About Ready Keiki

Ready Keiki is the state’s multi-faceted plan to ensure all Hawaiʻi children are ready for kindergarten, ensuring their futures and promoting economic stability for local families. It was launched in January 2023 and is led by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke.

By 2032, Ready Keiki aims to provide preschool access for all Hawaiʻi 3- and 4-year-olds, creating over 400 classrooms statewide.

This initiative builds on decades of groundwork by state leaders and early learning and child care champions to create more accessible preschool, set our keiki up for success, and impact the state for future generations.

Preschool in Hawai'i By the Numbers

Explore preschool sites and child care centers.

In the first year of Ready Keiki, 13 public preschool classrooms were opened — providing tuition-free early education to the youngest keiki across our islands.