Child development support applicant requirements

Updated: July 2026, 2

*New applications for this service are currently temporarily suspended.

To obtain approval for child development support, many requirements must be met.
However, I think there are many people who don't understand it because there are so many requirements.

There are few people who can explain the requirements for business owners who are just starting out.
Therefore, this time, we will explain the application requirements for child development support, focusing on human standards.

Support Administrative Scrivener Corporation receives 100 consultations regarding disability welfare services annually.
We will share with you the know-how we have cultivated during this process.

This page provides detailed requirements for businesses that are starting or are considering starting a business in the field of child development support.
Using Tokyo as an example, we cover everything from advance preparation to the application process and difficult staff assignments.
By checking this page, you will be able to understand the human resources required before opening a child development support facility.

The most important requirement for child development support is the placement of people.
Be sure to read this page carefully.

Premise story: What is child development support?

Children with disabilities up to the age of 6 before entering elementary school are sent to facilities such as child development support centers, where they are taught basic movements, knowledge and skills in daily life, and adapted to group life like in a nursery school or kindergarten. This is a facility designed to provide a place for children to learn.

Types of child development support

・Child development support office

This is a facility where preschool children with disabilities can receive developmental support in their local area.
In addition to supporting preschool children with disabilities, we also provide support to the families of preschool children with disabilities.
In addition, we aim to establish as many child development support offices in nearby areas as possible.
The facility also aims to expand the number of business establishments.

・Child Development Support Center

Child Development Support Centers play a central role in child development support in each region.
If a child development support center is compared to a "city hall," a child development support office can be considered a "branch."
Unlike child development support offices, they are much larger in scale and offer a wider variety of services.

Excerpt from Material 1 of the 4st “Study meeting on support for day care facilities for children with disabilities (held online)”

Advance preparation

 Before receiving child development support designation, please prepare the following points in advance.

1 Corporate personality is required.

　You cannot be designated as a sole proprietor. It is necessary to obtain legal personality in advance.

2. It is necessary to write about the business for which the application is being made in the purpose column of the articles of incorporation and the certified copy of the register.

　When carrying out a child development support project, it is necessary to indicate in the business purpose column of the articles of incorporation and certified copy that it is a "day-care center support project for disabled children based on the Child Welfare Act."

　By using the above notation, we are collectively listing five businesses: home-visit child development support, child development support, medical child development support, after-school day services, and daycare center visit support. .

Initial costs and operating funds are required to operate the three offices.

　Benefits will be transferred the month after the month in which the service was performed.

　For business owners who are planning to start a corporation, the costs associated with starting a corporation and business office

(Registration procedures, office rental costs, construction costs, purchase of equipment, etc.) and working capital (2-3 months' worth of employee costs, rent, consumables costs, etc.) are required.

Process for child development support designation (using Tokyo as an example)

OneParticipate in and attend the "Briefing session for the designation of day-care facilities for disabled children" held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

　It is necessary to attend information sessions held about three times a year, approximately four to six months before receiving the designation. Example) In the case of Tokyo, it will be held three times in April, August, and December. If you wish to be designated on the 4st of August, September, October, or November, you will attend the information session in April.

TwoAfter attending the briefing session, consult with the ward/municipality at least four months before the desired month of designation, fill out the necessary information on the survey form, submit it to the ward/municipality, and then send it to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. After that, a preliminary consultation will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

If there is no information on the preliminary questionnaire, or if it is insufficient or a hearing cannot be conducted, the preliminary consultation may be declined. If you wish to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, you must make a reservation in advance by telephone.

ThreeConfirm with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government whether the property and personnel meet the requirements.

　If you are renting a property, be sure to consult with us about drawings, etc. before signing the rental contract. You need to make sure that you don't end up not meeting the requirements after signing a rental contract.

FourSubmit application documents by two months before the desired month.

　If construction work is required on the property, it must be completed two months before the desired month.

Additionally, when submitting application documents, an interview will be held with the administrator and child development support manager, so please have them present.

FiveOn-site confirmation by the local government the month before the desired month of designation

　Compliance with equipment requirements, fire regulations, and building standards will be checked. The administrator and the child development support administrator will need to be present during the on-site inspection, so please keep this in mind.

1. If there are no problems, specify the date as the XNUMXst of the desired month.

In summary, it looks like this:

Based on the above, let's take a look at the main human requirements on this page.

About standards for child development support

Personnel standards for child development support

The following three types of jobs are required based on personnel standards:

①Administrator
② Child development support manager
③Employee, child instructor or nursery teacher

①Administrator

- Must be located for each office.

・The person must be a person who specializes in management work for designated business establishments.

　(However, if there are no hindrances to management operations, employees may engage in other duties at the same office or at other offices, facilities, etc. located on the same premises.)

 ② Child development support manager

・At least one person assigned to each office

・At least one person must be full-time and dedicated.

*The number of hours worked by a full-time employee (32 hours or more) has been reached.

〇Requirements for child development support manager include practical experience and training.

・Receiving training does not guarantee that you will become a child development support manager.
The requirements are to have practical experience and to attend training.

・The number of years of practical experience required is 8 years or more in direct support work or 5 years or more in consultation support work, and 3 or more years in consultation support or direct support for children with disabilities, children, and people with disabilities.

The number of years of work experience may be reduced for certain qualified individuals.

The table below summarizes the practical experience of child development support managers.

*Direct support services include bathing, toileting, eating, and other services for people who have physical or mental disabilities that make it difficult for them to carry out their daily lives, or for children stipulated in Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Child Welfare Act. Services that provide nursing care for individuals and their caregivers, or provide guidance on basic movements in daily life, impart knowledge and skills, and provide training and other support necessary to improve living abilities. refers to

 ③Child instructor or nursery teacher
・Child instructor or nursery teacher refers to a person who has the ability to provide appropriate guidance to children with disabilities.
At least one person must be full-time, and up to 10 disabled children must be employed.
　If the number of children with disabilities exceeds 10, an additional 5 person is required for every additional 1 children.
　Example: If the number of disabled children is up to 10, the number of child guidance staff etc. will be 2.
　　　If there are 11-15 children with disabilities, the number of child guidance staff is 3.
　　　If there are 16-20 children with disabilities, the number of child guidance staff is 4.
　　　If there are 21-25 children with disabilities, the number of child guidance staff is 5.

- Nursing staff can be included in the total standard personnel for functional training staff and establishments that provide medical care.
However, more than half of the standard staff must be child instructors or childcare workers.

Here is an explanation of the definition of the word.

〇What is a child instructor?

　Those who have graduated from a child welfare facility staff training school, those who are qualified to be a social worker, mental health worker, or elementary, junior high, or high school teacher, or those who have completed a degree in social welfare, psychology, or a university or graduate school under the School Education Act. Those who have graduated from a faculty, graduate school, department, or major related to either education or sociology, or those who have been engaged in child welfare work for two or three years or more.

〇What is the functional training staff?

　Refers to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and psychological guidance staff*.

*Psychological guidance staff are those who have graduated from a university department specializing in psychology or an equivalent course, and are qualified as a certified psychologist, clinical psychologist, or clinical developmental psychologist.

〇What is a nursing staff?

　Refers to public health nurses, midwives, nurses, and associate nurses.

 〇Requirements to become a child instructor
To become a child instructor, a person must meet one of the following criteria:
(1) Those who have graduated from a school or other training facility that trains staff at child welfare facilities designated by the prefectural governor.
(ii) A person who is qualified as a social worker.
(iii) A person who is qualified as a mental health worker.
(iv) A person who graduated from a university pursuant to the provisions of the School Education Act by completing a department specializing in social welfare, psychology, pedagogy, or sociology, or a course equivalent to these.
(v) A person who has been admitted to a graduate school by obtaining credits in subjects related to social welfare, psychology, education, or sociology with excellent grades at a university pursuant to the provisions of the School Education Act.
(6) A person who has completed a graduate school majoring in social welfare, psychology, education, or sociology, or an equivalent course, at a graduate school pursuant to the provisions of the School Education Act.
(vii) A person who graduated from a foreign university by completing a department specializing in social welfare, psychology, pedagogy, or sociology, or an equivalent course.
(viii) A person who has graduated from a high school or secondary education school pursuant to the provisions of the School Education Act, a person who has been admitted to a university pursuant to the provisions of Article 90, Paragraph 2 of the same Act, or 12 years of school education through a regular curriculum. (including those who have completed equivalent school education through courses other than the regular course) or those who have been certified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as having equivalent or higher qualifications, and have been studying for at least two years. Those engaged in child welfare work
(9) A person who holds a teaching license for a kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, high school, or secondary education school as prescribed in the Educational Personnel Licensing Act and is deemed appropriate by the prefectural governor.
(11) A person who has been engaged in child welfare work for more than 3 years and who is deemed appropriate by the prefectural governor.

Let's understand the units of child development support, etc.

Two child guidance staff will be required for every 10 children.

For example, if 10 users are to be served between 15:20 and 10:1, counting 4 people as one unit, a total of four child guidance staff will be required.
However, even if the same 20 people are being served, if there are 10 people from 12:10-13:15 and 10 people from 2:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX, a minimum of two child guidance staff members will be required to serve them.
Knowing this will give you a clear idea of ​​the staff you need when you open your business.

〇After understanding the unit, think about the usage capacity.

Designated child development support facilities have a capacity of 10 or more people.
In addition, designated child development support offices must stipulate the following items in their operating regulations.

(1) Business purpose and management policy
(ii) Type of job, number of employees, and content of duties of employees.
(iii) Business days and hours.
(iv) Usage capacity
(v) Contents of designated child development support and the types and amounts of expenses to be received from guardians who have decided on day-to-day benefits.

Example 1: When dividing classes into morning and afternoon classes
Morning class capacity: 5 people + Afternoon class capacity: 10 people => Total capacity per day: 1 people
↑Capacity of each unit ↑Capacity of each unit ↑Capacity of office
 

Example 2: When two classes are held at the same time
Class A capacity: 5 people + Class B capacity: 5 people => Total capacity per day: 1 people
↑Capacity of each unit ↑Capacity of each unit ↑Capacity of office

Specific example of staffing

In the case of staffing (severe mental and physical disabilities)

Lastly, let's take a look at staffing when the users are people with severe mental and physical disabilities.

1 Administrator
・Arranged by office
・The person must be engaged in management work for the designated office.
・The person must be a person who specializes in management work for designated business establishments.
　(However, if there are no hindrances to management operations, employees may engage in other duties at the same office or at other offices, facilities, etc. located on the same premises.)

2 Child development support manager
・One or more people
3 nursing staff
・One or more people

4 Child instructor or nursery teacher
・One or more people

5 Functional training staff
・Required number of hours allocated

6 contract doctor
・One or more people 

About minimum occupancy
The minimum capacity of a business when receiving designation as a business that mainly provides services for people with severe mental and physical disabilities is:
Child development support only: 5 people
After-school day care only: 5 people
Child development support and after-school day care services (multi-functional)...5 people.

Summary

This page can be summarized as follows.

1. Prepare the matters to be prepared in advance, such as corporate status, about six months before receiving the designation.
The number of staff will vary depending on the number of users. Especially child development support managers and child instructors.
　The number of people will vary, so adjust it to suit your business.

Staffing is particularly important.

In particular, as stated in the text, the number of people who fall under the role of Child Development Support Manager is limited.

It is advisable to consider how much labor costs will be involved before preparing.

This page has been created based on the "Standards for Child Development Support Projects and After-School Day Service Projects" created by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

As detailed requirements may differ, we recommend that you check the guidelines of each local government for detailed requirements.

At Support Administrative Scrivener Corporation, the first consultation is free.

We offer the following services to those who are starting a child development support project.

① Selection of business office
We will follow up on the selection of offices that meet the requirements of the office.

②Visit the site and advise on the layout of the business office
Before construction begins, we will visit and advise you on creating a layout to meet the requirements of your business.

③ Follow up on building internal structure
Along with office requirements, establishing human resources is also important. We will follow up until the human requirements are cleared.

④Lecture on what you should do on the job
I believe that many of you are starting your own business or starting a new business. If that happens, there will be no one in the company who is knowledgeable, and you will not be able to get a good idea of ​​the business. At our company, we provide business lectures to help you start your business smoothly after starting a business. Of course, we will also lecture on things that need to be shared within the company, so you can proceed with your preparations with peace of mind.

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