ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE: THE CASE OF FUJI KINDERGARTEN IN JAPAN: Received: 24th April 2025 Revised: 30th April 2025 &1st May 2025 Accepted: 1st May 2025 Date of Publication: 7th May 2025. (2025). Docens Series in Education, 9, 14-28. https://docensjournal.org/index.php/docens/article/view/64