#pre kindergarten
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 […]
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke visits Wailuku Elementary as public preschool prepares to open
Maui’s Wailuku Elementary is one of 11 public preschool classroom sites across the state that are slated to open this school year, thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative.
Gov. Green enacts laws aimed at enhancing education
HB960 (Act 175) places prekindergarten facilities within the authority of the DOE School Facilities Authority and transfers $200 million in general funds to the School Facilities Special fund for FY 2023-24. The funds will expand access to Pre-K to eligible children.
Hundreds of seats available in charter school early learning classrooms
Applications for high-quality, free prekindergarten programs are now being accepted by 11 public charter schools statewide, including Kualapu‘u Charter School on Molokaʻi.
Maui’s Kula Elementary Selected as State-Funded Pre-K Classroom
Maui’s Kula Elementary School was selected as one of five state-funded Pre-K classrooms for the 2018-2019 school year.