Hours of Operation

Educational institution number 1538 child of Jesus de Prado

Dates of civic celebration:

Anniversary of the Garden, June 1-June 6

School Vacation, July 30-August 11

Week of Children’s rights, November 17-21

Christmas Farewell Party, December 19

Morning Shift

Starts at 8:30 a m

Ends at  12:30 p m

Afternoon Shift

Starts at 1:30 p m

Ends at 5:40 p m

We look after children ages 3, 4, 5 years old.

Institución Educativa Numero 1538 Niño Jesus de Prado

Fechas cívicos a celebración:

aniversario del jardín 1 de junio a 6 de junio

vacaciones escolares  del 30 de julio al 11 de agosto

semana de los derechos del niño del 17 al 21 de noviembre

fiestas de despedida navidad 19 de diciembre

Turno de mañana 

ingreso 8.30 a m 

salida 12 .30

Turno de tarde 

ingreso 1.30 p m

salida 5.40 

atendemos a los niños de 3 ,4 ,5 , años

Why Huarmey Needs Your Help!

Huarmey is a city with a lot to offer but in turn it needs your help as well. It is the capital of the province and is about 300 km north of Lima. The next major city is Casma about 83 km away. Unlike Lima, Huarmey is a rather undeveloped town along the coast of Peru and unlike other cities like Cusco, very few social organizations have recognized the great opportunity to help improve the lives of the people of Huarmey.

Fishing and farming are two of the major industries in Huarmey. While the gold industry has contaminated parts of the Huarmey River pushing fisherman further and further upstream, there are still great hot spots along the river for fishermen to earn a living and typical plates like ceviche are top knot here. Social topics like water contamination and purification seem to get very little attention around here and some suspect cases of bribery or political corruption is involved.

Farming, especially asparagus, is a very successful industry in Huarmey due to fertile soil and excellent growing conditions. But many of the farming tools and equipment are antiquated and tasks are done by hand which can be back-breaking work. Along with fishing and farming, the local market provides many jobs and often serves as a secondary job for some including teachers.

In this poor pueblo, life isn’t easy and many people are lacking basic items that we take for granted. With most jobs in industries like fishing and farming, Huarmey’s working class works long hours which has a negative impact on local families. Most people commute to their job whether on the river or to the field or market, and it’s not unusual to be at work by 6:00 in the morning and to come home late at night. Often the oldest child goes along with his or her parents to earn more money for the family and the younger children are left home alone until late in the evening.

With a myriad of obstacles in their path, the children of Huarmey often suffer the brunt of it all. With parents gone most of the day, the instance of lock-key children and child neglect is extremely high and many children learn to fend for themselves in whatever way possible. In addition, physical and sexual abuse are very common in Huarmey but rarely addressed. Families often lack access to safe drinking water and poor sanitation leads to many health issues. Extreme poverty means many families cannot afford shoes for children, let along notebooks and pencils for school. The lack of opportunities commonly leads teenagers to drug-use and teen pregnancies.

But that isn´t the end of the story and you can be a part of the solution. The people of Huarmey are hard-working, humble and resilient and they need your help!