The Kumamoto City Board of Education will expand the eligibility criteria for admission to municipal kindergartens starting in September, allowing children to enroll from the day after they turn three. Previously, children had to be three years old as of April 1st, meaning they could have to wait up to a year before enrolling. Parents had been calling for this change.
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The Kumamoto City Board of Education will expand the eligibility criteria for admission to municipal kindergartens starting in September, allowing children to enroll from the day after they turn three. Previously, children had to be three years old as of April 1st, meaning they could have to wait up to a year before enrolling. Parents had been calling for this change.