Melcare® Minato Center, a counseling & educational institution for children

What is a child development support office?

Melcare Minato Center is a child development support office (for preschoolers) based on the Child Welfare Act. It is a facility that promotes the appropriate development of mental and physical functions of children with disabilities, provides welfare, education, and mental support according to the characteristics of disabilities, and supports them so that they can smoothly lead daily and social lives.

Support for non-native Japanese speakers

At Melcare Minato Center, we offer English language support and speech therapy.

For more information, please visit the “English” page on this site.

Child development service fees

The child development support service fee refers to the self-pay amount for the

support the child receives (which amounts to 90% of the amount specified by the ministry of

Health,Labour and Welfare). This fee is waived for preschool children starting from 3 years

of age. In principle, the eligibility period starts from April 1st after the child turns 3 years old

and ends once the child enters elementary school.

Furthermore, children from 0 to 3 years old who are exempt from municipal tax will

also be exempt from paying these fees.

Areas where we provide our services

Our service area is designated to Minato、Chuo -ku. Please contact us if you live in other areas.

Preliminary consultation and application

Except for the consultations we provide at this center, a beneficiary certificate(受給者

証 Jyu-kyu-sha-sho) issued by the municipality is required to receive services at our center.

In order to go through this process, it is necessary to have a preliminary interview with the

center you are planning to attend and to obtain an informal consent concerning your child’s

future support plan beforehand.

Melcare Minato Center accepts children who are determined to be in need of

immediate intervention during the preliminary consultation. We do not accept children by

reservation or by waiting list. The legal capacity per day is limited to 10 children and we are

often at full capacity. Also, the languages that can be provided are only English and Japanese. if you are interested in our center, please fill out the application form below with the necessary information. If you were introduced to our center through a medical institution (one of our medical partners), please let us know in the form.

Upon receipt of the form , the counseling office will contact you via email regarding

your preliminary interview. The preliminary interview will be scheduled during work hours, in

between classes, so details will be determined once an open slot is available. Thank you for

your patience and understanding regarding this process.

Melcare Minato Center accepts children who are determined to be in need of

immediate intervention during the preliminary consultation. We do not accept children by

reservation or by waiting list. The legal capacity per day is limited to 10 children and we are

often at full capacity. Also, the languages that can be provided are only English and Japanese. if you are interested in our center, please fill out the application form below with the necessary information. If you were introduced to our center through a medical institution (one of our medical partners), please let us know in the form.

Upon receipt of the form , the counseling office will contact you via email regarding

your preliminary interview. The preliminary interview will be scheduled during work hours, in

between classes, so details will be determined once an open slot is available. Thank you for

your patience and understanding regarding this process.

Inquiry concerning the consultation

Due to the nature of our work, it may be difficult to respond to inquiries by phone. We

ask for your cooperation in contacting us through email as much as possible. However, in

matters requiring immediate attention, please contact us between 4:00-5:00 pm. Thank you

for your cooperation.

メルケアみなとセンターは児童福祉法に基づく児童の発達支援のための障害児通所支援事業所です。当事業所の事業は、社会福祉法第2条に定める第2種社会福祉事業です。

●支援区分 児童発達支援事業(重症心身障害以外)

○医療連携協定先

  東京慈恵会医科大学付属病院

  国立精神・神経医療研究センター病院

○東京都社会福祉協議会児童施設部会会員

○港区社会福祉協議会会員

〇千代田区社会福祉協議会

〇スペシャルニーズ歯科

  東京歯科大学水道橋病院

東京都指定児童発達支援事業所

東京都千代田区霞が関3-5-1

○実用数学技能検定(算数検定

 団体受験認定実施施設

日本漢字検定 団体受験認定準会場施設

英検Jr 英検グループ会場実施登録施設

NPO法第28条2-1による公告

東京都NPO法人サイトでの情報公開

障害福祉サービス事業所情報の公開  独立行政法人 福祉医療機構

業務の改善を図る措置等