Public Kindergarten(公立幼稚園)

Public Kindergarten(公立幼稚園) (A kind of Permitted preschool)

Children's age are 4years or 5years.
School time: 9:00~14:00 ( Monday to Friday )
Fee: 8900yen/month (It serves lunch 5days a week ) 8200yen (It serves lunch 4days a week )
Tukuba (筑波), Namiki(並木),Iwasaki(岩崎)Kindergarten have extra-hour chuid care 7:30~9:00, 14:00~18:30
until16:00--6000yen/month, until 18:30--13000yen/month

Tsukuba's 18 public kindergarten web page
http://cms.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/310300/modules/wordpress/index.php?cat=3


The main education is "Playing". Teacher prepares some toys, and text, and children can play as they like. Some children read books, some children draw picture. It is called "jiyuu-hoiku (自由保育)".On the other hand, singing together, and reading together are called "issei-hoiku(一斉保育)". That issei-hoiku time is little in the public kindergarten. Teachers are veteran, and teachers move one kindergarten to another. So every kindergarten is almost the same. I think public kindergarten has more room than private kindergarten. I mean private kindergarten is more popular because more and more Japanese mother have job.

How to apply: You can check the place of kindergarten near your hause at the web page. If you are not sure which is near, then call 029−836-1111(gakumuka 学務課). If you go to the kindergarten, it has application form. You can also download the application form in this web page.
http://www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/dl1/summary.php?a=id_v&did=471&sid=5
After you fill out the application form, you can go to the kindergarten you chose on the biggining of November. ( This year, the day was 1~7th November.) You also have to bring hanko(印鑑)，mother note (母子手帳)，registration of foreigner(外国人登録証)if you have, and go with your child.