A private nursery school in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, will on Saturday be stripped of its certification after it was found to be secretly accepting children beyond its designated capacity, according to prefectural officials.
Ikuko Obata, the principal of Wanzu Mazah Hoikuen, did not attend hearings by the municipal and prefectural governments on Wednesday after submitting a statement that she has "no objection" to the retraction, the officials said.
Also on Wednesday, the municipal government decided the nursery will no longer be eligible for public funding. It will consult with the central and prefectural governments before deciding how much the nursery should return.