Finchley and Acton Yochien School is a non-selective kindergarten school for boys and girls based on two sites. The school has provision for two-year-olds. The school serves Japanese families temporarily living in London and aims to ensure that pupils are well prepared for entry into Japanese primary education, which starts at age 7. Almost all pupils arrive speaking little or no English. The school follows the Japanese curriculum because almost all pupils return to Japan to continue their education. In planning teaching activities, leaders align pupils’ work, including in Japanese, to the English early learning goals. The main language used in lessons is Japanese and specialist teachers teach English as an additional language.