Child Care for Kadena AB

Child and Youth Registration and Referral
Child Care Resource and Referral
Fairchild Avenue
Bldg. 1850
18 SVS/SVY Unit 5135 Box 10
APO, AP 96368-5135

Phone 011-81-611-732-7693
011-81-611-734-3464
(DSN) 315-632-7693
Fax 011-81-611-634-1402
Fax (DSN) 315-634-1402


Child Development Centers (CDC)
http://www.kadenaservices.com/childdev.html

All Kadena Child Development Centers have been accredited by the national Association for the Education of Young Children. Wakaba achieved accreditation in 2000. Both Shimo No Ko and Niko Niko were accredited in 2002. Accreditation ensures the highest quality of care for the children in our centers. Staffing in our overseas location is our greatest challenge. If you live on Okinawa or are PCSing to Okinawa, consider a career in Child Development. Training is provided on the job and the rewards are great.

Centers on Installation Kadena currently has 3 centers on base:

Shima No Ko located in Building 4081
Niko Niko located in Building 334
Wakaba located in Building 132

The centers serve children between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years of age and currently have more than 600 children enrolled in the programs.

Programs Offered
Before and after kindergarten programs are available and a part-day preschool program is offered for children 3-5 years of age. All 3 facilities provide full-day care. In addition, an hourly care program is offered at each facility for children 6 months to 5 years of age.

Costs
Weekly fees are based on total family income in accordance with DoD guidelines. Fees for hourly care are $4.00 per hour and reservations may be made for up to 10 hours of care per week.

Availability
Families arriving on Kadena need to know that there is a waiting list for full time care. Priority is given to single and dual military families; however, families should be prepared to contact family child care homes for care upon arrival. Waiting times for center-based care may vary depending upon the age of the child. For information about the waiting list for full day care, please contact the Child Development Center at DSN 315-632-7693.

Registration
A copy of the sponsor's orders and completion of a DD Form 2606 for each child is required to place children in the CDC.

Family Child Care (FCC)
http://www.kadenaservices.com/familychild.html

Family Child Care (FCC) is offered to children in licensed providers' quarters. Anyone who provides child care for 10 hours or more per week on a regular basis must apply to be licensed. Homes are strictly regulated by AF instruction. Care groups are small in FCC homes, never more than 6 children. FCC programs offer a nurturing home environment that supports each child's development in a family setting.

Programs Offered
The FCC program offers a wide variety of quality services including early infant care, before and after school care, extended duty care (for temporary shift changes, early morning PT), full time and drop-in care.

Child Care for PCS
Some FCC providers participate in the free PCS'ing Child Care Program paid for by the Air Force Aid Society. All ranks are eligible for 20 hours of care per child within the first 60 days after arrival on Okinawa and the last 60 days before departure on a space-available basis. If a shortage of care spaces exists, priority will go to E5s and below.

Returning Home Care (RHC)
Offered to families with a service member who recently returned from a deployment. A specially trained provider operates the Mildly Ill FCC home, which cares for children who are mildly ill, but not well enough to participate at their normal childcare site. There is no additional charge for this service.

School Age Program (SAP)
The Youth Programs operates a School Age Program. The purpose of the Before and After School Program is to provide supervised care for young, school-aged children and to give the children of working parents a place to stay in those hours before and after school time when no one is at home. The program offers organized activities and games in peer groups which allow the children to learn and play together. This program is held in Buildings 439 and 4081. It is open to children 6 - 12 years of age.

The Kindergarten Program
Located in Building 326.

Meals are served at the following times:
Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00am
Lunch 11:00 - 12:30pm
Snack 3:00 - 3:45pm

The Bob Hope and Kadena Elementary Program Housed in the cafeterias of the two schools with Stearley Heights attending the KES Program and Amelia Earhart attending the Bob Hope Program.

Meals are served at the following times:
Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00am
Snack 3:30 - 4:00

When school is let out before noon, a sack lunch is provided.