If you know a family in Tokyo who is worried about a young child's speech, language or development and does not know where to start in Japan — this is the page to send them. It also prints to a single sheet.
A child development support classroom (児童発達支援, jidō hattatsu shien) in Waseda, Shinjuku — a publicly funded service under Japan's Child Welfare Act for children from birth until elementary school whose development needs extra support. Four licensed speech-language therapists are on staff, which is unusual for a classroom in Tokyo, together with certified public psychologists, psychiatric social workers and childcare professionals.
No diagnosis is needed to visit. Families from across Tokyo attend; the certificate from any ward can be used here.
Families pay 10% with a monthly cap (¥0 / ¥0 / ¥4,600 / ¥37,200 by income). Free for three years from the April after the 3rd birthday; Tokyo also covers ages 0–2 — so for most preschool children the family share is ¥0. Tours and first consultations are free.
Sessions with the child are in Japanese — the language your child needs at daycare, at school and with friends here. Our purpose is to help children build the language and group skills they need before elementary school starts in Japan. If your family cannot manage in Japanese, our representative joins the first consultation in English, and the important conversations after you start.
AZ Nishi-Waseda 2F, 1-23-13 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051
1 min from Waseda Station (Tokyo Sakura Tram) · 10 min on foot from Waseda Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)
Tel 03-6380-2836 (Japanese) · 10:00–17:00, closed Tuesdays
Operated by CCN CO., LTD. · Designated provider no. 1350400543
Child development support is a Child Welfare Act service; all activities follow each child's individual support plan. It is not a cram school. Which class a child enters at school is decided by the ward's board of education with the family.
FAQ
READ NEXT
You do not need a diagnosis, a certificate, or fluent Japanese to take the first step. Send us a message in English, tell us your child's age and what you are noticing about their speech and language, and we will take it from there.
