 Contact Information
Catherine Lux, East Hawaii Coordinator
305 Wailuku Dr., Ste. 4
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 961-3169
E-mail: clux@patchhi.org |
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Agency Mission Statement:
To support and improve the quality and availability of care for the young people of Hawaii
The organizational vision is to provide families with information and resources needed when they are looking for quality child care. Support the professional development of caregivers through training, improve the quality of care they are providing and better understand the needs of the market. Provide data and services to the community to maximize the quality of the care-giving experience and increase the number of quality caregivers.
Funded Programs:
Cash for Caring: provides reimbursement grants to cover the costs of improvements in a family child care business. The program gives family care providers the incentive and the financial ability to invest in improving their child care programs. The eligible costs must clearly be toward quality improvement-and thus this "improves and supports the quality" of care for the young people of Hawaii.
Early Childhood Education Scholarship Program: provides reimbursement grants to cover costs of higher education classes in early childhood education (ECE). The program gives people the incentive and financial ability to invest in improving their professional development if they are already in the field, while giving newcomers the incentive and financial ability to join in. The eligible cost must clearly be to cover only ECE classes in higher learning institutions, encouraging some to choose this field of study and practice. Thus this "improves and supports the quality and availability of care for the young people of Hawaii".
