The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Kita — 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 Kita, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Kita — 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 Kita 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) | 障害福祉課 王子障害相談係 | 〒114-8508 東京都北区王子本町1-15-22 北区役所第一庁舎1階 03-3908-1358 The counter depends on where you live: Ōji area 03-3908-1358 / Akabane area 03-3903-4161 (Akabane Kaikan 6F) / Takinogawa area: Takinogawa community consultation support centre 03-4334-6548. Applications are by telephone appointment for an interview. official page |
| Developmental consultation | 北区立児童発達支援センター | 〒114-0002 東京都北区王子6-7-3（旧清至中学校・子ども家庭支援センター隣） 03-3913-8841 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 北区教育総合相談センター 就学相談担当（滝野川分庁舎2階） | 03-3908-1237 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 国際交流・多文化共生推進担当課（北とぴあ10階） | 03-5390-0098 Information for foreign residents; the ward office's consultation room offers Chinese (4th Tuesday pm, 03-3908-1101, by appointment) official page |
Official pages: Kita — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Kita — information for foreign residents
The Tokyo Sakura Tram runs straight from Ōji-ekimae and Asukayama to the Waseda stop, one minute from the classroom. 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.
