RIKEN offers subsidies to help cover the cost of a support person to assist a research staff member who is pregnant and/or caring for small children, so that the research staff member can continue to conduct research.

RIKEN offers research funding to support researchers returning to work/research from interruption due to life events such as pregnancy, childbirth,
childrearing and caregiving, and to maintain and further improve research and development outcomes.

When participating in academic conferences and research meetings, costs for temporarily required childcare services (service fees other than for day-to-day services, such as fees for use during holidays and night-time) can be covered using funds from Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI).

Support for childcare costs is provided for the same usage as that covered by Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for those not receiving Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research. This support is covered by general donation (as of FY 2024).