Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL)

<a href="http://earlylearning.hawaii.gov/eoel-public-prekindergarten-program/#new_tab">EOEL Public Prekindergarten Program Accepting Applications for School Year 2019-2020<br /><span>Read More<i class="icon-signin"></i></span></a>

<a href="https://earlylearning.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Flyer-USPDG-Tuition-Stipends-7-19-18-2-1.pdf#new_tab">Early Childhood Education College Tuition Stipends Available from US Preschool Development Grant<br /><span>Read More<i class="icon-signin"></i></span></a>

Name in the News: Lauren Moriguchi (Star Advertiser)

State hopes to collect more data about pre-K through 3rd grade tests (Video)

A New Plan To Help Our Keiki And Hawaii’s Future (Civil Beat)

Federal Money Is Running Out For Charter Schools’ Pre-K Programs (Civil Beat)

Going to College Before College (Hawaii Business)

Why Early Education Must Be Done Right (Civil Beat)

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FACTS, FIGURES & WORKFORCE/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

» WHY EARLY LEARNING MATTERS

The past decade has seen a substantial increase in public investment in early learning programs by federal, state, and local governments, particularly for economically disadvantaged children. Find out more

» EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMS & TUITION STIPENDS

Early Childhood Education Degree Programs: Learn more

Early Childhood Education College Tuition Stipends Available from US Preschool Development Grant: More Information

» EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Early Learning Induction – In Development

Early Learning Academy – In Development

» DATA AND STATISTICS

Data and Statistics – In Development

» HAWAII HEAD START

Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office

The goal: every child reading at grade level by third grade

Focuses on the early-education part of student progress through college

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
Research from across the nation, that clearly shows how prekindergarten results in better kindergarten readiness. But the benefits of prekindergarten go beyond school years and into adult lives. Investing early in a child’s education by sending them to prekindergarten yields a long list of benefits that go beyond test scores, and into the very fabric of their and our futures.