kindergarten pupil; preschooler; child in daycare
Refers to a child attending a kindergarten (幼稚園), nursery school (保育園), or similar early childhood facility. The term is neutral and widely used in news reports and daily conversation.
The kindergarten children are running around energetically in the playground.
I often see children from the nearby daycare center out for a walk.
They pick up and drop off the children by bus.
There were many kindergarten children at the park.
full-day preschooler (aged 3-5); child requiring childcare at a certified center
full-day child (aged 0-2, at a certified early childhood center)
nursery school child; preschooler (in daycare)