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Hawaii Regulations
The regulations listed below are current 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
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Hawaii Preschool Content Standards for Center-Based Programs (2004)