State lawmakers are considering several measures to improve early education in the islands. Two bills could help address an ongoing shortage of early educators. HPR’s Casey Harlow has more.
One of the largest preschools on Oʻahu will be closing the doors at its downtown Honolulu location later this year. Its closure not only impacts local families, but an already strained early education system.
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Full Show, April 6, 2021
Our panelists touched on the struggles of providing and finding child care, the economic situation, safety measures and more.
Kathleen Algire is the director of early education and health policy at Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network, a nonprofit which advocates for health, safety and the education of Hawai‘i s children. HCAN surveyed families this past year to find out how child care needs are being met and how they have changed.
Shanna De Lima-Suganuma is the East Hawai‘i Island Coordinator at PATCH, which stands for People Attentive to Children. PATCH helps families connect to child care providers and supports the development of early education. She said most child care providers on the island of Hawai‘i have since reopened.