The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Nerima — 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 Nerima, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Nerima — 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 Nerima 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) | 練馬総合福祉事務所 障害者支援係 | 練馬区豊玉北6丁目12番1号（区役所本庁舎） 03-5984-4609 Four general welfare offices (Nerima, Hikarigaoka, Shakujii, Ōizumi); go to the one for your address. official page |
| Developmental consultation | 練馬区こども発達支援センター | 練馬区光が丘三丁目1番1号 03-3975-6251 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 教育振興部 教育福祉課 就学相談係（本庁舎12階） | 03-5984-5664 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 外国語による相談（地域振興課・本庁舎9階） | 03-5984-4333 English, Chinese; Korean (Fri), Tagalog (Mon). Mon–Fri 13:00–17:00 official page |
Official pages: Nerima — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Nerima — information for foreign residents
Take the Seibu Shinjuku Line to Takadanobaba and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line one stop to Waseda; or the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Ikebukuro and the Tokyo Sakura Tram. 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.
