The certificate counter, the ward's developmental consultation, the school-entry consultation and the foreign-resident help desk in Toshima — 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 Toshima, the certificate that lets your child use it (通所受給者証) is issued by Toshima — 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 Toshima 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 児童・障害児支援グループ | 〒171-8422 東京都豊島区南池袋2-45-1 豊島区役所 4階 03-4566-2451 official page |
| Developmental consultation | 豊島区立児童発達支援センター | 豊島区千早4-6-14 03-6777-0370 つながりにくい場合は西部子ども家庭支援センター 03-5966-3131 official page |
| School-entry consultation (就学相談) | 豊島区教育センター 教育相談グループ 就学相談担当 | 03-3590-6746 official page |
| Help for foreign residents | 外国人相談窓口（多文化共生課・区役所本庁舎4階 区民相談コーナー） | 03-3981-1782 22 languages incl. English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Thai, Filipino, Nepali, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese, French, Russian, Mongolian, Arabic official page |
Official pages: Toshima — page on children's attendance support / the certificate (Japanese) · Toshima — information for foreign residents
The Tokyo Sakura Tram runs straight from Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme, Ōtsuka-ekimae and Kōshinzuka to the Waseda stop, one minute from the classroom; or the JR Yamanote Line to Takadanobaba. 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.
