Child development support manager
Updated: July 2026, 2
*New applications for this service are currently temporarily suspended.
What is a child development support manager (child development management)?
A child development support manager is one of the professionals involved in the childcare and treatment of children with disabilities. I work at various facilities to support children with disabilities under the Child Welfare Act. This is sometimes referred to as a ``child development tube'' for short, and child development support facilities are required to have at least one person assigned to it.
In many cases, they play a leadership role, not only providing support to the children and families using the facilities, but also providing guidance and advice to on-site staff.
What is the role of a child development support manager?
The child development support manager creates individual support plans tailored to the growth of the children using the facility, and plays the role of on-site leader in the workplace.
This is the same in any workplace, and a wide range of knowledge and experience is useful when creating an individual support plan. One of their roles is to ensure that support and treatment based on individual support plans are being provided in an organized manner.
Job details of child development support manager (child development management)
Let's take a closer look at what kind of work a child development support manager does.
○ Creation of individual support plan
An individual support plan is created based on each child's condition and issues and is used to determine the direction and content of support.
The support and treatment for children using the facility is very important as it is based on this plan, and can be said to be the typical job of a child development support manager.
Facilities for supporting children with disabilities are used by children who require specialized support. Naturally, the degree of disability and developmental state of each child is different, so the type of support needed will also vary.
Child development staff carefully understands the psychological and developmental issues of these children, sets goals in light of the needs of their families, and determines support policies to help them achieve their goals.
We will incorporate more detailed support details and create an individual support plan. The creation of this individual support plan is also required to be carried out in coordination with the educational support plan of the child's school as much as possible.
○Other job details
The child development support manager has duties other than creating individual support plans.
For example, a meeting with parents.
It is also important to build a good relationship with parents on a regular basis so that the child's support and treatment will go in the best direction.
They are someone you can rely on when you feel anxious or in trouble, and sometimes they also play the role of providing advice from a professional perspective.
The content of office work and miscellaneous duties varies depending on the workplace. In some cases, you may be in charge of preparing and arranging the necessary teaching materials, or even being the transportation driver.
Child development support managers may also be on-site depending on the workplace. We provide support and treatment based on individual support plans, such as playing with children and supporting their learning.
How to become a child development support manager (child development management)?
In order to become a child development support manager, you must meet the "requirements for practical experience" and "complete training."
We often receive inquiries about the practical experience requirements being complicated and difficult to understand, but they have become even more complicated since April 31.
On the other hand, requirements have also been added to those who have worked at daycare centers or kindergartens and those who hold a teaching license, making it easier for highly specialized personnel to work as child development support managers.
We will briefly explain this requirement below.
What are the work experience requirements?
Regarding the requirements for practical experience, first of all, one of the following three conditions applies, and in either case, three years or more of practical experience in the field of welfare for people with disabilities outside of elderly welfare facilities, medical institutions, etc. is required.
Let's take a closer look.
Point 1: Have you cleared the practical experience to take the basic training for child development supervisors?
① Consultation support services for over 5 years
a. Persons engaged in counseling support business
Community life support business
Counseling support project for children with disabilities
Consultation support project for people with physical disabilities
Consultation support project for people with intellectual disabilities
b. Persons engaged in counseling support work at counseling institutions, etc.
child consultation center
Child and Family Support Center
Physically Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Consultation Center
Social rehabilitation facility for mentally disabled people
Mentally Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Consultation Center
Welfare office
Developmental Disability Support Center
c. Persons engaged in consultation support work at facilities, etc.
Facility for disabled children
Infant clinic
Orphanage
Child psychological treatment facility
Child independence support facility
Support facilities for the disabled
Welfare facilities for the elderly
Mental Health and Welfare Center
relief facility
rehabilitation facility
Nursing care health facility
Nursing care clinic
Regional Comprehensive Support Center
d.A person who engages in counseling support work at a school (excluding universities) as stipulated in Article 1 of the School Education Act.
Kindergarten
primary school
Junior high school
compulsory education school
high school
secondary school
Special school
College of technology
e. Persons who are engaged in consultation support work at medical institutions and fall under any of the following:
hospital
Clinic
*However, social welfare officers, counseling support specialists, etc., nursery teachers, child instructors, social reintegration instructors for persons with disabilities,
Limited to those with 1 year or more of work experience in a to e above.
②Direct support work for 5 years (*8 years) or more
5 years or more at an organization listed in a to e below (*8 years or more if you are not qualified for social welfare director appointment, etc.),
In addition, the applicant must have been engaged in direct support work for at least 3 years, excluding periods in the field of elderly care.
a. Persons engaged in nursing care work at facilities, etc.
Facility for disabled children
Midwifery facility
Infant clinic
Mother and child life support facility
Licensed Nursery School
Kindergarten cooperation type certified nursery school
Child welfare facility
Child and Family Support Center
Orphanage
Child psychological treatment facility
Child independence support facility
Support facilities for the disabled
Welfare facilities for the elderly
Nursing care health facility
Nursing care clinic
Hospital or clinic's recuperation bed-related room
b. Persons engaged in nursing care work at business establishments, etc.
Elderly home care business, etc.
Day center support project for children with disabilities
Children's independent living support project
After-school child health development project
Child-rearing short-term support business
Child care business
Small-scale residential child care business
Family childcare business
Small childcare business
Home visiting childcare business
In-office childcare business
Sick child care
Childcare support activity support project
Disability welfare service business
Elderly home care business, etc.
c. Persons engaged in nursing care work at medical institutions, etc.
hospital
Clinic
pharmacy
Visiting nursing office
d. Persons engaged in employment support work at an employment agency for persons with disabilities.
Special subsidiary
Subsidy recipient establishments
e. Schools prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (excluding universities)
Kindergarten
primary school
Junior high school
compulsory education school
high school
secondary school
Special school
College of technology
