Financial Resources for Families Paying for Child Care
Supported by Department of Human Services
Applications accepted year-round
Awards based on family size, income and work/school schedule
Process is approximately 30 days
Hawaii Kai - Halawa #808-832-3800
Aiea, Wahiawa, Waialua, Waipahu, Makaha #808-692-7777
Makapuu - Haleiwa #808-233-5325
Hilo #808-981-7286
Maui #808-243-5866
Preschool Open Doors
Supported by Department of Human Services
Application period varies
Priority awards granted to children with special needs
Process depends on application period
Oahu #808-587-5254
Neighbor Island #1-800-746-5620
Keiki o Ka 'Aina
Supported through grants such as the HELP for Child Care tuition assistance program
Application period varies
Awards granted to children of Hawaiian Ancestry, Alaskan, and Native American
Awards are income based
Oahu #808-843-2502 or email [email protected]
Pauahi Keiki Scholars Program
Seagull Schools is a School Collaborator with Kamehameha Schools Pauahi Keiki Scholars (PKS) program. For more information on the Kamehameha Schools PKS program visit www.ksbe.edu/finaid/ or call (808) 534-8080 from O'ahu or 1-800-842-4682, then press 2 from the neighbor islands.
Oahu and Neighbor Islands #808-534-8080
NACCRRA
Supported through the Federal Government
Applications accepted year round
Awards granted to children of Active Duty military and to Reservists who are deployed or who are unable to access military child care in their neighborhood.
Award amounts are rank/income based
Process is approximately 1 -2 weeks
Seagull Schools
Seagull Schools Tuition Aid Program allows qualifying families to access scholarships to offset the cost of tuition for the 2022-23 school year. This program is funded through Seagull Schools with help from our generous donors.
We strongly encourage families who may qualify for Seagull’s tuition aid to apply for this opportunity. An internal Committee will review all qualifying applications. You must be able to show that you have applied for other subsidies or tuition aid to be considered. The application window will commence on August 1, 2022 and run through the end of the month.
Please see your center’s office or click here for an application.
Please be aware that the deadline to submit your application for Seagull tuition aid (attached
here) and all relevant documents (see P. 2 of the application for a full list) will be due to Seagull
Schools’ business office by Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. You can send in applications to:
Seagull Schools Tuition Aid Department, 1300 Kailua Rd., Kailua, Hawaii 96734 or email
them to: [email protected]
Please kindly get in touch with any questions by calling our business office at: (808) 261-8534 or
by emailing: [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your applications in the
near future!
