Childcare Support
NINS Childcare Support System/Support system for Business Travel with Children

This system is intended to provide Childcare Support System to those who need to have the services during work or classes such as Executives and employees of NINS, Research collaborators conducting joint research projects in NINS, Students studying in NINS and Researchers accepted in NINS

	Childcare Support System	Support System for Business Travel with Children
Services covered by the system	Temporary daycare, babysitting, childcare for sick children and for children recovering from illness Exclude regular and extended-hours childcare	Travel expenses for children who accompany their parent’s business travel of NINS.
Maximum amount of support	Up to 3,000 JPY per child for one time and up to 15,000 JPY in a fiscal year Exclude food fee and additional services	Up to 25,000 JPY child in a fiscal year If business travel carries over to the next year, the year which the last day of the travel belongs to is a target of support. Exclude food fee and additional services
Persons eligible for the support	Executives and employees of NINS Research collaborators conducting joint research projects in NINS *Only for those who come to work at the institute Students studying in NINS Researchers accepted in NINS (E.g. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow) Others who are deemed to be eligible by the Director of the Board in charge of gender equality	Executives and employees of NINS Research collaborators conducting joint research projects in NINS *Only for those who come to work at the institute Students traveling on NINS business Researchers accepted in NINS (E.g. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow) Others who are deemed to be eligible by the Director of the Board in charge of gender equality
Children eligible for the system	From the next day of the last day of postpartum leave to the end of March of the sixth grade of elementary school of the children
Application Procedure	Submission of a form of NAOJ Child Support System Form in advance to the Employee Affairs Unit. If any unavoidable circumstances prevent you from submitting a form in time, please submit it within two weeks after using the childcare services. Note that any submission later than two weeks will not be accepted.	Submission of a form of Application to Utilize Support Program for Business Travel with Children in advance to the Employee Affairs Unit. If any unavoidable circumstances prevent you from submitting a form in time, please submit it within two weeks after using the childcare services. Note that any submission later than two weeks will not be accepted.
Submission	-Original receipt -Billing statement of food expenses  *No need to submit the statement if using the Childcare Room “Hoshinoko”	-Original receipt with the date of use and expenses -Airplane ticket stub -A copy of Business Trip Report
Support fee/Tax Procedure	Withholding tax and Final tax return In-house users: Support fee will be added to payroll Withholding tax is calculated the amount of above. External users: Support fee will be sent by bank transfer to an applicant. For the Childcare Room “Hoshinoko” users, support fee will be offset by use fees of the room. Each individual needs to complete the tax procedure.

Note that the support system can be received only if those who are not receiving equivalent support at NAOJ or the other institutes. You can’t receive both NINS Child Support System and Support system for Business Travel with Children at the same time.