Childcare alternatives for parents during the strike

Advertiser Staff

The Department of Education has closed schools and A-Plus sites. They may reopen on a site-by-site basis. Meanwhile, parents must arrange childcare. The following list of resources includes only some of the options available. Most offer care all day. The 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, depending on picketing. Check for availability.

• Ask Aloha United Way, formerly Ask 2000, is offering referral services to assist parents in finding childcare during the strike. O'ahu residents may call Ask Aloha United Way at 275-2000. Neighbor Island residents may call toll-free at 1-877-275-6569.

O'AHU

• PATCH (People Attentive to Children) — Statewide childcare resource and referral agency. Provides phone numbers of area childcare providers; parents must call to determine where space is available: 839-1789.
• Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, call John Fujioka: 949-4203 (Washington Middle School, 'Ewa Beach at 'Ilima Middle School, Wai'anae Clubhouse at Wai'anae Elementary School, Nanakuli Clubhouse at Nanakuli Intermediate).
• Windward YMCA: 261-0808
• Leeward YMCA: 671-6495
• Mililani YMCA: 625-1040
• Wahiawa YMCA: Call Kilani at 621-6100
• Hawai'i Nature Center: 955-0100
• Kokokahi Gymnastics, Kane'ohe: 242-9232
• Mo'ili'ili Community Center: 955-1555
• The Movement Center, Kaimuki: 735-8641
• Wesley United Methodist Church Child Care Center, call Billy Henson: 732-3273

Kindergarten-sixth grade:

• Kama'aina Kids, throughout O'ahu and at the Hawai'i Naniloa resort on the Big Island. Main office: 262-4538.

Kindergarten-fifth grade:

• Mililani Hongwanji: 625-0925

Kindergarten-third grade:

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

Care for children ages 2-7:

• Salvation Army, call Nishat Kaze: 521-6551

Children with Special Needs:

• Easter Seals of Hawai'i, call 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
• Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i, Hilo Clubhouse: 961-5536
• Hale Aloha: 959-4949
• Waiakea Settlement YMCA: 935-3721
• YWCA: 935-7141

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
• Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation: 270-7383
• Maui YMCA Drop-in Day Camp, Kahului: 242-9007

Children and teens ages 7-17:

• Hui Malama Learning Center, Wailuku: 270-7383

Kindergarten-fifth grade:

• Art School at Kapalua: 242-9232

Kindergarten-sixth grade:

• YCS Corp., Wailuku: 985-0550

LANA'I/MOLOKA'I

• PATCH: 800-498-4145
• Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation: 270-7383