Rules for Arakawa only. Other wards differ: check with your ward office.
Arakawa ward (荒川区) prints the April 2027 licensed-daycare schedule
with both era dates and western dates. Forms are available from
1 October 2026 on the site, at the counter, and at licensed
daycares in the ward.
Rounds
Round
Apply
Changes and missing documents
Result
First
Tue 27 Oct 2026 – Tue 10 Nov 2026
Thu 10 Dec 2026
Fri 29 Jan 2027
Second
Wed 11 Nov 2026 – Fri 22 Jan 2027
Wed 10 Feb 2027
Mon 22 Feb 2027
The counter is window 14, 2nd floor of the main ward office. Mail goes
to the childcare admissions desk, 2-2-3 Arakawa. The page points to a
separate electronic-application guide for the online route.
Verify with Arakawa's childcare admissions desk (03-3802-3111). The
schedule page does not print the points table.
Your child's dates, not the general ones
Add your child and ward. The timeline does the rest.