Customer Center of the Chiba Prefectural Waterworks Bureau

(℡0570-001245) Contact the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries.

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Kenei Jyutaku

( Prefectural Housing)

Single-mother and single-father households are more likely to be selected for Prefectural Housing.

Move-in applications are accepted four times each fiscal year in April, July, October, and January. You must apply between the 1st and 15th of one of the months in which

applications are accepted.

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Kashitsuke

(Loans)

○ Welfare funds for single-mother, single-father, and widow households

Narita City provides loans for things like learning expenses and funds to prepare to attend school to single-mother, single-father, and widow households.

Contact the Tiiki Fuukushika of the Inba Kenkou Fukushi Center (Inba Hokenjo) at ℡ 043-483-1120 or the Kosodate Shienka at 20-1538 for inquiries. ○ Scholarship funds for children orphaned by traffic accidents, single-mother households,

and so on

Narita City provides loans for learning expenses and lump-sum enrollment fees to providers supporting high school students who are also children orphaned by traffic accidents or living in single-parent households, and so on.

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Boshi Seikatushien Shisetu

( Livelihood Support Facilities for Single

Mothers)

In cases where shingle-mother households raising children younger than 18 years old cannot adequately raise their children due to problems with maintaining their livelihood, such families can be admitted to facilities where they can receive livelihood and other types of support.

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Parenting Support for Children with Disabilities

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Tokubetu Jido Huyo Teate

(Special Child Rearing Allowance)

Narita City pays a special needs child rearing allowance to parents or providers caring for children younger than 20 years old with moderate to severe mental or physical disabilities (eligibility is income-tested).

Payment amount Class 1: 51,500 yen a month, Class 2: 34,300 yen a month Months paid April, August, November

(Paid for the previous month except Nov.)

Contact Shougaisha Fukushika at ℡0476-20-1539 for inquiries or applications.

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Fukushi Teate

( Welfare Allowance)

Narita City pays out allowances based on the severity of disabilities.

Shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for disabled children (children with severe mental or physical disabilities who require constant nursing care in their daily life)

14,600 yen a month Judo Shinsin Shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for children with severe mental or

physical disabilities (severely disabled children for whom the above-mentioned allowance dose not apply)

11,500 yen a month Cyudo Titeki Shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for children with moderate

intellectual impairments (B-1 children in the Ryouiku Techo)

7,000 yen a month Keido Chiteki Shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for children with mild intellectual impairments (B-2 children in the Ryouiku Techo)

5,000 yen a month Judo Seishin shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for children with severe mental disabilities (Class 1 or 2 children in the Health and Welfare Handbook for the Mentally

Disabled)

11,500 yen a month Keido Seishin shougaiji Fukushi Teate Welfare allowance for children with mild

mentaldisabilities (Class 3 children in the Health and Welfare Handbook for the Mentally

Disabled)

7,000 yen a month Contact Shougaisha Fukushika at ℡0476-20-1539 for inquiries or applications.

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Jiritu Shien Iryo

(Self-Support Medical Care)

Narita City uses public funds to partially cover the medical expenses of children younger than 18 years old with physical disabilities when positive outcomes can be expected via hospitalization, surgery, or other treatments at designated medical institutions for growing children.

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Shoni Mansei Tokutei Shittupei Iryohi Josei Seido

( Medical Expense Subsidy

Scheme for Young Children with Designated Chronic Diseases)

There are also public funds available to cover the costs (portion paid out-of-pocket for medical insurance) of treating malignant growths, chronic heart disease, diabetes, neuromuscular diseases, chronic kidney disease, endocrine disorders, inborn error of metabolism, chronic digestive disease, chronic respiratory disease, collagen disease, haemophilia and other blood and immunological diseases, syndromes accompanying chromosome or gene alterations, and dermatosis, according to income. Contact the Tiiki Hokenka of Imba Kenkou Fukushi Center at ℡043-483-1134 for inquiries.

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Shitei Nanbyotou Mimaikin

( Consolation Payments for Designated

Intractable Diseases)

Narita City pays consolation payments to people who are eligible for the medical expense subsidy scheme for young children with designated chronic diseases listed in (4) above. Consolation payments 5,000 yen a month

Months paid April, October (the portion for each of the preceding months is paid)

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Jyudo Shinsin Shougaisha Iryohi Josei

(Medical Expense Subsidies for

People (Children) with Severe Mental or Physical Disabilities)

In the event that people (children) with mental or physical disabilities corresponding to Class 1 or 2 in the Sintai Syogaisha Techo or A through A-2 in the Ryouiku Techo receive medical care at a medical institution, Narita City will subsidize part of the out-of-pocket expenses for the care covered by health insurance (eligibility is income-tested).

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Shougai Fukushi Service

( Welfare Services for the Disabled)

Narita City offers a variety of different welfare services, which include the purchase of wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment, the provision of implements for daily life such as beds and head-protective devices, the dispatch of home care workers and assistance for moving around (going out), as well as entrance to or attendance at facilities for disabled children.

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Kotoba no Soudanshitu

(Language Consultation Center)1-3-1 Akasaka,

Narita City (within Hoken Fukushikan)

The center offers consultations, instruction, and more for preschool children withconcerns over their language and communication, such as delayed language development,

mispronunciations, hearing problems, and stuttering, as well as the parents of such children(by appointment).

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Kodomo Hattatu Shien Center

(Child Developmental Support Center)

1-3-1 Akasaka, Narita City (within Hoken Fukushikan)

The Child Developmental Support Center offers consultations and support related to child development. It offers kindergarten schooling programs for developmentally delayed children and children with disabilities, as well as their parents, and also offers various consultations related to child development.

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Parenting Assistance

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Narita Family Support Center

(Narita Family Support Center)

The Family Support Center is a member organization for those who want to offer help with parenting (helper members) and people who want to receive help with parenting (beneficiary members) can help one another out.

Contents of activities

Sending off and picking up kids from Youchien/Hoikuen, looking after them before and after Youchien/Hoikuen as well as after daycare ends and after school is over, help with housework before and after childbirth, etc. (Youchien/Hoikuen:nurseries/kindergartens)

Members

Beneficiary members

People who would like to receive help with parenting

(People raising children between the ages of 3 months up through the end of

grade 6 in elementary school, as well as people who are right around the

time of childbirth)

* Must attend a briefing session on joining.

Helper members People who would like to offer help with parenting

* Must attend a briefing session on joining and a training session.

Dual members People who both receive and offer help

* Must attend a briefing session on joining and a training session.

Usage fees

Contact the Narita Family Support Center at ℡0476-27-8010 for inquiries or applications.

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Kodomo Short Stay

( Short Stay Program for Children)

When it is difficult for the parents of households raising children between the ages of 2 - 18 residing in Narita City to look after their children at home for reasons such as illness. In such cases, the children can be left to be looked after at child welfare facilities within the City temporarily (for up to 7 consecutive days). The fees for this vary depending on the parent’s income.

Contact the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries or applications. 8:00 to 19:00 700 yen per hour

6:00 to 8:00, 19:00 to 22:00 800 yen per hour

Chi-Pass Deals!

Chi-Pass stores offer parenting support services unique to each store to anyone who presents their Chi-Pass.

For example, users can receive 10% off their purchase, or a free soft drink, and more ...

There are 184 participating stores in Narita (as of March 2015). For details, see the dedicated homepage at:

http://www.chiba-kosodate.jp/index.html.

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Kodomokan

(Children’s Center)

Kodomokan is a facility that was established with the goals of providing children with a place to play freely, allowing parents to consult over parenting, and for mutual interaction between parents.

On the first floor is Fureai Hiroba (Meet-up Corner), where elementary, middle, and high school students can all interact with one another. It lends out playthings like playing cards and Othello. It also features a classroom and places where students can study.

On the second floor is Nakayoshi Hiroba (Play Pals Corner), where infants and parents can play together. Here they can make use of the enormous space to play with a wide array of toys. It also holds story readings, events in which parents and children can play together, and other activities each month. The dates, times, and details for events at Nakayoshi Hiroba (Play Pals Corner) are listed in the Narita Bulletin (Koho Narita) published on the first of each month.

Location 3-3-1 Karabe, Narita-

City

(next to the Narita Police Station and Hello Work office)

Days closed Mondays, the third Sunday of each month, national holidays, New Year’s holiday

Hours of operation Fureai Hiroba (For: Elementary - high school students) 9:00 - 19:00

Nakayoshi Hiroba (For: Preschool children) 9:00 - 16:30

Contact Kodomokan at ℡0476-20-6300 or the Kosodate Shienka at 20-1538 for inquiries.

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Sanrizuka Nakayoshi Hiroba

(within the Sanrizuka Community Center)

This is a space where infants and parents can play together.

It holds story readings, events in which parents and children can play together, and other

Main events at Fureai Hiroba (Meet-up Corner)

April: Making carp streamer-shaped

sandwiches

May: Making Mother’s Day presents

June: Hands-on nutrition education

July: Making wind chimes

Aug.: Playing with cardboard

Sept.: Making tsukimi dango

Oct.: Halloween tests of courage

Nov.: Making advent calendars

Dec.: Christmas arrangements

Jan.: Making ehomaki (sushi rolls for good luck)

Feb.: Making Valentine’s Day aromas

March: Making gel candles

☆The schedule and contents are subject to change. Event openings and other information

will be provided via the Narita Bulletin (Koho

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activities each month. The dates, times, and details for events are listed in the Narita Bulletin (Koho Narita) published on the first of each month.

Location 2 Sanrizuka, Narita

City

(next to the Sanrizuka Fire Station)

Days closed Mondays (or the next weekday if this corresponds to a national holiday), New Year’s holiday

Hours of operation 9:00 to 16:30

Sanrizuka Nakayoshi Hiroba at ℡0476-37-3922 or the Kosodate Shienka 0476- 20-1538 for inquiries.

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Kozunomori Nakayoshi Hiroba

(Play Pals Corner) (within Morinpia Kozu)

This is a space where infants and parents can play together. You can exchange information on parenting.

It periodically holds events like children’s song classes and picture book readings.

Location : Morinpia Kozu, 4-8 Kozunomori, Narita

City

Closed : The fourth Monday of each month, New Year’s holiday Opening Hours : 9:00 to 16:30

Contact the Kozunomori Nakayoshi Hiroba at ℡0476-27-7300 or the Kosodat Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries.

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Kosodate Hiroba

(Parenting Corner)

This is a venue for consulting with parenting supporters over parenting, parent and child interaction, and exchanging information.

Those eligible Children up through the lower grades of elementary school and their parents

Days held / location First and third Saturdays of the month

Chuou Kouminkan(Central Community Center) (℡0476-27-5911)

Second and fourth Saturdays of the month 2nd floor of Kodomokan (℡0476-20-6300)

Hours held 10:00 to 12:00 You do not need to apply. Contact the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries.

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Kosodate Shien Jigyo

(Parenting Support Programs (Hoikuen))

(Hoikuen:nurseries Youchien:kindergarten) Narita City holds parenting support programs at dedicated Hoikuen for young children and their parents who reside in Narita City but do not attend a Youchien or a Hoikuen. As a venue for exchanging information on parenting, they give tips on how to play parents and children, consultations on childcare as well as assistance to club activities.

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Name Hoikuen Telephone

number

Time Days held

Aozora Yume

Hiroba Naganuma Hoikuen

0476-37-0005 9:00 to 12:15 _{Everyday except}

for weekends,

national holidays,

and the

NewYear’sholiday Hidamari Taiei Hoikuen 0476-73-3000 9:30 to 16:30

Karugamo Club Sogo Hoikuen 0476-26-2472 9:00 to 15:00

Tsukushinbo Club Kozunomori Hoikuen 0476-29-6551 9:00 to 15:00

Contact each Hoikuen for inquiries.

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Hoikuen Kaihou

( Hoikuen Open Houses)

The following nurseries hold open houses where they serve as venues where young children who do not attend Youchien or a Hoikuen can play together with their friends in a carefree manner. （Hoikujo,Hoikuen : nurseries）

The open house dates, hours of operation, and other information are listed in the Narita Bulletin (Koho Narita) published on the 15th of each month.

Hoikuen Telephone

number

Hoikuen Telephone number

Matsuzaki Hoikuen 0476-26-8282 Nakadai Daini Hoikuen 0476-29-6676

Hashigadai Hoikuen 0476-28-0676 Takaoka Hoikuen 0476-96-0042

Akoogi Hoikuen 0476-24-0752 Komikado Hoikuen 0476-96-2362

Nakadai Hoikuen* 0476-27-9023 Akasaka Hoikuen 0476-20-6900

Sogo Hoikuen 0476-27-5773 Sanrizuka Daiichi Hoikuen 0476-35-0165

Niiyama Hoikuen 0476-28-2527 Sanrizuka Daini Hoikuen 0476-35-0081

Tamatsukuri Hoikuen 0476-26-8889 Tsukikage Hoikuen 0476-96-0531

*Nakadai Hoikuen will be temporarily closed until June 2016, and so will Azuma Hoikuen from July 2016 till March 2017. Its open house will be held at the Akasaka Hoikuen serving as a substitute. Contact each Hoikuen for details.

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Chibikko Hiroba

(Little Tyke’s Corner)

Parenting volunteers interact with mothers, put on puppet shows and picture-story shows, and hold picture book readings inside Hoken Fukushikan.

Event information is listed at http://www.naritashakyo.or.jp/volunteer_00_chibikko.html Contact the Volunteer Center within the Naritashi Shakai Fukushi kyogikai

at ℡0476-27-8010 for inquiries.

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Byoji Byogoji Hoiku

( Childcare for Sick and Recovering Children)

Narita City provides childcare for sick children when parents are unable to attend to them for work or family reasons. Parents must register to use the service in advance.

Facility Zephyrus Childcare Room for Sick Children, Nanohana Clinic

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Those eligible Children 6 months old to elementary school students Operating hours Monday to Thursday,

8:00 to 18:00 Saturday, 8:00 to 13:00 Childcare fee 2,000 yen for 6 hours or longer

(However, this is 3,000 yen for non-Narita City residents)

1,500 yen up to 6 hours Other costs may be imposed.

Contact Zephyrus at ℡0476-73-8110 or the Kosodate Shienka at ℡0476-20-1538 for inquiries or to register.

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Kouminkan

(Community Centers)

There are 13 community centers in Narita City, including the Central Community Center. At these centers a variety of different lectures and classes are held to allow people of all ages, from young children to seniors, to enjoy their time together face-to-face.

What is more, clubs for parent interaction and parenting are registered at the various community centers.

Kouminkan Address Telephone number Chuo Kouminkan 1-1-3 Akasaka 0476-27-5911 Kouzu Kouminkan 1-839-1 Sogo 0476-26-9610 Kuzumi Kouminkan 922-2 Hataya 0476-36-1646 Hasikadai Kouminkan 1-43-1 Hashikadai 0476-26-9695 Tamatsukuri Kouminkan 7-21 Tamatsukuri 0476-26-3644 Toyosumi Kouminkan 2024-1 Kitahadori 0476-37-1003 Narita Kouminkan 299-2 tamachi 0476-24-0787 Habu Kouminkan 317 Manzaki 0476-27-1533 Nakago Kouminkan 1587-1 Akaogi 0476-22-4614 Karabe Kouminkan 3-4-1 Karabe 0476-28-7961 Toyama Kouminkan 48-7 Oshimizu 0476-35-0600 Shimofusa Kouminkan 1435 Takaoka 0476-96-0090 Taiei Kouminkan 393 Makko 0476-73-7071

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Tosyokan

(Libraries)

The libraries offer tons of books, including picture books and reading materials for babies up to toddlers and children. We invite you to discover a favorite book together with your children. Moreover, they offer a wide collection of books : books offering help on life with a baby, books offering hints on raising children, essays on raising children, comic books, and more, we invite the whole family to make use of our libraries.

Location 1-1-3 Akasaka, NaritaCity (Main Library)

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Operating hours Main Library first floor Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 to 19:00 Weekends and holidays, 9:30 to 17:00

Main Library second floor Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 to 17:15 Weekends and holidays, 9:30 to 17:00 Community center reading rooms, etc. There are reading rooms

in the community centers (except for the Central Community Center), Misatodai District Hall, and Sanrizuka Community Center.

Operating hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 to 17:00

Kozunomori Branch Library Within Morinpia Kozu 4-8 Kozunomori, Narita-

City

Story Group meetings are held at the library.

〇 Having Fun with Picture Books <Story Group for 0 - 1 year olds>

These are Story Group meetings that parents and their babies can take part in together. They feature children’s songs and readings.(Must make a reservation)

〇Having Fun with Picture Books <Story Group for 2 - 3 year olds>

These are Story Group meetings where children and parents have fun together with picture books and children’s songs.

〇Saturday Story Group <for 4 year olds to elementary school students >

A Story Group is held for children who can attend to hear the stories on their own every Saturday starting from 11:00 AM. (Third Saturdays for 5 year old to elementary school children.

Contact the Narita City Library 24 hours a day at 27-4646, or directly at 27-2000, for inquiries.

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KodomoKai

(Kid’s Associations)

KodomoKai are organizations where children of different ages from the local region can gather with the goal of raising healthy children. As of March 2015, there were 51 kid’s associations within Narita City.

Contact the Secretariat of the Liaison Committee for Kid’s Associations (Syougai Gakusyuuka) at ℡0476-20-1583 for inquiries.

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Narita Omocha Clinic

(Narita Toy’s Clinic)

This is a volunteer group that launched the Narita Toy’s Clinic out of a desire to breath new life into children’s prized possessions once again.

Periodic toy examinations are held twice a month. First and third Sundays of the month at Hoken Fukushikan (However, this is held on the second Sunday in January and May)

Fourth Saturday of the month Location: Kodomokan

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Check-in time is from 9:30 to 11:30. Please pick up toys by 13:00. * The dates are subject to change.

See the homepage at http://naritaomocha.boy.jp/ for details.

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Kodomo Plaza Narita

, a Specified NPO

Children’s Plaza Narita aims to create opportunities and an environment that give children a sense of personal connections and let them live their lives their own way by offering cultural experiences and activities to the children of Narita City and the surrounding areas.

See the homepage at http://kodomopnarita.hannnari.com/ for the contents of its activities. Contact Children’s Plaza Narita at ℡0476-29-1387 (10:00 to 15:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays,

Thursdays, and Fridays) for details.

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Narita Omusubi Play Park

For children, playing is life. This is a play place where children can play freely that emphasizes children’s attitude of “Let me try that!!”

The Play Park is an adventurous play area where children play under their own responsibility by doing things like climbing trees, digging holes, and lighting fires.

Please go to Narita Omusubi Play Park’s Facebook page and blog for their events schedule and images.

Location held: 228 Daikata Narita City

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Hoikuen(

Nurseries

) and Other Facilities

(1) What Are Hoikuen?

These are child welfare facilities that offer childcare in place of the children’s parents when they cannot care for the child themselves for reasons such as work, illness, or caring for sick people.

They will not be accepted for reasons such as acclimating them to communal life or getting them prepared for elementary school.

Contact each Hoikuen or Hoikuka at ℡0476-20-1607 to apply or for inquiries.

(2)List of Hoikuen

Private

Hoikuen Address Telephone number

Ages

accepted Childcare hours

Maximum hours of operation

Narita

560 Teradai 22-0856

End of maternity leave - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 21:00

Hoikuen Saturday 8:30 to 12:00 7:00 to 18:00

Tsunobue Hoikuen

711-4

Kamicho 22-0867

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:30

Saturday 8:30 to 16:30 8:30 to 16:30

Omuro _766-2

Omuro 36-0749

1 - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:00

Tsukikage 1872-4

96-0531

3 months - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:00

Hoikuen Nishiosuka Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 8:30 to 12:30

Sanrizuka

Daiichi 191

Sanrizuka 35-0165

Weekdays 8:00 to 16:00 7:00 to 19:00

Sanrizuka

Daini 263-15

35-0081

Weekdays 8:00 to 16:00 7:00 to 19:00

Hoikuen Sanrizuka Saturday 8:00 to 16:00 8:00 to 17:00

Sogo

2-276 Sogo 26-2472

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Kozunomori _2-24-1

29-6551

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 20:00

Hoikuen Kozunomori Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 7:00 to 15:00

* End of maternity leave childcare starts when the child is 57 days old. * Parents must tender a payment request in order to make use of a Hoikuen.

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Public

☆ Nakadai Hoikuen will be undergoing major repair work till September 2016, And so will Azuma Hoikuen from October 2016 . Parents are asked to use the facility (built for its replacement) next to Akasaka Hoikuen during the construction period..

Hoikuen Address Telephone number

Ages

accepted Childcare hours Hours of operation

Naganuma _495-3

Naganuma 37-0005

1 - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Manzaki _2163-1

Matsuzaki 26-8282

1 - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Hashigadai _2-23-1

28-0676

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 20:00

Hoikuen Hashikadai Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 7:00 to 18:00

Akaogi

1042 Akaogi 24-0752

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

☆ Nakadai

3-5

Nakadai 27-9023

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

☆Azuma

2-7 Azuma 27-5773

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Niiyama 4-24

28-2527

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Hoikuen Karabe Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 7:00 to 18:00

Tamatsukuri

3-3

Tamatsukuri 26-8889

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Nakadai Daini

1-5 Nakadai 29-6676

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Takaoka

156 Owada 96-0042

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Komikado 1144-1

96-2362

5 months - 5 years old

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

Hoikuen Nagoya Saturday 8:30 to 12:30 7:00 to 18:00

Taiei

406-1

Hitotsubota 73-3000

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00

★ Akasaka

2-1-1

Akasaka 20-6900

End of maternity

leave

Weekdays 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 20:00

Hoikuen - 2

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★ Akasaka Hoikuen only accepts children ages 0 - 2 (up through the end of March of the fiscal year in which the child turns 3).

* End of maternity leave childcare starts when the child is 57 days old.

* Parents must tender a request in order to make use of a Hoikuen. Based on this application, the city will determine their certification category, and in the event that they leave their children for longer than the childcare hours listed above, they may be charged a fee for overtime childcare according to their certification category. What is more, Hoikuen may not provide childcare beyond their hours of operation.

(3) Kyujitsu Hoiku

(Sunday Childcare)

Sunday childcare is offered at Kozunomori Hoikuen for young children enrolled in a Hoikuen within the city from households raising children in which both parents work on Sundays. Confirmation of the child’s condition and so forth must be performed in order to use the service, so parents are strongly encouraged to make a reservation prior to two weeks before the day on which they would like to use the service.

Childcare hours Sundays, 8:00 to 17:30

Contact Kozunomori Hoikuen at ℡0476-29-6551 for inquiries.

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Ichiji Hoiku

(Short-Term Childcare)

Short-term childcare is a childcare service in which children are cared for on a short-term basis owing to the parent’s work arrangements or during emergencies. It is offered for the pre-elementary school children of Narita City residents who are not currently using a Hoikuen.

But please note that the ages accepted by the Hoikuen offering the service and the number of days that children can be cared for vary according to the terms of use.

Reasons for using the service and number of days children can be cared for

Terms of use Number of days the service can be used

Households that are intermittently unable to care for their

children due to work

Generally no longer than 3 days

a week (no longer than 14 days a

month)

Households that are unable to care for their children during

emergencies or temporarily due to injury or illness,

disasters, hospitalization, accidents, childbirth, or other

socially unavoidable circumstances

No longer than 14 days a month

Households that would like to use the service to dispel the

fatigue of caring for children and refresh themselves

1 day a week (no longer than 4

days a month)

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28 Locations offered Hoikuen (Nurseries) Telephone number Hoikuen (Nurseries) Telephone number

Narita Hoikuen 0476-22-0856 Manzaki Hoikuen 0476-26-8282

Sanrizuka Daiichi Hoikuen 0476-35-0165 Sogo Hoikuen 0476-27-5773

Sanrizuka Daini Hoikuen 0476-35-0081 Nakadai Daini Hoikuen 0476-29-6676

Sogo Hoikuen 0476-26-2472 Takaoka Hoikuen 0476-96-0042

Tsunobue Hoikuen 0476-22-0867 Taiei Hoikuen 0476-73-3000

Kozunomori Hoikuen 0476-29-6551 Akasaka Hoikuen * 0476-20-6900

* Azuma Hoikuen will be undergoing major repair work from July 2016 till March 2017 so it will not be available during the construction period.

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Shokibo Hoiku Jigyosyo

(Small Childcare Establishments)

Childcare

facility Capacity Address

Telephone

number Ages accepted Days

Childcare hours

Hours of operation

Hallelujah

Hoikuen 19 children 356-1 Obukuro

0476-29 -6200

6 months - 2 years old Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:00 to 18:00 Kohitsuji

Club 15 children

175-34 Namikicho

0476-22 -9339

3 months - 2 years old Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:00 Himawari

Hoikuen 19 children 3-6-10 Igodai

0476-22 -3693

Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:30 Kotori

Hoikuen 16 children

828-11 Hanazakicho

0476-37 -7943

Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:30 Wakuwaku

Hoikuen 19 children

2118-5 Hudogaoka

0476-37 -7775

Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:30 Kids room

Himawari 19 children 3-6-4 Igodai

0476-22 -3692

Week days 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 19:00 Saturd ay 8:30 to 16:30 7:30 to 18:30

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Ninkagai Hoiku Shisetu

(Unlicensed Childcare Facilities)

Unlicensed childcare facilities are childcare facilities that do not fall under the category of Hoikuen in the Child Welfare Act. （Hoikuen : nurseries）

The following facilities are childcare facilities that have provided notification of their establishment in Chiba Prefecture.

Youchien(Kindergartens)

There are 9 private Youchien and 1 public Youchien in Narita City.

Contact each Youchien directly for information on their admissions procedures, costs, and other details.

Private

Youchien Address Established by Telephone

number

Narita Youchien 633-2 Kamicho Naritasan Kyoiku Zaidan 0476-22-0059

Sanrizuka Youchien 1-674 Sanrizuka

Goryo Sopal Kinen Gakuen 0476-35-0139

Habotan Youchien 1-11 Karabe Naritasan Kyoiku Zaidan 0476-28-1234

Narita Youchien affiliated with

Seitoku University

3-8 Nakadai Tokyo Seitoku Gakuen 0476-26-3371

Kusunoki Youchien 828 Funakata Ota Gakuen 0476-26-6688

Hashigadai Youchien 3-5 Hashigadai Kongo Gakuen 0476-26-5661

Hakuto Youchien 3-51 Azuma Sugita Gakuen 0476-26-2331

Tamatsukuri Youchien 1-3-1 Tamatsukuri Asano Gakuen 0476-28-3131

Kozunomori Youchien 4-7-1 Kozunomori Kozu Gakuen 0476-27-6699

Public

Youchien Address Established by Telephone

number

Taiei Youchien 115 Usukuri Narita City 0476-73-8005

Childcare facility

(Established by) Address

Telephone number

Childcare hours

Hours of operation (extended)

Ages accepted

Hallelujah English Kids 356-1 _Obukuro 29-6200 9:00 to 17:00

7:00 to