Plan ahead for child care in event of a strike

By Katherine Nichols
Advertiser Staff Writer

Should public school teachers strike on Thursday, the Department of Education has indicated that school and A+ facilities would only be open on a site-by-site basis beginning April 9. Parents, however, have been advised to start making child-care arrangements.

The following is a list of resources and possible places to turn. It includes only some of the options that may be available. Most offer care all day (often beginning at 7 a.m.). Typical cost is about $20 per day. YMCAs and Boys and Girls Clubs may require a fee for annual membership (about $10).

Boys and Girls clubs are on school campuses; schedules are subject to change. Check with the facilities for availability.

O'ahu

• PATCH (People Attentive to Children) — Statewide child-care resource and referral agency. Provides phone numbers of area childcare providers; parents must call to determine where space is available: 839-1789

Care for kindergarten through 6th grade

• Kama'aina Kids: 262-4538 (multiple locations on O'ahu)

• Windward YMCA: 261-0808

• Mililani YMCA: 625-1040

• Wahiawa YMCA: contact Kilani: 621-6100

• Leeward YMCA: 671-6495

• Wesley United Methodist Church Child Care Center, contact Billy Henson: 732-3273

• Moili'ili Community Center: 955-1555

Care for kindergarten through 5th grade

• Mililani Hongwangi: 625-0925

• Newtown Estates After School: contact Sharmayne Ogawa, 485-2577. The program is only available to Newtown Estates residents and members.

Care for kindergarten through 3rd grade

• Playmate Kindergarten Day Care Care Center and Grade School, contact Mrs. Ko: 536-6442

Care for children ages 2-7

• Salvation Army, contact Nishat Kaze: 521-6551

Care for Children and teens ages 7-17

• Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, contact John Fujioka: 949-4203 (locations: Washington Middle School, 'Ewa Beach at Ilima Middle School, Wai'anae Clubhouse at Wai'anae Elementary School, Nanakuli Clubhouse at Nanakuli Intermediate)

Care for Children with Special Needs

• Easter Seals of Hawai'i, contact Joruel Seatriz: 536-1015

Kona

• PATCH: 329-7101

• Kona YMCA: 329-9622

• Waimea YMCA: 885-7420

• Solid Rock Ministries: 327-6543

Hilo

• PATCH: 961-3169

• Waiakea Settlement YMCA: 935-3721

• YWCA: 935-7141

• Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i, Hilo Clubhouse: 961-5536

• Hale Aloha: 959-4949

Kaua'i

• PATCH: 246-0622

• Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i, Kapa'a: 821-4406

• Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i, Waimea: 338-1418

• Kaua'i Children's Discovery Museum, Kapa'a: 823-8222

Maui

• PATCH: 242-9232

Lana'i, Moloka'i

• PATCH: 800-498-4145

Correction: Newtown Estates After School program is only available to Newtown Estates residents and members. For more information, contact Sharmayne Ogawa, 485-2577. A previous version of this story contained other information.