認可外(にんかがい)

にんかがい
noun, no-adjective
unlicensed; unauthorized (esp. daycare)
society
1. unlicensed; unauthorized; outside official approval
Not meeting the standards required for government licensing or approval. Used especially of daycare centers (認可外(にんかがい)保育園(ほいくえん)) that operate without formal certification, and by extension of other unlicensed facilities.
認可外(にんかがい)の保育園(ほいくえん)に預(あず)けている。
I leave my child at an unlicensed daycare.
認可外(にんかがい)施設(しせつ)は料金(りょうきん)が高(たか)いことが多(おお)い。
Unlicensed facilities often have high fees.
認可(にんか)園(えん)に入(はい)れず、やむを得(え)ず認可外(にんかがい)に申(もう)し込(こ)んだ。
Unable to get into a licensed nursery, we had no choice but to apply to an unlicensed one.

Formed from 認可(にんか) (approval, licensing) + 外(がい) (outside of). Most often modifies a following noun, especially in childcare contexts, so it behaves like a no-adjective (認可外(にんかがい)の保育園(ほいくえん)).

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Compare: 無認可(むにんか) (unauthorized)
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