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Occupational therapy (OT) education aims to foster qualified occupational therapists equipped with knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Developing core competencies in pediatric OT education is critical for design of the curriculum and related assessment tools of clinical abilities. However, there is a paucity of literature on this issue in Taiwan. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop the core competencies in pediatric OT in Taiwan. First, an expert committee composed of 3 OT faculty members and 5 senior occupational therapists developed the 'questionnaire of core competencies in pediatric OT for OT students'. Then, 74 pediatric occupational therapists from 11 hospitals were recruited to fill out the questionnaire. Finally, another expert committee, including 4 OT faculty members and 6 senior occupational therapists, integrated related literature and results of questionnaires to develop six core competencies. The reviewed literature included the occupational therapy practice framework: domain and process, 3^(rd) ed. (OTPF- 3), World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) minimum standards for the education of occupational therapists, the core competencies of occupational therapists in some countries of Europe and America, and the core competencies for medical students in Taiwan and the United States. Six developed core competencies were knowledge, skills, clinical reasoning, professional attitude, professional development, and management, policy, and promotion. These core competencies can be used in development of curriculum and assessment tools of clinical abilities, which would be beneficial for fostering qualified pediatric occupational therapists.