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Child Care News & Announcement

• FALL 2023 Preschool Open Doors Application Period
• DHS Guidelines and Resources for Child Care Facilities (Updated 08/04/22 COVID-19 Mandates/Guidance)
• 2022 Hawaii Child Care Market Rate Survey
  • 2022 Hawaii Narrow Cost Analysis – Supplement to Child Care Market Rate Survey
• Letter to Licensed and Registered Child Care Providers (Updated 04/19/22 Guidelines and Mask mandate)
• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for FFY 2022-2024
  • Conditional Approval of Hawaii’s CCDF Plan for FFY 2022-2024 (12-13-2021)
• Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 17, Chapter 17-798.3 Child Care Payments
• Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 17, Chapter 17-800 Requirement For Listing Of Exempt Center-Based Provider
• Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 17, Chapter 17-801 Background Check
• Draft Statewide Child Care Emergency Preparedness Response and Recovery Plan
• WIIN Project: Testing for Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
• Helpful Resources for Families – Recommendations from the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) for the COVID-19 crisis and beyond 
• Early Childhood State Plan 2019-2024
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Crib Regulations
• Free Reducing the Risk of SIDS Online Course
• Consumer Product Safety Commission New Play Yard Standards
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Child Care Website
• Archived News and Announcements