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Child-Raising Support Services |
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■Health Checkups for Infants and Toddlers |
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Health Services Section, Health Promotion Division |
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The city examines the health of babies free of charge on designated months of the baby’s age. Public Health Centers send invitations to parents. Please make use of this opportunity.
●Health Checkups for Children 3-4 Months of Age
Location: Public Health Centers
Notification: Individual notification is sent.
Description: Physical measurements,
health checkup, group instruction,
individual consultation and
administration of BCG.
●Health Checkups for Children 6 and 9 Months of Age
Location: Contracted medical institutions
in the metropolitan area
Notification:The checkup slip is issued at the health
checkup for children 3-4 Months of Age.
Description: Physical measurements and health checkup
●Health Checkups for Children 1 Year and 6 Months Old
Location: Contracted medical institutions in Shinjuku City
Notification: The checkup slip is sent individually.
Description: Physical measurements and health checkup
●Dental Health Checkups for Children 1 Year and 6 Months Old
Location: Public Health Centers
Notification: Individual notification is sent.
Description: Dental checkup, individual consultation
●Health Checkups for Children 3 Years of Age
Location: Public Health Centers
Notification: Individual notification is sent.
Description: Physical measurements, health checkup,
dental checkup, and individual consultation.
Note: Please call the coordinating desk for more information.
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■Immunizations |
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Disease Prevention Section, Public Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Division |
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Immunization is important to protect babies against illnesses. Shinjuku City conducts immunizations for eligible city residents. The immunization location and time period vary depending on age and the type of immunization. Immunization slips are mailed to those who are eligible.
●BCG
Eligibility: 3 to 11 months of age
●Polio
Eligibility: 3 to 89 months of age
●DPT
(Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus combination) 1st Term
Eligibility: 3 to 89 months of age
●DT
(Diphtheria and Tetanus combination) 2nd Term
Eligibility: 11 to 12 years of age
●MR
(Measles and Rubella combination) 1st Term, 2nd Term, 3rd Term, and 4th Term
Eligibility:
- 1st Term – 12 to 23 months of age,
- 2nd Term – 5 and 6 years of age; from one year before entrance to elementary school (April 1) up to the day before entrance to elementary school (March 31),
- 3rd Term – 1st year of junior high school (April 1 through March 31 of the following year),
- 4th Term – 3rd year of high school (April 1 through March 31 of the following year)
Note: Please call if your child is more than 2 years of age and has not yet received immunizations for measles or MR (measles and rubella combination).
● Japanese Encephalitis
The first and second terms of the immunization are currently halted. Please call if you would like to have your child immunized. The third term has been abolished.
Immunization chart
● Hib Vaccine (Optional Immunization)
The cost of immunizations can be reduced.
Please call for more information.
Eligibility: Those between 2 months and 4 years of age
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■Fluoride Treatment |
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Health Services Section, Health Promotion Division |
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Dentists provide dental and oral health checkups and fluoride treatment free of charge for children between 3 and 6 years of age. Health checkup slips are mailed to those who are eligible.
● Eligibility
Those who are between 3 and 6 years of age as of March 31 every year (only for registered residents and registered foreign residents of Shinjuku City).
● Locations
Contracted dental institutions in Shinjuku City
● Notification
Checkup slips are mailed individually.
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■Birthday Present Program |
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Children’s Medical Care and Allowance Section, Children’s Services Division |
To celebrate the birth of a child, presents are given to him/her.
The presents are a book card and a guide book of picture books.
To be eligible, you must have an address in Shinjuku City, have recently had a child, and the child’s address must also be in Shinjuku City. The City Office will notify those who are eligible.
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■Medical Subsidies for
Children |
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| Inquiries: |
Children’s Medical Care and Allowance Section, Children’s Services Division |
Children from 0 to 15 years of age (before graduating from junior high school) with an address in Shinjuku City enrolled in health insurance are issued medical certificates upon application.
If you submit your health insurance card along with this medical certificate, you can be exempted from the personally borne cost for medical treatment with insurance. In addition, the cost of meals during hospitalization can be subsidized.
●Procedures
Bring the required documents and complete the designated application procedures at the Children’s Medical Care and Allowance Section of the Children’s Services Division, or at any branch office.
●Required Documents
• Documentation verifying the account information
of the applicant (Some financial institutions
do not handle this procedure. Please call for more information.)
• Health insurance card
• Documentation verifying the applicant’s
income (Not necessary for Shinjuku City taxpayers)
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■Children’s Short Stay Program |
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Operations Section, Children’s Services Division and Shinanomachi Families with Children Support Center |
●What Is the Children’s Short Stay Program?
In this program, child welfare facilities, etc. in the city provide child care when parents are unable to care for their child (of elementary school age or younger) overnight in the following cases:
(1) Hospitalization for illness or childbirth.
(2) Nursing family members in illness.
(3) Going to a formal family ceremony,
such as a wedding or funeral.
(4) Going out of town or not at home because of work.
(5) Becoming a victim of an accident or disaster.
(6) Other conditions making it impossible
to take care of the child at home
●Eligibility
Children who live in the city up to sixth graders
●Number of Days of Possible Use
As a rule, up to seven days per application
●Child Care Facility, etc.
Short Stay cooperation families in the city,
Futaba Infant and Toddler Center
(Social Welfare Corporation Futaba Nursery School)
●Fees
¥3,000 per day (24 hours)
(Programs for reduction/exemption of fee,
according to the income of the parents, are available.)
●Application
Please file an application with the Shinanomachi Families with Children Support Center (20 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku City, Tel: 3357-6855).
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■Child Allowance |
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Children’s Medical Care and Allowance Section, Children’s Services Division |
An allowance is available for those who are registered residents or registered foreign residents of Shinjuku City and are raising a child until the first March 31 after the child’s 15th birthday.
● Important
An application must be filed in order to receive the allowance. If you delay in filing an application, the starting date for the allowance may be delayed as well. In addition, the allowance may be denied due to income restrictions.
In addition to the application form, you may be asked to submit other documents in the application process.
● Other
For more information on this program, please read the Shinjuku City Web site or call the responsible department.
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■Child Raising Allowance |
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| Inquiries: |
Development Assistance Section,
Children’s Services Division |
There are two types of Child Raising Allowances, both of which are paid upon application. Both allowance programs have income restrictions.
■ Development Allowance
For those raising a child meeting any of the following conditions, until the first March 31 after the child’s 18th birthday
• A child whose parents are divorced.
• A child whose father or mother is dead.
• A child whose father or mother has
a severe disability.
• A child with a father or mother for whom
it is unclear whether he/she is dead or alive.
• A child whose father or mother has abandoned
the home for one year or longer.
• A child whose father or mother has been
incarcerated for one year or longer.
• A child born out of wedlock
(except if there is child support from the father)
●Benefit Amount
¥13,500 per month per child
■ Allowance for the Disabled
For those raising a child under 20 years
of age with any of the following level of disability
• A child with a mental disability, with Handbook for
the Mentally Disabled (Ai-no Techo) , Level 1, 2, or 3
• A child with a physical disability, with a Handbook for
the Physically Disabled, Level 1 or 2
• A child with cerebral palsy or progressive muscular dystrophy
●Benefit Amount
¥15,500 per month per child
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■Child Support Allowance |
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| Inquiries: |
Development Assistance Section,
Children’s Services Division |
Child Support Allowance is provided to mothers or those raising a child meeting any of the following conditions, until the first March 31 after the child’s 18th birthday (under 20 years of age for those with a designated level of disability). An application must be filed in order to receive the allowance. Also, income restrictions apply.
• A child whose parents are divorced.
• A child whose father is dead or where
it is unclear if he is dead or alive.
• A child whose father has a severe disability
(Handbook for the Physically Disabled, Level 1 or 2).
• A child whose father has abandoned
the home for one year or longer.
• A child whose father has been incarcerated
for one year or longer.
• A child born out of wedlock
(except if there is child support from the father)
Note: The allowance will not be provided if the child lives overseas.
●Benefit Amount
• For one child
Total Payment ¥41,720
Partial Payment ¥9,850 to ¥41,710, depending on income
• For two or more children
For the second child an additional ¥5,000
is added, while for the third and subsequent children,
an additional ¥3,000 is added for each child.
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■Special Child Support Allowance |
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| Inquiries: |
Development Assistance Section,
Children’s Services Division |
Special Child Support Allowance is provided to those raising a child under 20 years of age with any of the following levels of disability (An application must be filed in order to receive the allowance. Also, income restrictions apply.):
• A child with a mental disability, with Handbook for the Mentally Disabled (Ai-no Techo), Level 1 through 3 (severe or middle level)
• A child with a physical disability, with Handbook for the Physically Disabled, Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 (partial) (severe or middle level)
•If an illness or mental disability causes significant restrictions in everyday life, to the point of being similar to the above levels of disability.
●Benefit Amount
Monthly amount per disabled child
Level 1 (severe level): ¥50,750
Level 2 (middle level): ¥33,800
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■Family Support Programs |
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Shinjuku Social Welfare Conference
Shinjuku City Family Support Center
Tel: 5273-3545
Address: 1-17-20 Takadanobaba |
● What Is the Family Support Programs?
This is a mutual assistance program that is run by city residents on a membership basis and provides child-raising support in local communities. Registration is required for those who would like to receive assistance in child-raising (user member) and those who would like to offer assistance (provider member). Basically, the child is cared for at the home of the provider member.
● Eligibility
Parents of children 43-days-old or older who live or work in Shinjuku City
● Hours
7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
● Fees
¥800 per hour between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; ¥900 per hour between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. and during year-end/New Year holidays
● How to Apply
(1) Complete registration procedures at the Family Support Center and apply for these services.
(2) Ask to be introduced to a provider member and discuss details with the provider member in advance.
(3) Request support from the provider member when necessary.
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■Asobi-to Tsudoi-no Hiroba
(Play and Get-Together Plaza) |
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Futaba Community Child Raising Support Center
Tel: 5363-2170
Address: 4 Minami-Moto-machi
Transportation: An eight-minute walk from JR Shinanomachi Station, or a 13-minute walk from JR Yotsuya Station
Haramachi Miyuki Community Child Raising Support Center
Tel: 3356-2663
Address: 2-43 Hara-machi
Transportation: A two-minute walk from Ushigome- Yanagicho Station on the Toei Oedo Line
These plazas are play areas and gathering areas for children from 0 through 3 years of age and their parents. There is no charge for using these facilities.
Please call for information such as the opening hours and closed days.
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■Yuttarino |
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Tel: 5228-4377
Address: Kita-Yamabushicho Children’s Hall 1F, 2-17 Kita-Yamabushi-cho
How to Get There:A 10-minute walk from Kagurazaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line; a 10-minute walk from Ushigome Kagurazaka Station or Ushigome Yanagicho Station on the Toei Oedo Line; a five-minute walk from the Yamabushicho bus stop on the Ii (飯) 62 or Hashi (橋) 63 Toei Bus; or a 10-minute walk from the Ushigome-Yanagicho bus stop on the Shiro (白) 63 Toei Bus.
A membership-based play center (fees charged) for children between 0 and 6 years of age. Please call for more information.
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■Families with Children
Support Center |
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The Families with Children Support Center offers support for families raising children in the community.
○Comprehensive Consultations for Families with Children
Please ask for advice on any concerns, problems, or questions you may have about child-raising. The staff at the center will think matters through with you and offer advice. Also, they can introduce you to specialized institutions as necessary.
○Introduction, Consultation, and Reception of Application for Home Services for Children
・Support with child-raising and housework after childbirth (at-home child-raising support program)
・If you need temporary overnight childcare due to the hospitalization of a parent (children’s short stay)
・Short-time childcare for infants and toddlers to help families with children (Short-time childcare in a play area is available at Enokicho Families with Children Support Center only.)
○Play Area for Parents and Children
・There is an open play area where parents and children can feel free to come and play during the center’s business hours.
・The center holds events and continuous child-raising support classes so that parents with infants/toddlers can have friendly exchanges and make friends.
○Child Abuse Prevention
If you are wondering, is this a case of child abuse? please do not hesitate to call the Families with Children Support Center. The community, relevant institutions, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Child Guidance Center will work together to find a solution.
Naka-Ochiai Families with Children Support Center
Tel: 3952-7752
Address: 2-7-24 Naka-Ochiai
How to Get There: A six-minute walk from Shimo-Ochiai Station on the Seibu-Shinjuku Line
Enokicho Families with Children Support Center
Tel: 3269-7345
Address: 36 Enoki-cho
How to Get There: A 10-minute walk from Waseda Station on the Tozai Subway Line
Shinanomachi Families with Children Support Center
Tel: 3357-6855
Address: 20 Shinano-machi
How to Get There: A six-minute walk from Shinanomachi Station on the JR Sobu Line
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■Consultations for Families with Children |
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Community Child Raising Support Center, Children’s Halls, and Families with Children Support Center |
Consultations on child-raising and on the problems of children is available.
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■Shinjuku Child-Rearing Service Guide |
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Planning Section, Children and Family Division |
Shinjuku Child-Rearing Service Guide is published in English, Chinese, and Korean. It includes useful information on childcare assistance. The foreign-language guides are available on the Shinjuku City Web site in PDF format.
URL:http://www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/foreign/english/
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Childbirth, Child-Raising and Education
