*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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Number of child care facilities Japan 2016-2025, by type
In 2025, there were * daycare centers for children in Japan. *business establishments offered community-based childcare services for children aged zero to two years. Due to the increasing demand for nursery centers for children, all types of facilities increased in number in the last decade, excluding daycare centers.
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