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Affordable Daycare in Honolulu, HI

Families who qualify can get help paying through the Child Care Subsidy program, and the daycares listed here accept it.

daycares that accept child care assistance in Honolulu
12
daycare centers
12
take infants
6
State license records

All daycares that accept child care assistance in Honolulu

Showing 1 to 12 of 12

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those that post their tuition, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

How this list is made: Honolulu daycares whose Hawaii record says they accept child care subsidies, plus those that say they accept assistance. The Hawaii license list we load does not record subsidies, so here this list has daycares that say they accept child care assistance. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

Cost and help paying

What daycare costs in Honolulu, and help paying for it

of the 12 daycares here post their tuition
3
Their listings show the rates they publish. Ask the others for their rates, and how assistance applies.
Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Honolulu
17
Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
How to apply: Child Care Subsidy programHead Start in HonoluluDaycare cost in Hawaii, by age and county

Before you enroll

Paying for daycare in Honolulu

  1. 1

    Apply for assistance first

    Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.

  2. 2

    Ask about the copayment

    Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.

  3. 3

    Ask about open subsidy spots

    Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

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Questions

Questions

How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Honolulu?

12 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Honolulu. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

How do I apply for child care assistance in Hawaii?

Apply through the Child Care Subsidy program, run by the Hawaii Department of Human Services. It is for low-income families who need child care to keep working, go to school, or take part in job training, and who meet income and activity requirements. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.

Is there free daycare?

Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?

Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.

How does child care assistance work?

Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the Hawaii child care assistance office.

Can I get free daycare?

Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Are these daycares licensed in Hawaii?

Every listing here comes from the Hawaii child care license records.

Which of these Honolulu daycares post their prices?

3 of the 12 list tuition; their listings here show it. Ask the others for their rates and how assistance applies.