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The Honolulu Advertiser - Local News
Posted on: Thursday, April 12, 2001



Child-care alternatives for parents

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Advertiser Staff

 •  Strike info is available

Strike information is available on the Internet, and on a recorded phone message at 586-INFO (586-4636).

Neighbor Islanders may use the state's toll-free access numbers (Hawai'i 974-4000; Kaua'i 274-3141; Maui 984-2400; Moloka'i/Lana'i 1-800-468-4644), followed with the extension 6-4636.
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 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: 839-1988.
  • 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
  • Grace Bible Church, Alewa Heights: 595-6381
  • Hawai'i Nature Center: 955-0100
  • Vacation Adventures, Honolulu Zoological Society: 971-7195 or 926-3191
  • Kokokahi Gymnastics, Kane'ohe: 235-6866
  • 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: 625-0325

Kindergarten-third grade:

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

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

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