When it comes to finding a place to park the kiddies for the day, working parents generally have two options: kindergartens and day care facilities.
Kindergartens take in children from age 3 and are open for about four hours. Day care centers provide up to 11 hours of care for kids ranging in age from newborns to elementary school age.
These institutions have been kept separate, but kindergarten enrollment is declining due to the falling birthrate, whereas there aren't enough day care facilities to meet the needs of working parents and hence many kids are on waiting lists.