保育所(ほいくしょ)

ほいくしょ
noun
day nursery; childcare center
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1. day nursery; childcare center
A facility that looks after babies and young children during the day while their parents work. The official term in law and administration; in everyday speech people usually say 保育園(ほいくえん).
保育所(ほいくしょ)に子(こ)どもを預(あず)ける。
To leave one's child at a day nursery.
近(ちか)くに保育所(ほいくしょ)が足(た)りない。
There aren't enough day nurseries nearby.
市(し)は待機児童(たいきじどう)を減(へ)らすため、新(あたら)しい保育所(ほいくしょ)を三(みっ)つ開設(かいせつ)した。
To reduce the number of children on waiting lists, the city opened three new day nurseries.

保育所(ほいくしょ) and 保育園(ほいくえん) name the same kind of facility; 保育所(ほいくしょ) is the legal and official term.

Common collocations

  • 保育所(ほいくしょ)に預(あず)ける: to leave (a child) at a nursery
  • 認可(にんか)保育所(ほいくしょ): licensed day nursery
  • 保育所(ほいくしょ)不足(ぶそく): shortage of day nurseries

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Compare: 保育園(ほいくえん) (day nursery)
Compare: 幼稚園(ようちえん) (kindergarten)
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Added 2026.10.3 4:34 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:36
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