According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of waiting children increased to 56,433 people nationwide as of October of last year, an increase of 7,695 people over the previous year, which increased for the third consecutive year.

There were 12,469 people in Tokyo, the largest number by prefecture, followed by 4411 people in Kanagawa and 4263 people in Saitama in the metropolitan area.

It was Toyama, Ishikawa and Yamanashi who had no waiting children.

Increased 2.1 times compared to April last half a year ago, centering on the metropolitan area, even if you wish to enter the hall after April nursery school has no vacancy so that you can leave your child There are no cases more.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that it was also a factor that increased the inclusion in the number of waiting children for cases where parents continued to take childcare leave because they can not find deposits since last year , "Based on a plan to eliminate waiting children in the 3 years since this fiscal year, we will keep in mind the detailed childcare needs of each region and advance maintenance".