Do you use child care? Is there anything you wish you could change?
This is your chance to weigh in. Change can’t happen without your voice. Get your thoughts on the record with the state Department of Human Services as they develop their three-year state plan.
Share your thoughts in this form
Your submission will be sent directly to the Department of Human Services as testimony for the public hearing on June 10, 2021 at 9:30 am.
Other ways to testify:
If you want to testify at the hearing by video or phone, email the Department of Human Services by June 8, 2021 at 9:30 am. Please include your email, full name, and phone number.
If you want to email your testimony directly, you can do so until June 10, 2021 at 4:30 pm. All emails should be sent to [email protected].
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) is a law that authorizes the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. CCDF is administered by Hawaiʻi and is used to provide financial assistance to low-income families to access child care. Our state child care subsidy program, Child Care Connection, is funded using the CCDF.
Every three years, states are required to submit a plan on the CCDF dollars to the federal government. The plan outlines how the state will use the CCDF dollars to make child care accessible, affordable, and meet health and safety and quality standards.
Prior to submitting the plan, the overseeing government agency (in HI, that is the Department of Human Services) puts together a draft plan for feedback from the community. On June 10th at 9:30AM, there will be a public hearing on the state's draft plan and we want to make sure you have a chance to provide input!
There are several ways you can participate:
- Complete the form below. Your submission will be sent directly to the Department of Human Services as testimony for the public hearing.
- Draft your own testimony using these helpful tips and email to [email protected]
- Draft your own testimony and sign up to testify at the public hearing.
To participate at the hearing, you will need either a computer with internet access, video camera, and microphone, or a telephone. To sign up to testify at hearing, please email your request at least 48 hours in advance to: [email protected] to request the weblink to attend the virtual hearing via video conference call through Microsoft Teams. Please include your email, full name, and phone number. A confirmation will be sent to you with instructions and the meeting link and call-in number.
All written testimony should be sent to DHS by 4:30PM on June 10th, 2021.
Visit here to review the state's draft plan. Public hearing notice can be found here.
TLDR: Share your thoughts on how to improve our child care system in Hawaiʻi by submitting testimony for the state's CCDF plan at the public hearing on June 10th at 9:30AM.
If you want to testify at the hearing, email the Department of Human Services by 9:30AM, June 8th. Please include your email, full name, and phone number. Written testimony can be emailed to the Department of Human Services until 4:30PM on June 10th. All emails should be sent to [email protected].
Testimony may become part of the public record