Hawaii Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

	Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers
	Licensing Standards for Family Daycare

Teachers: Must be at least 18 and have a degree in child development or early childhood education and 6 mos. working experience or a postsecondary credential in a child development associate program or a 2-year (60 credit) college program with a certificate in early childhood education plus one year experience or a baccaluareate in elementary education plus 6 mos. work experience in an early childhood program plus 6 credits of approved child development or early childhood education training courses or a baccalaureate in any field plus 6 mos. work in early childhood program plus 12 credits of approved child development or early childhood courses.

Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care

Infants (1:3)

Toddlers (1:4)

2 years (1:8)

3 years (1:12)

4 years (1:16)

Schoolage (1:20)

Mixed age group ratio for age of youngest child

Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care

All ages (1:6) no more than 2 children under 18 months
includes provider's children who are under 6 years old unless they are in
school or enrolled in a child care facility for more than 6 hours/day

Child Care Licensing Agency
Hawaii Department of Human Services
820 Mililani Street, Suite 606
Honolulu, HI 96813-2936
Phone: (808) 586-7050
Fax: (808) 586-5229
Hawaii Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Hawaii Department of Human Services
820 Mililani Street, Suite 606, Haseko Center
Honolulu, HI 96813-2936
Phone: (808) 586-7050
Fax: (808) 586-5229

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division
820 Mililani Street, Suite 606
Honolulu, HI, 96813-2936
Phone: (808) 586-5232
Fax: (808) 586-5180

Child Care Food Program Agency
Department of Education
650 Iwilei Road, Suite 270
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 587-3600
Fax: (808) 587-3606

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
650 Iwilei Road, Suite 205
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 839-1988
Fax: (808) 839-1799

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement Agency
Office of Attorney General
601 Kamokila Boulevard, Suite 207
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
Phone: (808) 692-7000
Fax: (808) 692-7134

Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Hawaii, call Local (toll): (808) 832-5300.

For national child abuse information, call Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency.

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