Capacity of Kids Nurseries in Tokyo, 2005-2015
There are 2884 authorized nurseries in Tokyo as of 2015 April. Their capacity is 240,611 children. The capacity is not enough to take care of all children whose parents want to use nurseries. Approximately 8,000 children are on the waiting list.
The graph below shows the capacity of the nurseries in Tokyo.
Table: Capacity of the nurseries in Tokyo (unit: person)
| Year | High-standard nursery | Basic-standard nursery | Total |
| 2005 | 160,616 | 8,045 | 168,661 |
| 2006 | 162,357 | 9,681 | 172,038 |
| 2007 | 164,807 | 11,130 | 175,937 |
| 2008 | 166,552 | 12,723 | 179,275 |
| 2009 | 169,184 | 14,161 | 183,345 |
| 2010 | 173,532 | 17,307 | 190,839 |
| 2011 | 181,384 | 19,988 | 201,372 |
| 2012 | 186,698 | 22,036 | 208,734 |
| 2013 | 193,757 | 23,519 | 217,276 |
| 2014 | 203,170 | 24,527 | 227,697 |
| 2015 | 216,699 | 23,912 | 240,611 |
Figure: The number of children who are on the waiting list
| Year | Children on the waiting lists |
| 2005 | 5,221 |
| 2006 | 4,908 |
| 2007 | 4,601 |
| 2008 | 5,479 |
| 2009 | 7,939 |
| 2010 | 8,435 |
| 2011 | 7,855 |
| 2012 | 7,257 |
| 2013 | 8,117 |
| 2014 | 8,672 |
| 2015 | 7,814 |
Source is a booklet "Kurashi to Tokei 2016" くらしと統計 2016
www.toukei.metro.tokyo.jp/kurasi/2016/ku-08.htm
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