What happens in the 2-year-old class (2歳児クラス) in Japan?2歳児クラスの一年、申込や手続きは何がある?
Answer
To start in April in the 2-year-old class (2歳児クラス), families apply in the hoikuen rounds the autumn and winter before. The first round of hoikuen applications (一次申込, ichiji): about to . The second round of hoikuen applications (二次申込, niji): about to . For the exact dates in your child's own years, enter the birth date on the path page.
Details
| When | What | For |
|---|---|---|
| the year before: about to | The first round of hoikuen applications (一次申込, ichiji) | children not yet in licensed daycare |
| the year before: about to | The second round of hoikuen applications (二次申込, niji) | children not yet in licensed daycare |
Sources
- 【令和9年4月(一次)入所】認可保育所等の申込受付を開始します · checked on
- 広報みなと2026年10月1日号 令和9年4月入園分保育園入園のお知らせ · checked on
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- 2歳児クラス 保育園 申込 いつ
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- 2歳 保育園 入れる 時期
Go further
- Hoikuen and daycare in Japan: the guide
- See these dates for your child's birth date
- Hoikuen deadlines by ward
- Every deadline for April 2027
- Japanese school terms, explained
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