Hawaii is 44th in nation for keiki economic well-being
Hawaii’s astronomical costs for child care and preschool are a major reason the economic well-being of keiki here has worsened comparatively, pushing the state down from 35th place to a dismal 44th among the 50 states on that measure in the latest annual Kids Count Data Book report.
“Hawaii parents face some of the highest child care costs in the nation,” said the summary of the report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a Baltimore-based private philanthropic organization that has been producing Kids Count reports since 1990.
