日本学前教育机构按照传统习惯划分为幼儿园和保育所两类。幼儿园属《学校教育法》规定的一种教育机构。而保育所则是《儿童福利法》规定的一种福利机构。孩子满3岁可以进入幼儿园,直至他们上小学。幼儿在园的时间,每年为220天,每天为4小时。而保育所则可招收自出生之日起至上小学前的孩子。保育所全年开放,每天工作8小时,为满足长时间工作或上夜班家长的需要,保育所还可延长工作时间。 Japan’s pre-primary institutions are divided into kindergartens and childcare centers according to their traditional habits. Kindergarten is an educational institution stipulated in the School Education Law. The nursery is a welfare agency under the Child Welfare Act. Children over 3 years of age can enter kindergarten until they go to primary school. Toddlers in the park time, 220 days a year, 4 hours a day. The nursery school can recruit children from elementary school to primary school. Nursery school open all year round, work eight hours a day, in order to meet the needs of working long hours or night shift parents, nurseries can also extend working hours.