Children are born learning and parents are their first teachers.
Research shows that children who start kindergarten with the basics usually achieve greater success in school and throughout life. If you are a parent or caregiver, give your child a good start in life. We can help you do it!

Doing simple things can make a big difference. It's easier than you think.

• While folding laundry, ask your child to identify colors or count socks.
• During meals, name the foods your baby is eating.
• At the market, ask your toddler about shapes and sizes or to name things that are up high or down low.

• Visit www.bornlearning.org for more information, tips and downloadable tools, or dial 2-1-1 to request a FREE packet of Born Learning program materials.
• Visit www.auw.org/211 for additional help and resources on child development, parent education or childcare.
• Read more about Born Learning in Aloha Matters, AUW's quarterly newsletter.
• Click here to subscribe to “Bits of Understanding,” an e-newsletter for parents filled with tips and suggestions for early learning

Early Childhood Development & Education

• Childcare Business Coalition
• Good Beginnings Alliance
• H.A.E.Y.C. Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children
• KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawai`i
• PATCH Hawaii’s Child Care Resource & Referral Agency
• Waikiki Community Center
• Windward DOE Families for R.E.A.L.

Family-Centered Organizations

• Kokua Kalihi Valley
• Parents and Children Together/Hawai`i Coalition for Dads
• TIFFE (The Institute for Family Enrichment)
• University of Hawai`i Center on Family

Health

• Community Pediatrics: Kapi`olani Women and Children’s Medical Center & John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai`i
• Kapi`olani Medical Specialists, Hawaii Pacific Health
• Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Early Childhood Research

Labor

• Hawai`i AFL-CIO Community Services

Business

• Hawai`i Business Roundtable

Serving Native Hawaiians

• ALU LIKE, Inc.
• Ho`omohala Kaiaulu – Prenatal to 8 Initiative, Kamehameha Schools
• Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE)
• Partners in Development Foundation – Tutu & Me Traveling Preschool

Communications and Media

• PBS Hawaii (Ready to Learn)
• SASSY Magazine/G Mag

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