*Applicants who have licenses to work as a kindergarten teacher, working experiences in a kindergarten, and certificates of taking certain classes related to child care can receive an exemption from all examination subjects.
**Including the number of people who passed the qualifying examination to work as a child care worker in a limited region.
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Number of successful examinees to become child care workers Japan 2021. by prefecture
In 2021, close to *** thousand people in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, passed the qualifying examinations to be child care workers, including around *** who received an exemption from the examinations. The examinations are conducted twice a year in each prefecture across Japan. After passing the exams, it is required to register and receive approval from prefectural governments to start working as a child care worker in Japan.
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MHLW (Japan). (June 7, 2022). Number of people who newly passed the qualifying examination to be child care workers in Japan in 2021, by prefecture [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1314932/japan-number-successful-examinees-child-care-workers-by-prefecture/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of people who newly passed the qualifying examination to be child care workers in Japan in 2021, by prefecture." Chart. June 7, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1314932/japan-number-successful-examinees-child-care-workers-by-prefecture/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Number of people who newly passed the qualifying examination to be child care workers in Japan in 2021, by prefecture. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1314932/japan-number-successful-examinees-child-care-workers-by-prefecture/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of People Who Newly Passed The Qualifying Examination to Be Child Care Workers in Japan in 2021, by Prefecture." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Jun 2022, /statistics/1314932/japan-number-successful-examinees-child-care-workers-by-prefecture/
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Number of people who newly passed the qualifying examination to be child care workers in Japan in 2021, by prefecture [Graph], MHLW (Japan), June 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1314932/japan-number-successful-examinees-child-care-workers-by-prefecture/
