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This dashboard provides information about the Our Keiki, Our ʻOhana, Our Future PDG B-5 project activities and the progress of their implementation.
More detailed information on the program progress of Hawaiʻi's PDG B-5 project can be found in the Interim Report prepared by Center on Disability Studies in March 2025.
Below you can find a visual summary of the implementation progress for each activity.
Progress is categorized into eight defined levels:
Planning Phase
In Progress
Early Implementation
Advanced Implementation
Fully Implemented
Not started
Delayed
Cancelled
Each category is represented by a specific color, as shown in the Implementation Progress Overview.
To explore the progress in more detail, use the interactive dashboard provided for each activity.
Click on the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 to view the activity-specific implementation status for each quarter. Quarter 1 refers to January to March; Quarter 2 refers to April to June; Quarter 3 refers to July to September; and Quarter 4 refers to October to December.
The data represents aggregated findings from PDG B-5 Quarterly Progress Reports and Annual Performance Progress Reports.
Activity 1: Updating Needs Assessment
Activity 1: Updating Needs Assessment
The focus of the needs assessment update is:
Updating a risk/reach assessment
Understanding family preferences, with a special focus on families of vulnerable children
Determining economic impact of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) sector
Integrating data.
Activity 2: Updating Hawaiʻi Early Childhood State Plan
Activity 2: Updating Hawaiʻi Early Childhood State Plan
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
Ensure communication with partners.
Activity 3: Maximizing Family Engagement
Activity 3: Maximizing Family Engagement
Hawai’i plans to maximize parent and family involvement in the Birth - 5 system and improve information access with the following implementations:
Systems Level:
Family Resource Website
Public Awareness Campaign
Mixed-Delivery System (MDS) Provider Conference
Family Engagement Specialist at the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL)
Establishing an Early Learning Board (ELB) Parent Council
County Level:
Family Fairs
Parent Navigators
Community & Individual Level:
Embracing Your Journey Trainings
Expanding Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) workshops
Family "Talk Story" Sessions
Activity 4: Supporting B-5 Workforce & Best Practices
Activity 4: Supporting B-5 Workforce & Best Practices
Hawaiʻi’s plans for supporting the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) workforce include:
Developing a Workforce Compensation Implementation Plan
Establishing an Early Educator Apprenticeships
Refining ECCE Student Ambassador Program
Increasing Pathways for Bachelor Degrees in Early Childhood
Building Capacity for Qualified Infant and Toddler Caregivers
Providing Mental Health Supports and Training to the ECCE Workforce.
Activity 5: Support Program Quality Improvement
Activity 5: Support Program Quality Improvement
Hawaiʻi will support of several initiatives to improve early childhood program quality including:
Establishing a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Technical Assistance (TA) System
Establishing a Learning for Change Leadership Development Program
Preschool to Kindergarten Transition Supports
Developing CLASS Performance Ratings
Developing CLASS Coaching and Trainings.
Activity 6: Subgrants to Enhance Quality and Expand Access to Existing and New Programs
Activity 6: Subgrants to Enhance Quality and Expand Access to Existing and New Programs
Hawai‘i will execute a Subgrant program for services, expanding access, and improving quality. This includes:
Funding a shared services program with expanded service offerings and expanded reach for Family Child Care Home (FCCH) providers
Funding annual developmental and social-emotional screenings at all public pre-K programs
Supporting the expansion of Infant and Toddler care providers and classrooms
Providing technical assistance for provider accreditation and coaching.
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