As of April, the number of waiting children waiting for a vacancy in a nursery school in Tokyo was 9,69, which was the lowest since 1970, when statistics remained, falling below 1,000 for the first time.
According to the announcement by the city, the number of waiting children in Tokyo was 969 as of April 1, a decrease of 1374 from last year.
For the first time since 1970, when statistics remain, the number fell below 1000, the lowest.
It is about one-ninth of the highest number of 8672 people seven years ago.
Of the 62 wards, cities, towns and villages in Tokyo, the number of local governments with zero waiting-list children increased by eight from last year to 26.
The remaining 36 municipalities still have waiting children, but 34 of them have fewer children than last year.
The person in charge of the city said, "One of the factors is that the number of nursery schools has increased by about 10,000 in the past year alone. Since the number of applicants is increasing, we will further improve the number of waiting children. I want to proceed. "