2020-2021 PreK applications

Children age four on or before July 31 of the applicable school year are eligible to attend PreK. Download the flyer and application packet from the Executive Office on Early Learning. Applications are being accepted. Schools that offer PreK:

There are also public charter schools that offer Pre-K — a list of schools can be found on the charter school commission website here.

Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from low-income families from birth to age 5. In addition to education services, programs provide children and their families with health, nutrition, social, and other services. Head Start services are responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.

The Head Start federal grants are managed by the following nonprofit agencies. Contact them for services:

• Oahu: Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP)
• Maui, Molokai and Lanai: Maui Economic Opportunity Inc., and Maui Family Support Services
• Kauai: Child & Family Service
• Hawaii: Parents and Children Together (PACT), and Family Support Services
  

Māʻili Community Learning Center

​Families on the Waiʻanae Coast can connect with the center's Preschool Complex​ to access classrooms being operated by Kamehameha Schools and a variety of community organizations including ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, HCAP – Head Start, INPEACE Keiki Steps program, Keiki o ka ‘Aina and Wai‘anae Coast Early Education Center.​

Learning to Grow

The Learning to Grow Project (LTG), under the University of Hawaiʻi Center on the Family, provides statewide educational outreach services to families with children ages birth to 5 and their Family, Friend, and Neighbor (license-exempt) child care providers. They provide parents with information about child care options and the importance of the quality of the early learning environment.