. ▁ ▁Den mark ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁pione ering ▁( although ▁not ▁invent ing ) ▁forest ▁kind er gart ens , ▁in ▁which ▁children ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁every ▁day ▁outside ▁in ▁a ▁natural ▁environment . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁ ▁In ▁Egypt , ▁children ▁may ▁go ▁to ▁kind er gart ens ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁( K G 1 ▁and ▁K G 2 ) ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁four ▁and ▁six . ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁In ▁France , ▁pre - school ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁( F rench ▁for ▁" n ur ser y ▁school ", ▁literally ▁" mat ernal ▁school "). ▁Free ▁ ▁schools ▁are ▁available ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁wel coming ▁children ▁aged ▁from ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁( although ▁in ▁many ▁places , ▁children ▁under ▁three ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁granted ▁a ▁place ). ▁The ▁ages ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁ ▁( GS : ▁ 5 - year - olds ), ▁ ▁( MS : ▁ 4 - year - olds ), ▁ ▁( PS : ▁ 3 - year - olds ) ▁and ▁ ▁( TP S : ▁ 2 - year - olds ). ▁It ▁became ▁comp uls ory ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁all ▁children ▁aged ▁ 3 . ▁Even ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁law , ▁almost ▁all ▁children ▁aged ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁attended ▁é cole ▁mat ern elle . ▁It ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁National ▁Education . ▁ ▁Germany ▁ ▁In ▁Germany , ▁a ▁ ▁( mas cul ine