Registration now open for public pre-kindergarten program

Applications are being accepted for the 2025-26 academic year for the state’s public pre-kindergarten program offered through the Executive Office of Early Learning.

Registration is open for children within 2 years of entering kindergarten. Parents and caregivers of qualifying 3- and 4-year-old children are encouraged to apply online.

The pre-kindergarten program, which has 92 classrooms on 74 Hawai‘i Department of Education campuses throughout all islands, is free and designed to give keiki a strong foundation for the rest of their academic career.

State officials hope to add 50 classrooms throughout the next 2 years to expand access to early education for Hawaiʻi’s youngest learners.

Click here to see the list of participating schools on Kaua‘i.

The Executive Office on Early Learning, established in 2012, was created to provide a unified framework for developing a comprehensive and integrated statewide early childhood development and learning system.

For more information about the 2025-26 application process, eligibility requirements and to apply online click here.