The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Itabashi — 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 Itabashi, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Itabashi — 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 Itabashi 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) | 福祉部 障がいサービス課 障がい児支援係 | 〒173-8501 東京都板橋区板橋二丁目66番1号 区役所北館2階12番窓口 03-3579-2148 official page |
| Developmental consultation | 板橋区子ども発達支援センター | 〒173-0037 板橋区小茂根1-1-7 日本肢体不自由児協会2階 03-5917-0905 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 教育委員会事務局 教育支援センター 教育相談係（就学相談） | 03-3579-2198 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 区民文化部 文化・国際交流課 | 03-3579-2018 Multilingual consultation is referred to the Itabashi Culture & International Exchange Foundation and Hōterasu (0570-078377; English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Tagalog) official page |
Official pages: Itabashi — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Itabashi — information for foreign residents
Go to Ikebukuro and take the Tokyo Sakura Tram from Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme to the Waseda stop; or the JR Yamanote Line to Takadanobaba and the Tozai Line one 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.
