#kindergarten hawaii
DHS extends preschool open doors deadline to April 28
The state Department of Human Services is extending the application deadline to apply for the Preschool Open Doors program to April 28, 2023.
Parents Urged to Enroll Kids in Kindergarten
The 2016-17 public school calendar is slated to start on Aug. 1, 2016. Children must be 5 years old on or before July 31 to enter kindergarten.
Open Enrollment for Pre-School Open Doors Begins
The statewide childcare program provides subsidies to eligible low-and-moderate-income families to pay tuition at any of the 428 licensed preschools in the state.
Hawaiʻi Minimum Wage Hike Advances in Legislature
The bill seeks yearly increases over four years beginning next year to: $7.75 per hour in 2015, $8.50 in 2016, $9.25 in 2017, and $10 in 2018.
Early Education Program Seeks to Serve 4-Year-Olds
The programs created are designed to support school readiness opportunities for about 3,500 4-year-olds who would not be eligible for kindergarten due to a new birthdate cutoff of July 31, starting in 2014. Eventually, the goal is a statewide early childhood education program for more 4-year-olds in Hawaii.