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.

Daycares off base in Okinawa

Daycares off base in Okinawa

Name: Okinawa Montessori School
Location: Chatan
Phone # 936-6044
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0715-1700
Kinder: 0800-1400
Half Day: 0800-1200 or
1000-1400
Age Group: 2-6 yrs.
Fees:
Kinder: $800 per month
Half Day: $500 per month
Before & After School: $350 per month
Curriculum: Montessori

Name: Genesis Christian Pre-School
Location: Chibana
Phone # 939-3807
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 0600- 1800
Age Group: 2yrs and up
Fees:
$100 per week all ages
Curriculum: Varied


Name: Busy Bee School
Location: Okinawa City
Phone # 932-5024
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0630-1730
School Hours: 0800-1530
Age Group: 18 mos.-7yrs.
Fees:
¥35,000 Registration fee
¥4,000 Supply fee, per yr.
¥40,000 Tuition per month
Book Fee:
Pre-K ¥3,000 per yr.
Kinder ¥9,000 per yr.
First Grade ¥1 1,000 per yr.
Curriculum: A Beka Book Curriculum


Name: Casa De Nino's Montessori
Location: Okinawa City
Phone # 930-0607
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0600-1800
School time 0900-1500
Age Group: 2-6 yrs.
Fees:
¥3 90,000 per year
¥10,000 before or after school
¥15,000 both before and after
Curriculum: Montessori

Name: Cherry Blossom Preschool
Location: Nakagusku Village
Phone # 935-2780
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri
0830-1500 (full-day)
083 0-1 200 (half-day)
Age Group: 2 1/2-5 yrs.
Fees:
¥40,000 per wk (full-day)
¥25,000 per wk (half-day)
Curriculum: Eclectic

Name: United Christian Day Care and Pre-K Academy
Location: Chatan
Phone # 936-6993
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0600-1800
Age Group: 6 mos.-5 yrs.
Fees:
6-18mos.:$120perwk
1 8-24 mos. $110 per wk
2-5 yrs. $100 per wk
Curriculum: Caits Curriculum

Name: Wee Care International Preschool
Location: Chatan
Phone # 926-2549
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0600-1 800
Age Group: 6 wks.-6 yrs.
Fees:
6 wks-2 yrs $96 per wk
3-6 yrs $88 per wk
Curriculum: Annual Curriculum


Name: Santa Monica International Kid School
Location: Chatan
Phone # 936-3656
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0600-1 800
School Hours 0900-1 500
Age Group: 1-6 yrs.
Fees:
l-2yrs. ¥28,000 per month
3-6 l/2 yrs. ¥ 35,000 per month
Curriculum: Montessori


Name: Kids Kampus
Location: Chatan
Phone # 930-0203
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0700-1730
Age Group: 2-6 yrs.
Fees:
$25 Registration fee
$25 Work sheet fee
$96 Full time
$52 (20 hrs per week)
Curriculum: Varied

Name: Rainbow Montessori Education Center
Location: Chatan
Phone # 936-2060
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0600-1 800
School Hours 0900-1500
Before School 0600-0900
After School 1500-1 800
Age Group: 6 wks.-6 yrs
Fees:
¥6,000 Registration fee
¥20,000 Supply fee
¥400,000 per year (0900-1500)
¥16,000 before and after school care
¥8,000 Before or after only
Curriculum: Montessori


Name: New Life Academy
Location: Chatan
Phone # 930-3893
Hours of Operation:
3-5 yrs 0800-1 500
6-18 yrs 0815-1515
Age Group: 3 – 18yrs
Fees:
¥470,000 per year
Curriculum: A Beka Book Curriculum

Name: East West Montessori School
Location: Chatan
Phone # 983-7303
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 0630-1 730
School time 0830-1430
Age Group: 2-6 yrs
Fees:
2-3 1/2 yrs. ¥460,000 per yr.
3 ½ -6 yrs. ¥430,000 per yr.
Curriculum: Montessori