In case parents cannot take care of children below school age in the daytime because of work, illness, etc., nursery schools can take care of such children instead.
 School fees are determined according to the amount of income tax or municipal tax paid by the parents.
 Applications and consultations are accepted at the Infant Education Section, Kakegawa City Office and each of the nursery schools.
Inquiries; Infant Education Section (Youji-kyouiku-ka), Kakegawa City Office. Ph.0537-21-1205

Kindergartens

 Kindergartens are educational institutions for children of 3 years old to 6 years old who have not yet entered elementary school.
Children who live in Kakegawa can apply for entrance into any public kindergarten in Kakegawa.
Apply for entrance directly to the public kindergarten you want your child to enter.
For information about private kindergartens, ask at any private kindergarten.

Elementary schools, Junior high schools

In Japan, elementary school (6 years) and junior high school (3 years) are compulsory education.
 For public elementary and junior high schools, lessons and textbooks are provided free of charge.
You must pay for school lunches, learning materials, and school excursions.
 Children of foreign residents are not obliged to attend elementary and junior high schools in Japan, but they can attend these schools if they choose.
 In such a case, apply for school entrance at the School Education Section (Gakkokyouiku-ka), Kakegawa City Office.
You need to bring the child’s alien registration certificate for the application.
The school your child attends is determined according to your address.

＜Entrance into elementary school＞
 Notices about pre-entrance medical checkup are sent in October to the parents of the registered foreign children who will reach school age in April next year.
Notices about school entrance are sent later by the middle of February.

＜Entrance into junior high school＞
 Notices about entrance into junior high schools are sent in the middle of February to sixth graders who are about to graduate from elementary schools.

Financial aid for school attendance

 Financial aid is provided to families which have financial difficulties in having their children attend schools.
 Such families can get financial aid for part of their children’s expenses for school supplies, school lunches and so on.
 To apply for the aid, you have to submit documents to certify your financial difficulty.
Whether you can receive the aid or not is determined through examination.
If you are in need, consult with the school or the School Education Section, Kakegawa City Office.
Inquiries; School Education Section (Gakkokyouiku-ka), Kakegawa City Office Ph.0537-21-1156

After-school care of children

Elementary school children whose parents are working during the daytime and there is no choice for the parents but to leave the children somewhere safe after school.
For further information, inquire at Child Welfare Section (Fukushi-ka), Kakegawa City Office Ph.0537-21-1140

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