Quality Care Project

 

Quality Care Project for Center Based Child Care Providers

 

The Department of Human Services (DHS) Quality Care Program is designed to recognize and reward quality in preschools and childcare centers. To help you maintain quality, your program can be eligible to earn incentives of up to $100 per month for each enrolled child who receives a childcare subsidy from DHS. There are three ways to qualify:

• Maintain accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) or the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
• Meet Professional Development Standards
• Meet Hawai'i Preschool Content Standards (HPCS) for four-year-olds

How to earn HPCS incentives?

 

For an application, materials and information concerning the HPCS Self Assessment review and verification visit that will be conducted please contact HAEYC. The HPCS Self Assessment Form is now available as a fill-in form online. You must submit an application to HAEYC before the HPCS Self Assessment form will be processed.

 

Click here to download the HPCS Self Assessment Form (Year 1)

 

Click here to download the HPCS Self Assessment Form (Year 2)

 

NOTE: In order to view a PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher installed on your computer. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe web site.

 

HAEYC

1806 S. King Street, Suite 30

Honolulu, HI 96826

Phone: 942-4708

Toll-free: (888) 224-2392

Email: QCP@hawaiiaeyc.org

 

For information about training and technical assistance to help complete the HPCS Self Assessment form and prepare for a verification visit, please contact the Quality Care Project at Honolulu Community College.

 

Quality Care Project

Honolulu Community College

874 Dillingham Blvd.

Honolulu, HI 96817

Phone: 845-9287

Email: qualcare@hcc.hawaii.edu

 

For information about the Professional Development incentives and staff qualifications go to the DHS Web site at:

www.state.hi.us/dhs/rules-content.html

 

Eligibility Period

Programs are eligible for 12 months. To maintain eligibility, you must reapply and submit documentation for the incentives two months before the end of the eligibility period.