After School Care

List of 5 items.

• Days, Times and Fees

  After School Care is available every day that the Punahou K – 5 Junior School is in session.

  
  See the course catalog for specific times and fees.
  
  

  Due to staffing requirements, the days selected must remain the same each week, and requests for changes are subject to availability at the time of the request.

   

• Drop-In Services

  The After School Care (ASC) program offers a drop-in service for families requiring emergency care for their children at a cost of $25 per day which is billed through families’ ASAP Connected accounts

  
  Students dropped into ASC for the afternoon will be escorted to and from their regularly scheduled Co-Curricular classes.  However, please note that escorting services will not be provided for private or partner lessons.
  
  

  Families needing drop-in service must email the After School Care program at afterschoolcare@punahou.edu no later than 1 p.m. on the day care is needed to ensure the school maintains the required Department of Human Services staffing ratios.
  
  

  Drop-in requests received after 1 p.m. will not be accommodated.

  
  The drop-in service is designed to provide care on an occasional basis only, and families who regularly utilize this service will be asked to register their children in the After School Care program to ensure safe and consistent transitions for all students. 
  
  

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  Late Drop-in Requests (after 1 p.m.) & Students Not Picked up at School Dismissal

  Students who fall into either of the following categories below will not be dropped into ASC. Instead, they will remain at their designated pickup areas until they are picked up by a parent or authorized person. 

  
  

  • Students whose drop-in requests were received after 1 p.m. on the day care is requested  OR
  • Student who are not picked up within 30 minutes of their grade-level dismissal times

  
  

  A fee of $10 for every 15 minutes (or fraction thereof) will be charged through the families’ ASAP Connected account, up to a maximum of $50.

  
  

  Walking services will not be provided for Co-Curricular classes or lessons that students may be enrolled in on that day.

• Licensing

  Punahou’s After School Care Program is fully licensed by the State of Hawai‘i Department of Human Services. The program is annually reviewed and licensed by the State. The current license is available for your inspection in the ASC Office. State licensing requires a staff to child ratio of 1:20. The ASC ratio is often lower, as many children participate in enrichment activities on campus or are enrolled on a part-time basis and attend fewer than five days a week.

• Staffing

  ASC staff consists of regular Punahou staff, college students, and other qualified personnel.

• Escorting

  Students enrolled in ASC will be escorted to and from their regularly scheduled Co-Curricular classes and lessons, including Aquatics, Dance, HA, Karate, Language & Culture, Music, Robotics, Tennis, Theatre, and Wrestling. If your child is enrolled in any other activities (e.g. tutoring, etc.), please make arrangements to have your child walked to and from ASC. Unfortunately, our ASC staff and schedule cannot accommodate these additional activities. When planning your child's after school activities, please remember that your child has just finished a full day of school and they should be provided enough time between activities for travel, rest and a snack. A minimum of 30 minutes transition time is required between activities. The last escort will be for classes or lessons beginning at 5:30 p.m. The last return to ASC will be for classes or lessons ending at 5:15 p.m.
  
  

  We are unable to provide escorting services for Private Music and Tennis Lesson to students who are dropped into ASC for the afternoon.
  
  

  We are also unable to provide escorting services for make-up lessons.

   

  MUSIC SCHOOL

  Due to the distance, we will not be able to escort students to Montague Hall for private music lessons prior to 3 p.m. Unless you can make other arrangements for your child's safe escort, please ensure that their lesson begins at 3 p.m. or later.