PATCH (PEOPLE ATTENTIVE TO CHILDREN)

Programs

1. Child and adult care food program: licensed family child care providers are eligible for this program which provides partial reimbursement for nutritious meals served to children while in a family child care setting. This federally funded program is supported by congress to ensure that all children in family day care homes have access to balanced and nutritious meals with the goal of improving their eating pattern and habits. The usda child and adult care food program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low income families. Patch screens the income eligibility of providers and children and provides monthly reimbursement payments to the providers directly. Patch provides access to nutritional resources, training and technical assistance. Providers also receive assistance in menu planning, basic sanitation as well as keeping accurate records for claiming reimbursements and tax purposes. In fye 6/30/25, 249,721 meals and 138,310 snacks were served to 1,104 children in our food program, which assist low income families, and 151 day care homes received support services to promote child health and nutrition.

   $1,151,434 spentof which $898,462 as grants
   23% of program spending

2. Child care resource and referral services: as hawaii's statewide child care resource and referral agency, patch provides free child care referrals to families in our community, connecting parents to a diverse range of licensed and registered child care. Patch provides free resources on subsidies, developmental screening, brain building tips, and more. Patch works alongside the department of human services to provide financial support to eligible families in completing their documents and finding a provider that best fits their family's needs. We understand that it can be hard to know where to start when searching for quality child care options and are happy to help the community navigate through the process! Parents can receive a list of child care providers via email, online, or by mail. In fye 6/30/25, resource and referral provided 1,626 unduplicated/unique child care referrals. Additionally, there were 30,562 times that parents searched the website on their own.

   $994,245 spentof which $47,475 as grants
   20% of program spending

3. Preschool open doors program - the patch preschool open doors (pod) program is an early childhood education and care program, funded by the department of human services, which helps three-, four- and five- year-old children to attend preschool by helping families pay preschool costs for up to one year. Any licensed preschool may accept pod subsidized children. In fye 6/30/25, $22,953,476 in tuition assistance was awarded by the pod program so that 2,413 eligible families could attend preschool, of which 1,254 children were from single parent households.

   $1,090,161 spent
   22% of program spending

4. Other child care services to foster community awareness of the needs of children, parents, and child care providers. In fye 6/30/25, the registry program verified 3,715 child care practitioner credentials while providing career counseling to 108 practitioners and 18,716 health and safety certificates were submitted. $32,380.80 in early childhood education scholarships were awarded to help 55 people further their education in the field of early childhood.patch respite care services include contracts with child care aware of america that service families in the u.s. Navy and u.s. Air force with children diagnosed as moderate to severe (categories iv & v) efmp respite care. Patch provides enhanced referrals, recruitment and placement, training and monitoring services to these families with diagnosed exceptional family members ages 0-18 in their service delivery area. Families may receive up to 40 hours of respite care per month. In fye 6/30/25 a total of 52 children were served under the navy contract and 11 children were served under the air force contract.

   $1,111,282 spentof which $245,636 as grants$42,576 earned by the program
   23% of program spending

5. Child care training program: patch offers more than 150 different free training classes to child care professionals from all types of child care settings including licensed exempt providers and parents. All classes are aligned with standards of the state's ask core areas, dhs health and safety topics and the subject areas of the national child development associate credential. Each quarter, patch publishes a training calendar full of current child care information and scheduled classes, which is distributed to professionals and the public. In fye 6/30/25, 1,619 parents and early education professionals attended 217 free training sessions across the state. There were also 21 courses that were available in the self-paced format. Through this format, there were 5,543 parents and early education professionals who completed these courses.the family child care child care recruitment program assisted 19 new licensed child care providers start their own business, creating 114 additional child care spaces.

   $588,637 spent$30 earned by the program
   12% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,935,759.