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Are between age 3 and until the entry age for kindergarten; Are at risk of school failure and living in families earning up to 300 percent of the federal income poverty level (such as a family of four earning $72,900) who may also be English language learners or have special needs.
I wanted to share the experience of what it was like to enroll my kids in school. Since kindergarten is not mandatory here, itâs actually somewhat of a complex process, so perhaps this information will be helpful to others in similar situations. Mandaratory Japanese school starts in first grade at the age of 6. Whereas American kids typically have 1-2 years of (voluntary) preschool before they start (mandatory) kindergarten, Japanese kids typically have 2 years of (voluntary) kindergarten before they start (mandatory) first grade. These two years are called KG-1 (for 4 year olds) and KG-2 (for 5 year olds).