Schools & daycare
Daycare and kindergarten
- Kindergarten or Daycare: Is There a Difference in Children's Development?
- Getting Ready for Daycare: What Should You Prepare? — The Reality of Starting at Age 0, 1, or 2
- Getting Ready for Kindergarten: What Should You Prepare? — Worries and Reality
Education methods
- What Is Montessori Education? — 100 Years of History, and What Research Has Shown
- What Is Steiner Education (Waldorf Education)? — 100 Years of History, and What Research Has Shown
- What Is Reggio Emilia Education? Art and the "Hundred Languages"
- The Yokomine Method: Is It Right for My Child?
- What Is the IB-PYP (International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme)? An Elementary Curriculum Centered on Inquiry, and What Research Has Shown
International schools
- List of international schools and preschools in Tokyo (search by location, age, and fees)
- How to Choose an International School — Thinking Through Four Realities: Tuition, the System, Language Development, and Career Paths
Elementary school
- Elementary School: Public or Private? Thinking About It Before School Age
- Public vs. Private Elementary Schools: The Research and the Reality of Choosing
- Elementary Schools Attached to National Universities: Lotteries, Exams, and What Choosing One Means