Early Childhood Action Strategy

08/21/2026

Are you interested in supporting Hawai'i's keiki to be healthy, safe, and thriving? Check out this opportunity to work with ECAS to strengthen community early childhood systems in Kapa'a and Moloka'i. Deadline for proposals is September 3, 2026.

Over the past years, 2 communities have brought together a network of health, early childhood, education, and family serving partners to test and develop community-centered solutions. Pāhoa Promise Partnership, on Hawaiʻi Island, and the Waimānalo Early Education ʻUpena partnership, on O‘ahu, ...

08/19/2026

Please kōkua our friends on Hawai'i Island by making a donation or sharing this info broadly.

08/11/2026

08/11/2026

08/08/2026

Something for us all to keep an eye on...

As part of a “Child Care Reform Package” released on May 11, the Administration issued four separate policy actions: a Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule, a Temporary Assistance for Need Families (TANF) Information Memorandum, a...

06/10/2026

BIG NEWS: The Child Care Modernization Act has been introduced in the House!

Led by U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, this bill would strengthen CCDBG and expand access to affordable, quality child care for working families across the country.

04/27/2026

Pinwheels of Possibilities

Support family friendly policies and home visiting all year round.

04/27/2026

Hawai’i- we in? What a cool program.

04/25/2026

Way to go EOEL, partners, ‘ohana and keiki! 💜 The future of Hawai’i is brighter.

Hawaii earns top marks for preschool quality in NIEER 2025 report ⬇️