Waikiki Community Center Early
Education Center
Waikiki Community Center
is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
multigenerational programs and social services to the people who
live, work, and visit Waikiki. Our
Early Education Center provides families with quality
education and care in a safe and nurturing environment by promoting
individual growth and development. meeting the needs of today’s
working parents, especially those who live or work in Waikiki’s 24/7
travel industry. We
promote individual growth and development and provide a variety of
developmentally appropriate skills that nurture social, emotional,
physical and cognitive
growth.
Waikiki Community Center Early
Education Center is a licensed child care center in the State of of
Hawaii located at 310 Paoakalani Avenue in the heart of
Waikiki. Call: (808) 922-2098 for more information or email.
Educational
Philosophy
Program
Goals
Child-Staff
Ratio
Monthly Tuition
Rates
Enrollment
Requirements
Suggested
Items to Bring
Preschool
Orientation (Mandatory)
Out of State
Visitors
Our
Staff
I AM! I
CAN!
Educational
Philosophy
Our mission is to provide families
with quality childcare in a safe and nurturing environment by
promoting individual growth and development. Our goal is to
prepare young children for lifelong learning by developing
fundamental skills to think creatively, to use all their senses, to
build self confidence, and grow physically, emotionally, cognitively
and socially. These
fundamental skills provide young children with the foundation to
become successful learners in kindergarten.
Program Goals
- To help every child become
ready to learn and succeed in kindergarten, and next higher grade
level.
- To help every child build a
foundation to become lifetime learners.
- To help every child develop an
understanding and awareness of the world through a multicultural
environment. To provide a variety
of developmental appropriate learning opportunities that nurture
social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth.
- To encourage every child to develop
into confident, responsible and caring individuals.
Child-Staff Ratio
Waikiki Community
Center's Early Education Center follows the child-staff ratio as
required by State of Hawaii group child care center licensing
standards:
- Infants
One teacher: 3 children
- One Year
Olds One
teacher: 5 children
- 2 Year
Olds
One teacher: 8 children
- 3 & 4 Year
Olds One
teacher: 12 children
Weekday
Program
The Weekday Program offers care for
children in three age levels: Infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers.
Hours: Monday thru Friday,
6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $75.00 payable with your child's
application (money order or check). This is a non-refundable
fee. Upon your agreement to enroll your child in our porgram,
payment of half of tuition must be submitted. This advance
payment will be credited towards your child's first month of
tuition.
Non-Hawaii resident fee - 1 month
enrollment required. Per DHS Licensing Regulations, our
extended day prgram is limited to 16
students.
Scholarship and Tuition
Assistance are available, please check with the Early
Education Director for an application and questions.
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Monthly Tuition 2009-2010SY
(August 2009 to July 2010)
Applicable Tuition
Fee Resident
Non Resident
|
Infant Classroom (6 weeks to
2 months old) |
$1,100.00 |
$1,300.00 |
| Young Toddler Classrom (13
months to 23 months old) |
$985.00 |
$1,185.00 |
| 2 year olds classroom (24
months to 35 months) |
$880.00 |
$1,080.00 |
| 3 year olds classroom (36
months to 47 months old) |
$775.00 |
$975.00 |
| 4/5 year olds classroom (48
months to 60 months old) |
$775.00 |
$975.00 |
|
Extended Day (2 year old - 4/5 year
olds) |
$40.00 |
$60.00 |
Tuition
includes:
- Breakfast
(served between 8:00-8:30 a.m.)
- Lunch (served at 11:30
a.m. - 12 p.m.)
- Afternoon snack
(served between 2:30- 3:30 p.m.)
- Some excursion fees
and school supplies apply.
Other Fees:
- Late pick up: $1.00 per
minute after 5:00 p.m.
- Late pick up: $1.00 per
minute after 6:00 p.m. (extended day program)
- School t-shirt: $10.00
- Copies of Documents: $30.00
- Returned Check Fee: $30 per
instance
- Late payment fee: $30
(Tuition is due by the 10th of each month)
- Annual School Supply Fee
$100
Enrollment
Requirements
The following
requirements are needed before your child can start
school.
- Application Form with
applicable registration fees.
- Medical and Emergency Form,
Parent Handbook Acknowledgement Form, Photo and/or Story
Release form and Regular Outing Permission Form.
- Form 14 (Pupil's Health
Record), Physical, and TB clearance - must be completed in
Hawaii.
- TB must be done in Hawaii.
(Please allow at lease one month (30 days) to actual enrollment to
schedule and conduct a physical and TB test in Hawwaii).
- USDA Income Eligibility
Statement
- Enrollment
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Suggested items to bring
and/or to do:
- Change of clothes and a
plastic bag for soiled clothes.
- Small blanket or towel.
- If needed, diaper, pull-ups,
and wipes.
- Please label all of your
child's belongings with an indelible ink pen.
Out of
State Visitors
- Advance reservations are required (one month in
advance) and must meet all enrollment requirements listed
above. Form 14 may be obtained from any Health Care provider,
doctor's office or medical clinic. The physical and TB
(tuberculosis) clearance must be completed in the State of
Hawaii.
U.S. DEPT. OF
AGRICULTURE (USDA) The
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, age and disability. Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means of communication of program
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To
file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director of Office
of Civil Rights, Room 326-w, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice
and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
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Our Staff
Waikiki Community
Center's Early Education Center staff have extensive experience and
training in early childhood education. Our teachers have
Bacehlor's degrees or Associates degrees in education or early
childhood education and meet the State of Hawaii requirements for
staff of licensed group child care centers.
Most of all, they care about each child
and provide a safe, nurturing educational environment to help your
child grow and develop to his or her fullest potential.
I AM! I CAN!
I AM! I CAN!
captures Waikiki Community Center's Early Education Center
philosophy. We strive to help each child develop into
confident and competent learners, endowed with a zest for life and
an appetite for all that life offers. This philosophy invites
and encourages children to think creatively, to use all their senses
and to become involved in every facet of learning. Innovative
developmentally appropriate activities, coupled with a sensory-rich
learning and play environment, are provided to encourage
intellectual, physical, social and emotional growth. We
develop within each child a sense of self-esteem, self-confidence,
and self-worth through group activities and creative learning.
The children can explore the world around them within appropriate
guidelines. Opportunities for success are ongoing as each
child develops a positive self-image. Call (808) 922-2098 to
learn more about CC's Early Education Program for your child!
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Contact: Contact
Pamela Seelig, Early Education Center Director
at (808) 922-2098 or email at childcare@waikikicommunitycenter.org
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