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Hawaii Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of Septermber 1, 2011

Hawaii has six different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Title 17: Chapter 891.1 Registration of Family Child Care Homes 12/19/2002
Title 17: Chapter 892.1 Licensing of Group Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes 12/19/2002
Title 17: Chapter 895 Licensing of Infant and Toddler Child Care Centers 12/19/2002
Title 17: Chapter 896 Licensing of Before and After School Child Care Facilities 12/19/2002
Title 17: Chapter 798.2 Child Care Services 3/8/2008
Title 17 Amendments: Chapter 798.2-12 & 2-14 Child Care Services 1/19/2010

State Licensing Contact

Department of Human Services
Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division
Child Care Connection Hawaii
677 Queen Street, Room 400A
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: To find the phone number for your regional office, please go to the web page http://hawaii.gov/dhs/self-sufficiency/childcare/licensing/units
Web Page: http://hawaii.gov/dhs/self-sufficiency/childcare/licensing/


Links to other Hawaii State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Hawaii Preschool Content Standards for Center-Based Programs (2004)