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The Department of Human Services is accepting applications for its Preschool Open Doors program, offering preschool tuition assistance to low-income families.

The program, which is currently serving more than 1,100 children statewide, provides child care subsidies to eligible low- and moderate-income families to pay preschool tuition.

To qualify for the program, children must be eligible to enter kindergarten in the 2017-2018 school year (born between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012).

The program runs from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2016, and currently serves more than 1,000 children statewide by providing subsidies to eligible low and moderate income families to pay for preschool tuition.

By Maui Now Staff People Attentive to Children, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and improving care for Hawaiʻi’s young people, has opened voting for its fifth annual “Hawaiʻi’s Favorite Preschool Teacher & Favorite Family Child Care Provider” contest. Last year, the contest collected over 3,000 votes. This year, PATCH received over 242 nominations. Nine finalists have been […]

The Preschool Open Doors program is now accepting applications from families in need of preschool tuition assistance for the 2015-2016 school year.

The subsidies benefit pre K students living in low-income areas identified as Zones of School Innovation. The funding is part of a three-year, $6 million commitment from the state Department of Education .