In addition to our girls–only programming, Girls Incorporated of the Island City offers other services to families in Alameda.

Our Alameda Island Kids Program is a licensed child care service for boys and girls that we offer to families, onsite, at six elementary schools in Alameda.

Program Information
In the early 1980's, when the need for school age childcare became critical, the Alameda Unified School District asked Girls Incorporated of the Island City (then called the Alameda Girls Club) to provide licensed on-site before and after school child care for children at its elementary schools. Since that time, we have leased space from the Alameda Unified School District and have offered quality child care for K-5th graders for 25 years.

We have an exceptional staff of highly-skilled, multi-cultural professionals who speak a total of seven languages and who have remained with us for an average of 10 years (the normal retention rate for employees in the childcare industry is 3 years.) We maintain safe, quality centers while maintaining the required school age ratio of 14 children to 1 adult.

We celebrated our name change by hosting a "Wave" of lei-cutting parties at each site in September 2007. Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc., donated refreshments, and dignitaries - including Alameda Mayor Beverly Johnson and Alameda Unified School District School Board President Tracy Jensen - joined our celebrations.

Our palm tree logo was designed by local RK Promotional Advertising, along with our new color of blue staff gear.

We offer our child care service in two ways:

• Daily before and after school care during the school year
• One-time and periodic child care during selected holidays and non-student days

Site Information
For more information, please contact Alameda Island Kids Program Director Pam Williams at (510) 521-1743 ext. 202 or pwilliams@girlsincislandcity.org or contact a specific child care site at: