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Nursery Schools: Part II (Finally)

Posted on March 15, 2014 by MThomas

As I posted some time ago, we were fortunate that my oldest daughter was able to enter a city-approved nursery school. We were even more fortunate to have first choice on a new housing plot that wasn’t even technically on … Continue reading →

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Paternity Leave: A few thoughts after the fact

Posted on December 30, 2013 by MThomas

I haven’t written on this blog in two years for a very good reason: I didn’t take a child care leave for my second child. From April 2010 to March 2011 I took a one year of child care leave … Continue reading →

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Year Two: Nursery School

Posted on September 24, 2011 by MThomas

Starting April 1st this year (the beginning of the school year in Japan), I went back to work and my daughter started her first year at a nearby private nursery school. Even prior to the official first day, we attended … Continue reading →

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