Student and new mom Natalie Sullivan can't find daycare for her six-month-old daughter Madeleine. (CBC)

Waiting lists to put children under the age of two in daycare are not getting any shorter, despite the government's promise to improve the situation.

"I've been on a lot of waiting lists since I was pregnant last winter and I haven't really gotten anywhere on any of them," said new mom Natalie Sullivan.

Sullivan needs a spot for her six-month-old daughter Madeleine.

She started her search over a year ago.

She said she's called every centre in the Charlottetown Area and checks back regularly.

"It's kind of frustrating because I'm a student and I'm a single mom," said Sullivan. "I don't just have someone who can just look after her during the day, and I have to go to school."

Chances Family Centre runs four daycare centres.

"We have a real problem trying to accommodate the needs for children under the age of two," said Vera Bruce, with Chances. "We have 24 spaces in our centres and we have a waiting list of about 100, some people are on the waiting list for two or three years."

Government said finding spaces for babies is still a problem but progress is being made.

Recent changes to the childcare system increased the number of spots for infants from 182 to 265.

But it's still not enough.

Officials had hoped special infant homes would also be set up by now.

However no one has applied to start those at-home businesses.

Government and the Early Childhood Development Association plan to launch a Central Registry so parents needing a daycare spot can be on one list for many centres.

It will help cut down on phone calls and provide an overall picture of waiting lists.

The registry should be available to families by late January.