The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Minato — 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 Minato, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Minato — 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 Minato 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) | 芝地区総合支所 区民課 保健福祉係（各総合支所で発行） | 〒105-8511 東京都港区芝公園1丁目5番25号 03-3578-3161 The certificate is issued at the Health & Welfare Section of the general branch office for your area: Shiba 03-3578-3161 / Azabu 03-5114-8822 / Akasaka 03-5413-7276 / Takanawa 03-5421-7085 / Shibaura-Kōnan 03-6400-0022. official page |
| Developmental consultation | 港区立児童発達支援センター（ぱお） | 〒106-0047 港区南麻布4-6-13 03-6277-3106 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 教育人事企画課 特別支援教育担当（就学相談） | 03-5422-1543 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 港区外国人相談（区役所3階304窓口） | 03-3578-2046 English in person; Korean, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, Nepali, Hindi, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Russian by remote interpreting. Weekdays 9:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00 official page |
Official pages: Minato — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Minato — information for foreign residents
Take the JR Yamanote Line to Takadanobaba, then the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line one stop to Waseda; or the Tozai Line from Ōtemachi. 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.
