The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Bunkyō — in English, with the official page each number comes from — and how to reach our classroom in Waseda from there.
Child development support (児童発達支援, jidō hattatsu shien) is a public service for preschool children whose development needs extra support. If your child is registered as a resident in Bunkyō, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Bunkyō — and it can be used at a classroom in another ward, including ours in Waseda, Shinjuku. Nationality is not what matters; your child's resident registration is.
Below are the Bunkyō offices you will actually deal with, copied from the ward's official website on 2026-08-22, with a link to the page each number comes from. If you would like us to walk you through the process in English first, send us a message — many families visit us before they go to the ward.
| What for | Office | Where / phone / source |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate (受給者証) | 保健衛生部 予防対策課 精神保健担当（文京シビックセンター8階南側） | 〒112-8555 東京都文京区春日1丁目16番21号 文京シビックセンター 03-5803-1847 For a child with developmental characteristics and no disability handbook, the counter is the mental-health team above. With a handbook: Disability Welfare Division (9F north) — intellectual 03-5803-1214 / physical 03-5803-1219. official page |
| Developmental consultation | 児童発達支援センター 児童発達支援「そよかぜ」（教育センター内） | 〒113-0034 東京都文京区湯島4丁目7番10号 03-5800-2631 General developmental consultation: Education Centre, 03-5800-2594. official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 教育指導課 特別支援教育担当（就学相談） | 03-5803-1298 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 外国語による区民相談（行政情報センター・シビックセンター2階） | 03-5803-1328 English, Chinese, Korean and others via tablet interpreter, weekdays 8:30–17:00 official page |
Official pages: Bunkyō — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Bunkyō — information for foreign residents
Take the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line from Iidabashi (two stops to Waseda), or the Tokyo Sakura Tram from the Ōtsuka / Kōshinzuka side straight to the Waseda stop. Our classroom is at AZ Nishi-Waseda 2F, 1-23-13 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku — one minute from the Waseda stop of the Tokyo Sakura Tram. Full access details, hours and a map are in the access guide.
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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, where you live and what you are noticing, and we will take it from there.
