EIFJ Tokyo welcomes children aged 18 months to 3 years in a caring, friendly, and warm environment. Enrollment is possible throughout the year, subject to available places. Our nursery is designed to nurture your child’s early learning and developmental abilities through:

• Age-appropriate materials, including Montessori resources, and educational games
• A dedicated motor skills area
• A rest and nap zone
• A garden for outdoor play, featuring a playground, balance bikes, and water games/pools during summer
• A pushchair trolley for safe excursions

At EIFJ, our teachers and educators are highly trained experts, many of whom are also parents. Their mission is to provide the highest quality care, ensure your child’s safety, create a fulfilling learning environment, and offer reassurance to parents.

Our nursery holds the same official status as EIFJ kindergarten and is approved by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG). It undergoes regular inspections and continuous follow-up, with guidance and recommendations from local authorities. Over 50 criteria are monitored, including safety, hygiene, educational programs, and children’s well-being. This ensures a high-quality, secure, and enriching environment and allows families to benefit from Government childcare subsidies.

Nature serves as a familiar, sensory-rich playground at our nursery. Children participate in park outings and field trips, observe plants and animals, and engage in creative activities using primarily natural materials. Daily story times foster imagination and support language development, while dedicated moments allow for relaxation and the expression of emotions.

PROGRAMS AT THE CONVENIENCE OF FAMILIES

• French Program
• English Program
• Japanese Program
• Bilingual or trilingual programs

CLASSES

• "The Very Little Ones" (18 months to 2 year olds)
• "The Little Ones" (2 to 3 year olds)

CURRICULUM

The nursery program is inspired by the best methods in French, Japanese and English speaking nurseries.

Welcoming is from 8:30 am, and the program, very balanced, begins at 9:00 and includes:

• in the chosen language of the day, two circle times (storytelling, group games, music);
  
• in the chosen language of the day, two or three workshops (manipulating items, crafts, art, motor skills, games, exploring the world, etc.);
• two recesses and motor skills' periods on the garden, and once a week in the nearby beautiful parks;
• three autonomy periods where your child can play (cooking, construction, puzzles, art) and use one of the workshops to foster cognitive development;
• two snacks, and one lunch (provided by the parents, or ordered to the nursery's caterer)
• one nap time;
• two or three diaper changes and hygiene training;
• end of program at 15:30, and extensions/childcare possible until 17:00.

SCHOOL BUS

Depending on demand and the route of the school bus, whose priority is to pick up preschool and elementary school pupils, it is also possible to pick up nursery school children from the age of two. Please submit your request.

 
CALENDAR

The followed calendar is annual (12 months of the year, without holidays), from the variable enrollment month of your child. Daycare is from Monday to Friday. For obvious pedagogical reasons, we encourage pupils to attend the program 3 to 5 days a week, however parents have the option of enrolling their child in the 1 to 2 days program, or in the short-term childcare program instead (hourly rates, up to twice a month). The nursery is closed during Japanese public holidays (the regular class drop-in program is however possible all year round, upon request). Children aged 3 or almost ideally enroll in Preschool from September, however they may remain enrolled at the Nursery from September until the end of March depending on the parents' wish, before switching from April to EIFJ Preschool-Kindergarten, or in another preschool. EIFJ offers special advantages to families whose nursery child enrolls in its Preschool program.

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