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West Hawaii Offices

 Office Hours:

Monday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday - Friday: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

We suggest you call before visiting as we sometimes are out for  home visits and special events.

The office is closed on Monday, Sept. 6
in observance of Labor Day



Special Event: We are selling cookies and collecting donations for Hawaii Island United Way. Providers are being asked to donate home-baked cookies to sell.     Come see us at Wal-Mart on Friday Sept. 10th!


Family Child Care Basic Series

If you love children and you want to be independent, please register for the "Basic Series: Introduction to Family Child Care"  starting in Sept. in Kona Palisades. There is no fee however registration is required in advance. Please call the Kona office to register and for directions. 


Challenging Behavior Series

Scheduled after the current newsletter was published, the Challenging Behaviors Series will be starting on Tuesday, September 7 at 6:00 pm at Busy Buddies Preschool. This series helps caregivers gain in-depth knowledge and strategies for working with children (ages 2-8) who have challenging behaviors. There are fees involved for a couple of the classes so please call the Kona PATCH office to register in advance or for more information.

Quality Care Program

Participants enrolled in the Quality Care Program (QCP) received Lacing Cards in the August packet. This activity helps children develop fine-motor skills, improve hand-eye coordination and develop sequencing skills.  All home-based providers (licensed and license-exempt) qualify for enrollment in QCP and can receive monthly newsletters and materials related to 12 Hallmarks of Quality Care. Please call us for more information to enroll. 


Provider Newsletter

A one page newsletter is sent out monthly to all family child care providers in West Hawaii. For those with internet access, it is sent to your email address. Please let us know if there's any special news you would like to share with the early childhood community.                  Click here for the July Provider Newsletter.    
Click here for the August Provider Newsletter.

Click here for the September Provider Newsletter



Family Fun at Tutu's House in Waimea

We celebrated Father's Day at Tutu's House in Waimea on Saturday, June 19 with a Learning Through Play Day. Activities were setup for children and parents to play together and information was available for parents to discover how young children learn best through play. Mahalo to the parents and children who attended and especially to Lorraine Urbic for her help in setting up, cleaning up and the genuine hospitality of Tutu's House. 



Charity Walk Fun!

32nd charity walk patch big island team 2010-1

Pictured Above at the 32nd Annual Charity Walk are (L-R): Debbie Low, Gail Judd, Tami Kirk, Attila and Ashley Sundai, Paula Palma, Rochelle Hall and Nicholas Hall (missing: Mary Gerth).

PATCH teamed up with Seagull Schools at Mauna Lani and provided activities for children at the finish line. Kids were hula hooping, blowing bubbles, making bracelets and bookmarks, and just having a fun time.  A special mahalo to those who participated in the walk, supported us with their contributions, and helped us at the finish line with children’s activities.  Mark your calendars now and join us next year on May 21, 2011.

 



 


PATCH Kona

Contact Info

79-7393 Mamalahoa Highway, #4-A
Kealakekua, HI 96750

Gail C Judd
Coordinator
QCP Specialist

322-1400
gail@patch-hi.org

Rochelle Hall
Program Representative
USDA Specialist

322-3500 patchkona@patch-hi.org


Tami Kirk
Career Counselor
Family Child Care Recruiter
322-3500
tkirk@patch-hi.org


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