Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children

March 4, 2024
10 min
Season 3 - Episode 4: Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children

Season 3 - Episode 4: Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children

Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children - Episode 4

Overview

Japan plans to widen access to day cares to all children, regardless of whether their parents or guardians work or not. Starting FY 2024, the government will conduct a trial in around 150 municipalities across the country. The new system will allow children from 6 months of age up through 2 years old to be placed in day care for up to 10 hours a month. Later on in the program, we talk about applying to day care and introduce some unfamiliar terms you may come across in a child care context.

Episode Information

TV Show

Learn Japanese from the News

Season

Season 3

Episode Number

4

Air Date

March 4, 2024

Runtime

10 minutes

Guest Stars

Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Self - Presenter