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• Ages 0–5Get a daycare place保活 (hokatsu): applying for a 保育園 (hoikuen, daycare) place.
• Ages 3–6Get ready for elementary schoolThe health check, the school letter and the after-school club.
• Elementary schoolDecide on junior high entrance exams中学受験 (chūgaku juken): whether to take them, and by when.
• Junior highGet into high school高校受験 (kōkō juken): school marks, exams and their dates.
• Any school yearUnderstand what school sends homePrintouts and forms: what they ask, and by when.