Community Councils

There are four Good Beginnings Community Councils in each of Hawai’i’s four counties: Hawai’i, Kaua’i, Maui and O’ahu.  A model of public-private partnering in action, each Community Council strives to find new opportunities to connect with families to benefit their keiki.  Good Beginnings county coordinators, who convene the councils, are the front line in helping communities and families nurture their young keiki.

Good Beginnings Oahu Council

The Good Beginnings Oahu Council (GBOC) endorses an integrated early education and care system that will:

• Promote safe, healthy and appropriate learning environments for all children, including those with special needs.
• Assist families to access early education programs and public/private health and social service programs.
• Facilitate resources to meet identified community and parental needs.
• Elevate the early childhood workforce through work environment improvements and on-going professional development.

Good Beginnings Kaua`i Council

Kaua`i Good Beginnings Community Council is a voluntary council of parents, early childhood providers, and community groups established to work together for quality early childhood education and care for Kaua`i's families with children, from birth to five years.

Good Beginnings Maui Council

The Good Beginnings Maui Council is coordinated by Maui County. Please visit the Good Beginnings Maui website for information or contact Ka`ina Bonacorsi at .

Maui GBA Brochure

Good Beginnings Big Island Council

The Big Island Good Beginnings Alliance Community Council (BIGBACC) is part of the statewide Good Beginnings Initiative. BIGBACC is a voluntary council of parents, early childhood providers, schools, and community groups established to work together for quality early childhood education and care for Hawaii’s families with children, from birth to eight years. BIGBACC has prioritized increasing the quality of early childhood programs and bringing more families into the system as this year's focus. Raising the educational levels of early childhood practitioners and providing more information to parents about child development are two ways to help move our Big Island children closer to being "safe, healthy and ready to succeed".