combined daycare and kindergarten
A facility that integrates the functions of a daycare center (保育園) and a kindergarten (幼稚園), providing both childcare and early education.
There is only one combined daycare and kindergarten in this town.
A kindergarten providing early education for children aged 3 to 5, usually with shorter hours than daycare. 幼児園 combines this with full-day childcare.
A government-certified integrated facility for childcare and education, similar in concept to 幼児園 but with specific legal certification.
Compound of 幼児 (young child) and 園 (garden, institution). The term describes a facility that merges daycare and kindergarten functions.