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Hawai‘i earns top preschool quality recognition for fourth consecutive year
Hawaiʻi is once again being recognized as a national leader in preschool quality, meeting all 10 benchmarks for high-quality early learning for the fourth consecutive year, according to the newly released National Institute for Early Education Research 2025 State of Preschool Yearbook.
Free public Pre-K applications open on March 2
The Executive Office on Early Learning announced today that applications for its public prekindergarten program for the 2026–2027 school year will open on March 2, 2026.
New public Pre-K increases access on Kauaʻi
Ready Keiki launched in January 2023 with the goal of expanding preschool access statewide. Since then, the state has opened more than 80 classrooms through the Executive Office on Early Learning Public Pre-Kindergarten Program.
Hawaiian language public pre-K classroom now open at Hāna Elementary School
Hāna Elementary School’s new pre-K classroom is rooted in Hawaiian values and language. The new classroom brings the total number of the Executive Office on Early Learning Hawaiian language public preschool classrooms in the state to four.
100th public pre-K classroom opens in Hawaiʻi, advancing universal access for keiki
Hawaiʻi celebrated a major milestone toward making preschool accessible to all keiki with the opening of the state’s 100th public pre-kindergarten classroom.
Ready Keiki to open 50 more preschool classrooms over the next two years
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke today announced the next phase of preschool classroom openings under the Executive Office on Early Learning’s (EOEL) Public Pre-Kindergarten Program, a key part of the Ready Keiki initiative — the state’s plan to provide universal access to pre-kindergarten for all Hawaiʻi families by 2032. The announcement was made at Kalihi Elementary School alongside […]
Executive Office on Early Learning celebrates Week of the Young Child, April 5-11
The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration that focuses public attention on the needs of young children and their families and recognizes the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs.
Maui’s keiki get a boost: Six new public preschools opening this August
Six new, public preschool classrooms will open in Maui County this fall for the 2024-2025 school year, announced Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and the state’s Ready Keiki Initiative on Friday. The pre-K schools enroll 20 students per classroom at no cost to parents.
Hawaiʻi state funded preschool tops quality rankings
A new national report finds Hawaiʻi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality benchmarks for pre-kindergarten programs. However, the report finds the state ranks 44th in the nation for preschool enrollment for four-year-olds and 31st for three-year-olds.
Imua inclusion preschool opens at a Lahaina elementary school
Supported by a new partnership with the Hawaiʻi Department of Education and the Executive Office on Early Learning, the nonprofit Imua Family Services is opening an inclusion preschool campus at Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School in Lahaina.