Fuchu-shi Public support
Fuchu City Child Development Support Center "Habataki"
We will listen to any concerns parents and children have about their development or worries about school life, and suggest appropriate support such as educational counseling.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Individuals aged 0 to 18 and their families
Consultation hours:
(Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) 9:00 - 17:00, (Wed) 9:00 - 19:00, (2nd & 4th Sat) 9:00 - 12:00
Location:
1-12 Yazakicho
contact information:
042-306-9700 (Fuchu City Child Development Support Center Habataki)
Mirai Comprehensive Support Center for Child-Rearing Generation
We accept consultations regarding child-rearing and family concerns, as well as consultations from children themselves.
How to consult:Face-to-face, phone, email
Main target audience:
Those under the age of 18 and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) (excluding public holidays) [In-person consultation] 10:00-18:00 [Phone consultation] 8:30-18:00
Location:
宮町1-41
contact information:
042-319-0072 (Mirai Comprehensive Support Center for Child-Rearing Generation)
Child and Family Support Center "Tacchi"
We accept consultations regarding child-rearing and family concerns, as well as consultations from children themselves.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Those under the age of 18 and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) (excluding public holidays) [In-person consultation] 10:00-18:00 [Phone consultation] 9:00-18:00
Location:
宮町1-50
contact information:
042-354-8701/8702 (Child and Family Support Center "Tacchi")
Youth General Counseling
You can consult with professional counselors about concerns such as occupational and employment issues, family problems, interpersonal relationships, and mental and physical health and development.
How to consult:
Phone, Email
Main target audience:
Those aged between elementary school age and 29 who live, work, or study in the city, or their relatives
Consultation hours:
(Mon) 14:00 - 18:00, (Wed/Thu) 13:00 - 17:00, (Sat) 9:00 - 13:00
contact information:
090-5408-2667 (Telephone consultation)
Educational Support Center Keyaki Classroom
This is a classroom that provides support to children who are currently not attending school due to psychological reasons or who have a tendency to do so. Through learning and small group activities, we encourage them to supplement their academic skills and adapt to group life, and support their return to school life. We also provide consultations with children who attend the classroom and, if necessary, their parents regarding learning and life.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Children from first grade of elementary school to third grade of junior high school who live in the city
Opening hours:
(Mon-Fri) 9:15-14:30
Location:
Shimizugaoka 1-3
contact information:
042-333-0854 (Keyaki Classroom) 042-364-4108 (Fuchu City Education Center)
Kagayaki School: Diversified Learning
It was opened in April 2025 as a new learning space to support the social independence of children who are not attending school. A special curriculum has been created to help children solidify their basic knowledge and enrich their experience-based activities, with the aim of helping children achieve social independence.
Classification:
Diversified learning school
Main target audience:
1st to 3rd year junior high school students enrolled in municipal schools *After enrollment, students will be enrolled at Municipal Asama Junior High School
Opening hours:
(Mon-Fri) 8:30-16:00
Location:
Shimizugaoka 1-3
contact information:
042-400-4850 (Kagayaki Diversified Learning School) 042-364-4108 (Fuchu City Education Center)
Virtual Learning Platform
By providing a place to belong and learning opportunities using virtual space, and through learning support on VLP, we aim to foster independent learners, increase their desire to learn throughout their lives, and help children who are not attending school become socially independent.
Classification:
VLPs
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in municipal schools who have intermittent attendance at school or free schools
contact information:
Please contact your school.
Co-Ko Place: A place for junior and senior high school students
In addition to studying in the self-study room, you can spend your time freely reading, taking a break, chatting, playing games, etc. It is a place that supports those who want to try new things and talk. In addition, dedicated staff and current university students are always on hand to provide study support and consult with you about everyday worries.
Classification:
Other places to stay after school or during long holidays
Main target audience:
Children of junior high and high school age (including children not currently attending school)
Opening hours:
Tuesday (some exceptions apply) 17:30-20:30
Location:
1-61 Sumiyoshicho Sumiyoshi Cultural Center 1st floor Playroom/Assembly Room
Tokyo Consultation and support
Tokyo Metropolitan Educational Counseling Center
We accept a variety of consultations, including advice on friendships and bullying, child-rearing, school life, and issues related to young carers, as well as advice on going on to, transferring to, or enrolling in a metropolitan high school, and what to do after dropping out of high school.
Main target audience:People from preschool to high school age who live or attend school in Tokyo, and their guardians and relatives
How to consult / Consultation hours:
- Telephone consultation:Available 24 hours a day
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 18:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (Third Saturday of the month ※Fourth Saturday in August) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
- Telephone consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 21:00, (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) 9:00 - 17:00 (excluding closed days and the year-end/New Year holidays)
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 17:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (20 times per year) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
Location:Tokyo Metropolitan Child and Family Center, 4th floor, 6-1-4 Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
contact information:
[General Educational Consultation/Bullying Consultation Hotline]:
0120-53-8288
[High school advancement, career path, and admissions consultation]:
03-3360-4175
Tama Child Consultation Center
Child consultation centers are administrative institutions established under the Child Welfare Act. In principle, they accept consultations and reports regarding children under the age of 18 from anyone. Child consultation centers are specialized consultation institutions that provide assistance to families and other parties involved and resolve problems so that all children can grow up healthy and reach their full potential.
Main target audience:Children under 18
How to consult:Meeting
Consultation hours:Monday through Friday, 9:00 - 17:00
Location:2-6 Suwa, Tama City
contact information:042-372-5600
Consultation Hotline @ Tokyo "Let's Talk, Children Only"
You can use the web chat to discuss any concerns you have, such as friends, relationships, bullying, family, young carers, and career paths. You don't have to give your real name; you can use a nickname or alias.
Main target audience:Children of elementary, junior high, and high school age who live and attend school in Tokyo
How to consult:Online
Consultation hours:(Year-round) 15:00 - 23:00 (Last admission at 22:30)
Support program for users of free schools, etc.
This program provides subsidies of up to 2 yen per month to parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. To receive the subsidy, you must apply and have your application documents reviewed.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. *Others who meet the requirements set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
A forum for parents who support children who are not attending school
This event is aimed at parents of elementary and junior high school students living in Tokyo who are worried or troubled by their children's school refusal. There are four programs available, including seminars by experts and talk events by people who have experienced school refusal, and some programs can be participated in online.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who are not attending school and live in Tokyo
Adolescent Support Place
We provide parents with a forum to discuss with psychological, medical, and welfare experts about their children who are refusing to go to school or who are withdrawn from society, and support their future social independence. We hold lectures three times a year and group meetings to consider how to help children return to school and participate in society.
Main target audience:Those who live, work, or attend school in Tokyo
Youth Restart Place
We support those who dropped out of high school, those who have no experience of attending high school, those who are refusing to attend elementary or junior high school, and those who are reluctant to attend school, as well as their parents.We hold school information sessions where you can hear directly from various types of metropolitan high schools, and provide support for those looking to attend a metropolitan high school.
Main target audience:Those who dropped out of high school or have no experience of attending high school, those who are reluctant to attend elementary or junior high school, or those who are refusing to attend school, and their parents
Loan Program to Support Exam Takers
By providing loans to low-income households that have difficulty paying tuition fees for cram schools and high school entrance exams, we support children who are eager to work towards becoming independent in the future and take the entrance exams to high school or university.
Main target audience:Third-year junior high school or high school students or equivalent
Booklet for teachers, staff and parents: "Towards the independence of irreplaceable children who will create the future: Key points for supporting children who are not attending school"
Children who refuse to go to school need to have their schools, families, and adults in the community work together to provide appropriate support tailored to each individual. This document was created to help teachers, parents, and others involved with children who refuse to go to school deepen their understanding of how to provide support and to enable them to work together.
Digital leaflet for children: "What is the Act on Ensuring Educational Opportunities?"
Based on the spirit of the "Act on Securing Opportunities for Education Equivalent to Ordinary Education at the Compulsory Education Level," we have created this digital leaflet for children with the aim of helping children understand what school refusal is, who they should talk to about their concerns, and so on.