Not free as far as I know, there is a points system though (have a 10 month old, loving in Japan with Japanese wife), that worries my wife a lot. I don't know

Not free as far as I know, there is a points system though (have a 10 month old, loving in Japan with Japanese wife), that worries my wife a lot. I don't know all the details but she is concerned we won't be able to get our son into a close enough child care to be able to return to work. It's not a massive problem for us, as we can survive on one pay, but it's still a big worry. As for support for young children, well the cost to have our son was quite high(compared to Australia - and this is purely subjective mind you, didn't really research it, just asked family members). If anyone has any specific questions I can ask my wife and reply tomorrow (10pm here).