Nursery Schools in Japan

There are many nursery schools in Japan. But they don't have as many as in some western countries. That's probably because they have fewer working mothers. Japanese mothers have traditionally stayed home to take care of their young children themselves. But this has been changing. Many people now send their children to nursery schools as soon as they're old enough.

Most of the nursery schools are private. But there are also some public sponsored nursery schools. And some of the nursery schools will keep the children all day for the convenience of working mothers.

Is it easy to find a good nursery schools?
That depends on where you live and what's available in your neighborhood. It's true that some nursery schools are much better than others. And these days some nursery schools are really prep schools to help children get into good kindergartens.