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. Docens Series in Education, v. 9, p. 14–28, 7 May2025.