Raising Kids and Picking Schools

[Kiyora999]

@Kiyora999:

I'm afraid I can't help you much with regards to to the practical details of applying for daycare because my wife handled it all for us, but I do know that it was a quite a long and protracted process, so I don't think you are thinking about this too early.

Thank you very much for your reply!

It's good to know they're more open-minded that I heard!

Do you remember approximatively how much time it took to get accepted? Like for example 1 month, 3 months, 6 months?

I do not think you will get any trouble just because your child will be half.

There are 2 Facebook groups i'd recommend you to join and find out more information. Tokyo Pregnancy Group, and Tokyo Mothers Group. In the Pregnancy Group, you can find information about gynecologist and hospitals. It's not about the language, but rather the Japanese system which many are not used to (eg. no epidural). In the Mothers Group, The majority of mothers there are married to Japanese husbands and their children are half, and there are some mothers who are Japanese as well. Many of their children attend the local Japan system.

Thank you very much for your reply!

Oh that looks interesting, I'll take a look and bookmark them, thank you very much!

[MyTime]

Do you remember approximatively how much time it took to get accepted? Like for example 1 month, 3 months, 6 months?

I asked my wife about this. She said that the application procedures vary from prefecture to prefecture, but she applied last November to start in March of the following year. She reminded me, though, that she started looking into different nurseries and attending open days from summer of last year. Better to start early!

[Kiyora999]

I asked my wife about this. She said that the application procedures vary from prefecture to prefecture, but she applied last November to start in March of the following year. She reminded me, though, that she started looking into different nurseries and attending open days from summer of last year. Better to start early!

Thank you very much for your confirmation!
It doesn't seem as crazy as I heard, my sister had the same kind of waiting queue in Paris!