HI SR5

Urges the Department of Human Services to raise reimbursement rates for family child care homes to 75 percent of the current center-based child care rate under the Child Care Connection Hawaii program.

Notes that family child care home rates have remained stagnant since 2009 and currently equal only 44 percent of center-based care rates for the same population and services.

Directs the Department of Human Services to provide incentive bonuses to family child care homes that achieve accreditation.

Identifies a critical shortage of available child care center seats, with no infant and toddler care options available on Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai islands.

Requires transmission of a certified copy of this resolution to the Director of Human Services.