Data and Strategy

We want to ensure data is available to inform program quality, good policy decisions, and smooth transitions for children.

Understanding the current and future needs along with the inequities within children's lives can guide our state's goals and strategies to improve the early childhood system. This grant aims to complete a new needs assessment report to inform meaningful cross-sector and collaborative engagement process to also reassess and revise our plan’s priorities, strategies, and indicators of success.

These deliverables are coming soon.

Strategic Plan

2023 Strategic Plan Report

New Plan Coming Soon

Through upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions,
we will:

Revise and update our priorities, strategies, and indicators of success;
Clarify roles and responsibilities for implementation;
Improve the transition between planning and implementation; and
Ensure communication with partners.

Learn more about Current Plans

Needs Assessment Report

New Report Coming Soon

The focus of the needs assessment update is:

Updating a risk/reach assessment
Understanding family preferences for early care and learning options, with special focus on families of vulnerable children
Determining economic impact
Integrating data

Report Coming Soon

2020 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Report:

The needs assessment encompassed multiple methods of stakeholder input, data collection and review, including the following components: a “Risk and Reach Analysis” used to identify critical needs and gaps in programs reaching vulnerable populations of families with young children, a System Assessment with key stakeholders that included interviews, a Resource Map of funding for programs serving children birth to age five

View the Hawaii Early Childhood Comprehensive Needs Assessment

RAND Final Report on early childhood educator compensation equity study and high-level roadmap to advance policy and financing options.