Family Child Care
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Child Care Licensing
Want to open a daycare? Are you suited for Child care?
We commend you for your interest in becoming a licensed family child care provider. After all, caring for someone else’s children,… all day… every day, is a tough job.
Annual Health & Safety Training
Do you need to submit DHS Annual Health & Safety Training?
Mail hard copies of your H&S documents via the US Postal Service to PATCH Registry or upload them electronically through the H&S training portals.
PATCH Scholarships
The PATCH Scholarship program allows you to increase your knowledge in current developmentally appropriate practices and increases the number of people entering the early care and education profession.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Quality Care Program
Care for the Caregiver, focuses on seeking balance in work and in life. The
newsletter gives great examples on how to put this hallmark to use.
USDA Food Program
The USDA Child Care Food Program ensures young children in licensed family child care homes have access to balanced, nutritious meals with the goal of improving their eating patterns and habits.
Child Care Training
PATCH OFFERS IN PERSON TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF CHILD CARE SETTINGS.
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Ka'upena Shared Services
ARE YOU A LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER OR SMALL CHILD CARE CENTER?
DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY TO LEARN AND NETWORK?
WOULD YOU LIKE HELP MANAGING THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF YOUR WORK?
H.E.L.P. -
Hawai'i Early Learning Platform
H.E.L.P. Resource Kit is a one stop online platform offering easy access tools and resources to help child care programs in Hawaiʻi maximize time, save money, and promote quality care and education for Hawaiʻi’s keiki.
Starting A Family Child Care Business?
In Hawaii, more than half of all mothers work outside the home. That means there is an urgent need for high quality child care. If you love working with young children and want to put your creative, nurturing and organizational skills to work – consider becoming a family child care provider. You’ll find it is some of the most important, rewarding work to be found.
What Are the Benefits?
- Earn income while at home
- Set your own work hours
- Have a positive impact on children
- Build your own business
- fill an important community need
- Spend more time with your own kids
PATCH can help you become a family child care provider
- Assisting you in becoming licensed by the State of Hawaii
- Guiding you on setting up your child care business
- Giving you information on child development, nutrition, health and safety issues
- Giving you information about resources available to providers, such as the USDA Child Care Food Program that assists in paying for meals served in daycare
- Referring parents who are looking for child care to your business