The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Suginami — 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 Suginami, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Suginami — 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 Suginami 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) | 保健福祉部 障害者施策課 児童発達相談係 | 〒167-0032 東京都杉並区天沼3丁目19番16号 ウェルファーム杉並複合施設棟4階 03-5335-7634 Preschool children: 児童発達相談係 03-5335-7634. Children attending the ward's child development centre: こども発達センター 03-5317-5661. official page |
| Developmental consultation | 杉並区こども発達センター | 〒168-0072 東京都杉並区高井戸東1丁目18番5号 03-5317-5661 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 教育委員会事務局 多様な学び支援課 相談事業係（就学支援相談） | 03-6379-5491 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 外国語相談（区政相談課・区役所東棟1階） | 03-5307-0728 English, Chinese, Nepali; Korean, Vietnamese, French by appointment official page |
Official pages: Suginami — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Suginami — information for foreign residents
Take the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line to Nakano and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line to Waseda (some Tozai trains run through from Mitaka, Kichijōji, Ogikubo and Kōenji). 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.
