For parents looking for developmental support near Waseda in Shinjuku. This page helps you check public listings, visits, availability and transport.
Start with Tokyo’s official service directory, then confirm your child’s weekday and travel conditions directly with each candidate. Discuss the certificate with Shinjuku City while arranging visits.
Choose the service first, then search Shinjuku. Save the address and number so listings can be matched across sources.
Separate the visit date, service place and vehicle seat. Ask about the same start month and weekday each time.
Take the answers to the city or support planner. Check the certificate, charges and handover before signing a contract.
Jido hattatsu shien (児童発達支援) is developmental support for eligible preschool children. Hokago-to day service (放課後等デイサービス) supports eligible school-age children after class or on school holidays.
表：Service and daily schedule
| Check | Preschool support | After-school day service |
|---|---|---|
| Child’s status | Preschool and assessed need | Enrolled in school and assessed need |
| Schedule to share | Nursery hours and family travel | School dismissal and holiday hours |
| Certificate | Approved service and amount | Approved service and amount |
Source: Shinjuku City, Disability Welfare Handbook, 2026 edition, chapter 6, page 37.
Select 児童発達支援 or 放課後等デイサービス in Tokyo’s official directory, then search Shinjuku. Save the name, address, service number and date. Waseda identifies your travel starting point; use the actual site address for comparison.
The city provider page also lists adult services. Check the service category first. Aiai offers developmental and service-use advice. Sources: Tokyo’s official directory and service search; Shinjuku City, Disability Service Providers.
State age, school status, start month and weekday. Describe one support need. Ask separately about the visit and the service place.
For transport, give the nursery or school address. Check pickup, return, handover and short-school-day changes. These are questions for each candidate, not confirmed routes.
Call Shinjuku City’s Disability Welfare Section, Support Subsection (障害者福祉課支援係), 03-5273-4583. Normal city-hall hours: weekdays 8:30–17:00, excluding holidays and year-end closure.
The tsusho jukyusha-sho (通所受給者証) records approved support. Discuss needs, apply, complete the interview and plan process, and receive the decision and certificate. Then check the provider contract.
Ask which form, identity/number documents, medical material and income documents apply. This is a checklist, not a universal requirement. A fixed issue time was not found in the application page. Share your start month. Sources: city application procedure, counter hours and handbook page 39.
Separate the service charge from food, materials and other actual charges. National rules use a 10% contribution with a monthly income-based cap.
表：National monthly caps for child outpatient support
| Household category | Cap |
|---|---|
| Public assistance | JPY 0 |
| Municipal-tax exempt | JPY 0 |
| Taxable, income-based tax below JPY 280,000 | JPY 4,600 |
| Other category | JPY 37,200 |
Note: these are outpatient-support categories. The cap is not a flat monthly price. Source: Children and Families Agency, User Contribution System.
The national preschool free period begins on the first April 1 after the third birthday and lasts three years. Shinjuku also announces Tokyo’s free coverage for ages 0–2, including first children from September 2025. The city handbook lists a 3% rate for eligible taxable households’ services until March 2027. Ask the city which rule applies to the child and service. Sources: Children and Families Agency, Eligible Services and Ages; Shinjuku City, handbook page 44 and Child Outpatient Contribution Reduction.
Shinjuku’s food subsidy covers eligible food for ages 0–5 using the listed developmental support services, up to JPY 550 per meal including tax. Packed lunches brought from home, event food and charges caused by absence are excluded. Ask the provider about its notification and any remaining charges. Source: Shinjuku City, Food Cost Coverage.
A two-year-old: tell Aiai about nursery life. Search preschool support and check family attendance and the journey from nursery.
Before school: search the future after-school service separately. Share the planned school and ask the city about changing services.
A school-age child: give the dismissal time and pickup point. Check the service place, vehicle seat, holiday timetable and home handover separately.
Keep the conflicting conditions visible. Ask which weekday or travel condition can change.
If the service has space but the vehicle is full, ask about family travel and tell the planner. If listings differ, compare service number and update date. Keep the listing date and telephone confirmation date separate.
Aiai: 03-6273-8701, Monday–Friday 8:30–18:00, Saturday 8:30–17:00. Telephone advice may lead to an appointment for in-person consultation.
A child support planner prepares and reviews the plan. The city also explains a parent-created self-plan. Kodomo Katei Center coordinates maternal-child health and child welfare; family consultation: 03-3232-0675.
For specialist advice under age 18, Kodomo TOSCA takes reservations: 03-6413-0231, weekdays 9:00–17:00, excluding holidays/year-end closure. Sources: city Aiai, service-plan and family-center pages; Tokyo’s support-center page.
English city-procedure advice: 03-5272-5060, weekdays 9:30–12:00 and 13:00–17:00. Video interpretation is in person. Ask the venue about availability. Sources: city Foreign Resident Consultation and Video Interpretation System.
Search Tokyo’s official directory for the service and Shinjuku location. Record the address and service number. Ask candidates about your start month, weekday, visit and transport. Check the certificate with Shinjuku City. Aiai offers developmental and service-use advice.
Ask about your child’s age, start month and exact weekday. Record whether the answer concerns a service place, a visit or a transport seat. The certificate and contract also need checking. Treat a directory entry as a lead, then confirm current conditions directly.
Tell the city counter your preferred language and appointment method. Shinjuku’s foreign resident consultation has an English telephone line. Video interpretation is an in-person system. Ask the meeting venue about availability. Confirm help separately for a provider visit or a medical appointment.
Ask the city which service and period apply. The national free period starts on the first April 1 after the third birthday and lasts three years. Shinjuku also announces Tokyo’s coverage for younger children. Ask separately about food, materials and other actual charges before signing.
Record the service place and vehicle seat separately. Ask whether family drop-off fits the timetable and whether the pickup point can be reviewed. Check who hands over and receives the child. Share the travel difficulty with the city or planner before choosing a start date.
Use the existing Shinjuku guide for the general local contact map.
Last checked: 12 October 2026.
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