HawCC Early Childhood Education Student Ambassador, Leticia Morales

Keaau High School Students express their creativity through finger painting and Lego building.

Keaau High School Career Fair 2023

Recruitment at Keaau High School Career Fair

Early Learning Career Pathways Project Coordinator: Tonya Baybayan

Cohort 1: Started in Spring 2022 with the first course ECED 105 Introduction to Early Childhood Education. Bottom left pic: Cohort 1 (Hilo High) students Mary Ann & Pia review their textbook. Top right corner: Cohort 1 (Waiakea) students Noa, Maya, Koral and Dontae talk about what they learned in the course so far.

Cohort 1: High School Outreach

Cohort 1 students. complete First Aid/CPR certification class.

Community Connections
Tonya Baybayan Tonya Baybayan

Community Connections

HawCC Early Childhood Education Instructor-Jana Smith Project Coordinator- Tonya Baybayan Hawaii Public Radio-Kuuwehi Hiraishi

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Early Childhood Education Matters
Diana Hahn Diana Hahn

Early Childhood Education Matters

Decades of research shows early childhood education matters. Rather than just being a place to drop off keiki so mom and dad can work, early childhood education, or preschool, sets young children up to succeed in life.

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VIDEO Testimonials

Hawaii Community College Alumni and current Cohort students share their experiences

 

Noa Maemori-Waiakea High School Cohort 1 student

Chasity Subia- Preschool Teacher at Hale Aloha Nazerene School

2019 Hawaii Community College Early Childhood Education Graduate