(a) There is established the pre-plus program within the office to expand access to affordable and high-quality early learning for children from low-income families who are not otherwise eligible for kindergarten, by allowing preschool programs to be established on public school campuses through public-private partnerships.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1.7

  • At-risk children: means children who, because of their home and community environment, are subject to language, cultural, economic, and other disadvantages that cause them to be at risk for school failure, including children:

    (1) Who are placed through their individualized education programs in a general education setting;

    (2) Who are English as a second language learners;

    (3) Who are in foster care;

    (4) Who are homeless; or

    (5) Whose family income is no more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1

  • Early learning: means developmentally appropriate early childhood development and education for children from prenatal care until the time they enter kindergarten. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1
  • Office: means the executive office on early learning established pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302L-1
(b) The office, the department of education, and the department of human services shall work collaboratively to develop suitable pre-plus classrooms on department of education campuses statewide, including conversion charter school campuses. The executive office on early learning, with the department of education and department of human services, shall coordinate site selection for additional pre-plus programs at public school sites, with priority given to public school sites that serve at-risk children as defined in § 302L-1, including sites located in areas with limited access to early learning programs and services.

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