Tachikawa-shi Public support
Educational Support Division (Educational Counseling Section)
We accept educational consultations for children who do not want to go to school or have concerns about their development.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Toddlers, elementary school students, junior high school students, and high school students who live in Tachikawa City and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Saturday) 9:00 to 17:00 (excluding public holidays and the New Year holidays)
Location:
3-3-6 Nishiki-cho
contact information:
042-527-6171 (Education Support Division)
Child and Family Center
We accept all kinds of consultations from children aged 0 to 18 and their parents, and also provide child-rearing support services.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children aged 0 to 18 living in Tachikawa City and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Saturday) 9:00₋17:00
Location:
3-3-6 Nishikicho Tachikawa City Childcare Support and Health Center Hagukururin
contact information:
042-529-8566 (Children's General Consultation Line) 042-528-6871 (Child and Family Center)
Guidance Division
We accept general consultations regarding school refusal and consultations regarding the use of the Educational Support Center.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Parents of elementary and junior high school students enrolled in elementary and junior high schools in Tachikawa City
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:00-17:00 (excluding public holidays and the New Year holidays)
Location:
1156-9 Izumimachi
contact information:
042-523-2111(Instructional Division)
Ozora Educational Support Center (Elementary School)
This classroom is a place for children who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend elementary schools in the city. We provide support to help them return to school life through individual and group activities.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in elementary schools in the city
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:00 to 15:00 (excluding public holidays and long-term holidays)
Location:
4-8-4 Kashiwacho
contact information:
042-534-0327 (Educational Support Center Ozora)
Tamagawa Educational Support Center (Junior High School)
This classroom is a place for children who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend junior high schools in the city. We provide support to help them return to school life through individual and group activities.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in junior high schools in the city
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:00 to 15:00 (excluding public holidays and long-term holidays)
Location:
3-12-25 Nishiki-cho
contact information:
042-506-0016 (Tamagawa Educational Support Center)
Virtual Learning Platform
This is a virtual space for children (junior high school students) who are not attending school.
Classification:
VLPs
Main target audience:
In principle, junior high school students at public schools in the city
Opening hours:
Generally, Wednesdays and Fridays 14:00~16:00
contact information:
Vice Principal of Each School or Guidance Department(042-523-2111(Representative))
To parents of children and students who are anxious about attending school
There is a wide range of support available from both the government and private sectors for children and their parents. This pamphlet introduces consultation services for parents of children who are not good at school, such as those who are refusing to go to school.
Dandelion Chat Session
This is a social gathering for parents and supporters who are concerned about their children's development. Participants can share their daily worries and exchange information.
Main target audience:Those who are worried or concerned about the development of their children up to the age of 18, or those who provide support
contact information:042-529-8586 (Child Development Support Center)
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
Tachikawa 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:2-21-19 Shibasakicho, Tachikawa City (Tachikawa Welfare and Health Office Building, 3rd floor)
contact information:042-523-1321
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.