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Child Raising and Education

Japanese(日本語(にほんご))

Under the Japanese education system, the school year starts on 1 April and ends the following 31 March.

If you have any concerns about raising your children, there are consultation services at the Support Centers for Child Raising or at your nearby daycare center or kindergarten.

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Support Centers for Child Raising (Ohisama Room)

Traveling Childcare Area (Ohisama Hiroba)

Daycare Centers

Short Use Daycare

Minoh Family Support Centers

Kindergartens and Certified Child Centers

Elementary and Junior High Schools (6-15 years old)

Support Centers for Child Raising (Ohisama Room)

These are places that preschool aged children and their caregivers can use.

Support Centers for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Kayano, Ohisama Room Minoh, Ohisama Room Hijiri)

Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Kayano)

Open: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Weekends, public holidays, the new year period (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Address: Minoh City, Kayano 1-19-4, Kayanochuo Culture of Human Rights Center (Right-Pia 21) 2F
TEL / FAX: 072-723-5433
TEL for consultation: 072-721-8845 (Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed public holidays)

Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Minoh)

Open: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Thursday, Sunday, public holidays, the new year period (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Address: Minoh City, Minoh 6-3-1, Minoh Sun Plaza Building no.1 3F
TEL / FAX: 072-723-5433 
TEL for consultation: 072-721-8845 (Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed public holidays)
From March 2024, this service will be temporarily suspended due to the closure and reconstruction of Minoh Sun Plaza Building no. 1. This service is scheduled to restart after reconstruction is complete in Spring 2027. There are also plans to increase Traveling Childcare Areas (Ohisama Hiroba), which will be announced once details are confirmed.

Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Hijiri)

Open: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Wednesday, Sunday, public holidays, the new year period (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Address: Minoh City, Ina 6-14-34, Ina Fureai Center
TEL: 072-734-8858 FAX: 072-734-8818

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 Traveling Childcare Area (Ohisama Hiroba)

This is a traveling childcare space where childcare workers visit different areas of the city with plenty of toys and provide a space where caregivers and children can meet and play together. Children can play at their leisure, and caregivers can talk with each other.

This service is for caregivers with children who are not yet enrolled in daycare or kindergarten. Please check the monthly Momiji Dayori magazine or the Minoh City website for times and locations.

  • Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Kayano)
    TEL: 072-723-5433
    TEL for consultation: 072-721-8845 (Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed public holidays)

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Daycare Centers

Criteria

Daycare centers are intended for children aged from 57 days old until they enter school. When caregivers are unable to take care of their child for at least 4 hours a day, 4 days a week average (64 hours or more each month) (due to reasons such as work, school, sickness, or taking care of ill people during the daytime), they can be taken care of at daycare centers. Available daycare hours may change depending on your situation (approval of standard/short daycare time).

Childcare hours

Available daycare hours are based on the hours you are unable to take care of your child (due to work etc.). From Monday to Saturday between around 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Also, the first week or so of daycare may be run for shorter hours in order for your child to get used to it.

There may be small changes in open hours depending on the daycare center, so please check the list or map of childcare institutions in Minoh City (on the city website), or ask the Desk for Easy Childhood.

Closed on Sunday and public holidays (Holiday childcare is available at Sakura Daycare Center. For details, please contact Sakura Daycare Center directly).

Certified Child Centers that are used as kindergartens are also closed on Saturday.

Fees

Fees are assessed depending on the age of the child and the income of the caregivers. Daycare services are free for all children aged 3 - 5 (until they graduate from daycare), and for children aged 0 to 2 years old whose household has an exemption from municipal tax. However, you must still pay for food expenses. 

If you use extended daycare hours, you will need to pay extra fees. The fee for extending hours is counted from 6:31 p.m. for standard daycare time, and from 6:01 p.m. for short daycare time.

Applications

Please apply at the City Office. You need to provide documentation that shows that you are unable to take care of your child during the daytime, such as a working certificate issued by your employer, or a school certificate. In some cases, you also need to provide a certificate of the amount of municipal tax you paid. (e.g. Tax Certificate). Please apply by the 5th of the previous month of when you want your child to start. If there are no vacancies you may have to wait.

If you want your children to start daycare from January to March or April, the application period is different.

The conditions for enrollment written above apply to city authorized public and private daycare centers. There are also private daycare centers that are not authorized, and short use daycare centers as well.

  • Desk for Early Childhood
    TEL: 072-724-6791 FAX: 072-721-9907

List of Childcare institutions (Japanese)

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Daycare Centers

Public

Name

Address

Inquiries

Sakuragaoka Daycare Center

Sakuragaoka 3-12-5

TEL: 072-723-8118

Kayano Daycare Center

Kayano 1-19-30

TEL: 072-723-5400

Higashi Daycare Center

Aogein 5-2-1

TEL: 072-728-4858

Private (listed in groups of 10)

Name

Address

Inquiries

Joshoji Rinpokan Daycare Center

Hakunoshima 2-15-12

TEL: 072-723-1075

Onohara Gakuen

Onoharanishi 1-12-41

TEL: 072-729-2668

Hosenji Daycare Center

Aomadanihigashi 5-21-14

TEL: 072-729-3319

Momiji Daycare Center

Imamiya 2-4-25

TEL: 072-729-7371

Misuzu Gakuen Sakuragaoka Daycare Center

(0-2 years old only)

Sakuragaoka 1-10-29

TEL: 072-720-7575

Segawa Daycare Center

Segawa 3-2-6

TEL: 072-723-2302

Sakura Daycare Center

Sakura 2-15-14

TEL: 072-724-9614

Tsubasa Gakuen Gein 1-2-3 TEL: 072-729-0283
Saito Minori Daycare Center Saitoaominami 6-15-4 TEL: 072-749-1500
Shimmachi Yuusei Daycare Center Shimmachinaka 1-1-6

TEL: 072-738-0303

Name

Address

Inquiries

Minoh Daycare Center Minoh 5-12-30 TEL: 072-723-5252
Kurehayume Daycare Center Kayano 5-7-30

TEL: 072-726-9614

Art Child Care Minoh Sakurai 2-11-16 TEL: 072-720-0234
Asuku Saitonishi Daycare Center Saitoaominami 1-18-38

TEL: 072-749-0850

Minoh Poppo Daycare Center

(0-2 years old only)

Sakura 4-18-14, Maison Ardent 3,

North Building 1F

TEL: 072-722-5756

Mebae Daycare Center (0-2 years old only)

Minoh 6-10-19, UNITED J's 1F

TEL: 072-741-1127

Aigran Daycare Center Makiochi Makiochi 2-5-15 TEL: 072-736-9650

Koguma no Mori Daycare Center Minoh Saitoen

(0-2 years old only)

Saitoaominami 2-12-32

URBAN HILLS SAITO 1 (1F)

TEL: 072-749-6100

Minohkko Daycare Center

(0-2 years old only)

Kayano 5-7-35 TEL: 072-734-7734
Treasure Kids Aominami Daycare Center Saitoaominami 2-12-22 TEL: 072-734-8010

Name

Address

Inquiries

Treasure Kids Imamiya Daycare Center Imamiya 3-8-2 TEL: 072-737-6033
Treasure Kids Nishijuku Daycare Center Nishijuku 2-21-19 TEL: 072-749-3008
Koguma no Mori Daycare Center Minohen Aogein 2-16-30

TEL: 072-729-1680

Sakurasakumirai Minoh Sembanishi 3-6-3

TEL: 072-737-8239

Art Child Care Minoh Ina Daycare Center Sembanishi 1-11-9 TEL: 072-728-5000
Daycare Center Minoh no Ouchi Sembanishi 2-2-1, New Erimo Building 2F

TEL: 072-735-7029

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 Small-scale Local Childcare Facilities

Private

Name

Address

Inquiries

Kaisei Petit Daycare Center, Onohara-en
(0-2 years old only)

Onoharahigashi 5-4-12,

Onohara Sun Heights 1F

TEL: 072-737-4880

Noichigo Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Onoharanishi 5-4-20

TEL: 072-743-3235

Tsukushi Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Hakunoshima 1-1-33

TEL: 072-725-1123

Hijiri Toyokawa Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Aomadaninishi 1-2-1, Toyokawa Branch 2F

TEL: 072-729-4152

Fairy Kids Daycare Center Sakurai
(0-2 years old only)

Sakurai 1-13-2-101, Halleria Sakurai

TEL: 072-737-9941

Remon no Ko Saito Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Aomadanihigashi 5-5-8

TEL: 072-786-9044

Donguri Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Makiochi 3-13-33, Active Minoh 2F

TEL: 072-734-6669

Kuruuru Daycare Center 
(0-2 years old only)

Ina 1-14-5, Minoh City Office

3rd Annex Building 4F

TEL: 072-736-8405

Hidamari Daycare Center
(0-2 years old only)
Segawa 2-3-2 TEL: 080-4664-4654

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Short Use Daycare

Short Use Daycare is a service in which you can temporarily put your child into daycare for a short amount of time.

Asobi~

Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: 700 yen per hour (discounts available for longer use)
Address: Minoh Sun Plaza Building no. 1 6F (Minoh 6-3-1)

Mami~zu

Open: Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: 650 yen per hour
Address: Onohara Regional Communication Center (Onoharahigashi 6-15-46)

For reservations at Asobi~ and Mami~zu, please call: 072-722-0555

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Minoh Family Support Centers

The family support system works with mutual cooperation from people who help support child raising and people who need support. Members help each other by providing childcare and taking children to and from daycare centers or kindergarten.

Eligibility: Children aged from 57 days old until 6th grade elementary school
Fee: 700 yen per hour

You need to become a member if you would like support from this system.

Please contact the below for details.

  • Minoh Family Support Center
    In the Minoh Senior Citizens' Employment Center
    TEL / FAX: 072-721-2611

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Kindergartens and Certified Child Centers

Public Kindergartens (4-5 years old)

Open: Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
          Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
          Closed on weekends and public holidays.
          There are also vacations in spring, summer and winter. Please ask each kindergarten directly for details.

  • Applications

You can get the application forms for public kindergartens at the Desk for Early Childhood or at each kindergarten. If you would like your child to attend kindergarten from the beginning of the school year in April, please apply in October of the previous year.

Kayano Kindergarten and Naka Kindergarten, along with Kayano Daycare Center, will become public certified child centers from April 2024. Due to this, Naka Kindergarten will close on 31 March 2024. 

Name

Address

Inquiries

Please note

Kayano Kindergarten

Kayano 2-7-16

TEL: 072-722-7790

Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.

Seinan Kindergarten

Segawa 3-2-3

TEL: 072-723-8101

Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.

Naka Kindergarten

Minoh 5-10-23

TEL: 072-722-8503

Will close at the end of March 2024.

Toyokawaminami Kindergarten

Onoharahigashi 4-27-43

TEL: 072-727-2577

Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.

Private Kindergartens

For admission applications and the open hours, please contact each kindergarten directly for details.

Name

Address

Inquiries

Wakaba Kindergarten

Sakurai 2-7-2

TEL: 072-721-2431

Minoh Sakuragaoka Kindergarten

Sakuragaoka 2-8-16

TEL: 072-723-2500

Public Certified Child Centers (to open April 2024)

Public certified child centers are institutions where you can choose from a "Daycare course" (use as a Daycare Center) or "Kindergarten course" (use as a Kindergarten).

  • Daycare Center Course (0-5 years old)
    Requires the same procedures as a daycare center. For details, please contact the Desk for Early Childhood (TEL: 072-724-6791 FAX: 072-721-9907).
  • Kindergarten Course (4-5 years old)
    School hours: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Closed on Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays. There are Spring, Summer and Winter holiday periods. For details, please contact the current Kayano Kindergarten (Kayano Child Center (Daycare) from April 2024).
    Children can also be taken care of during after school hours and Spring/Summer/Winter holiday periods (additional costs apply).  

Applications
Please submit enrolment applications for public certified child centers to the current Kayano Kindergarten or the Desk for Early Childhood. For children starting in April (Kindergarten Course), applications open from October of the previous year.

Name

Address

Inquiries

Please note

Kayano Child Center (Daycare)

Kayano 2-7-16

TEL 072-722-7790

Open from April 2024.

Kayano Child Center (Kindergarten)

Kayano 1-19-30

TEL 072-723-5400

Private Certified Child Centers

Certified child centers are institutions where you can choose from a "Daycare course" (use as a Daycare Center) or "Kindergarten course" (use as a Kindergarten).

For enrolment applications, please contact each institution directly for details.

Name

Address

Inquiries

Misuzu Gakuen, Shimmachi Child Center

Shimmachinaka 1-23-11

TEL 072-743-9001

Certified Child Center

Makiochi Kindergarten

Makiochi 2-12-41

TEL 072-722-2855

Certified Child Center

Assumption Kokusai Kindergarten

Nyoidani 1-10-11

TEL 072-722-3933

Certified Child Center

Hijiri Higashi Kindergarden 

Aomadaninishi 1-7-1

TEL 072-729-1566

Certified Child Center
Minoh Gakuen Affiliated Kindergarten
Minoh 7-7-31

TEL 072-723-6566

Certified Child Center
Ao Kindergarten
Aomadanihigashi 5-30-19

TEL 072-729-4192

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Elementary and Junior High Schools (6-15 years old)

Under the Japanese education system, the school year begins on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year.

Compulsory education is six years at an elementary school and three years at a junior high school.

School Fees

In Japan, public elementary and junior high schools are free, including the provision of textbooks. There are charges for extras such as school trips, school lunches, and other learning materials.
If you are having financial difficulty, you may be able to receive school expense subsidies.

  • School Life Support Division
    TEL: 072-724-6760 FAX: 072-724-6010

Japanese Language Assistance

Children who cannot speak Japanese well can receive Japanese language assistance for a set period of time.
If caregivers need to talk with teachers, such as for home visits or meetings, we can arrange an interpreter.

  • Human Rights Division (Human Rights Education Group)
    TEL: 072-724-6921 FAX: 072-725-8360

Entering School

Please apply to the School Life Support Division when you want to enroll your children at a Minoh City public elementary or junior high school.

  • School Life Support Division
    TEL: 072-724-6760 FAX: 072-724-6010

After School Care Program

There is an after school care program for caregivers who are unable to supervise their children after school hours due to work, etc.

This is intended for 1st - 6th year students at elementary schools.

  • After School Child Support Division
    TEL: 072-724-6736 FAX: 072-724-6010

Education After Junior High School

After graduating from junior high school, there are a number of options open to those wishing to continue their education, including high school and special training schools. There are also junior colleges (2 years), universities (4 years), and technical colleges for high school graduates.

Fees are required for these schools. For information about entrance exams and student allowances etc., please ask the school directly.

Education Consultation

You can get consultation about Elementary and Junior High School Education. 

  • Student Guidance Division (Education Consultation)
    Open: Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    TEL: 072-724-6797 FAX: 072-724-6010

Child, Youth and Family Consultation

The Child Consultation Support Center provides consulting on the following things:

  1. Consultation regarding (or notification of) child abuse
  2. Consultation on child raising
  •  Child Consultation Support Center
     TEL: 072-724-6233 FAX: 072-721-9907

About Young People

 Children and youth consultation

  • Youth Guidance Center
    TEL: 072-721-1900 FAX: 072-724-4036
    Open: 8:45 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
    Closed: Weekends, public holidays, the New Year period.

International Schools

Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin) is located in Minoh City. For more information on other international schools in the Kansai area, please ask your Embassy or the division in charge.

  • Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin)
    TEL: 072-727-5050 FAX: 072-727-5055
    URL: http://www.senri.ed.jp/(External link) (English, Japanese)

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