Both of my kids have and are currently attending here. Very pleased with the wonderful…read morecommunication between administrators and staff. So far, we've enjoyed many of the teachers, Ms. jaime being the best one yet! She is fabulous and truly was such an amazing teacher to our child. They are accommodating with various allergies and have great communication with parents. I would highly recommend.

Pretty good preschool for my 4 yr old. Carmen answers your questions, she's on point, and is always…read morethere. Virginia and Sara, teachers of my daughter, are very caring and sweet. This place has AC all day for the children. They offer build it club, water play, soccer, and swim lessons with Leahi swim school. Daily emails and photos on what your child did in school. Overall, I am very satisfied with her level of care there. Yes, I would recommend this place if you live in the area.

This school is the BEST! My granddaughter was at this school for two years and LOVED every day…read more The teachers were great, the principal amazing and the staff very caring and efficient. A very safe and nurturing environment. God loving structure was the best.

Let me just start by saying that you get what you pay for literally. My other half and I decided to…read moresend our child here for preschool. Communication between the school and ourselves were seamless. It was so easy to get the information that we needed in order for our little one to be set. My other half went on their tour and was just mind blown at how well behaved these preschoolers were. This is not your typical traditional school. The campus is nestled in Pearl city on E Komo Mai Drive. I am so beyond excited for him to start school with this legacy who has had the best reputation over numerous years. Everyone here, including the head of the school is nothing but professional and respectful.

My son was enrolled here from 2023 to 2024 and I absolutely believe that sending our son here was…read moreone of the best decisions we've ever made. We really didn't know where we were going to send him to preschool or whether we would be able to send him at all, but we were granted a preschool open doors scholarship and that was the reason we were able to send him. This preschool is such a hidden gem. I had no idea a preschool existed there until we went there for the tour. I couldn't tell what the classes or school looked like from the website so I was happily surprised by the large green lawn and playground for outdoor playtime. The class size was also small so the students get a lot of one-on-one attention from teachers and aides. My son was very apprehensive about starting preschool. He had never been to daycare so it was all very new for him. The first day he hid under the table and they were eventually able to coax him out. He quickly got more and more comfortable and made friends with his classmates and absolutely loved his teacher, Aunty Krisi, and all of the other sweet aunties who worked in the office like the director, Aunty Cheryl. They were all so kind and made each child feel seen and special. He matured SO MUCH socially, behaviorally, academically and in confident independence from the start of the school year to the end. It was truly amazing. Even now that he is in kindergarten, he still tells me that he misses preschool and his friends and teacher. They did crafts every day and spent time outside on the big lawn playing and getting sunshine and fresh air (which was so important to me as I didn't want him to be cooped up in a classroom all day). There were even times he didn't want to leave at pickup because he was still playing with his friends. I especially loved all of the beautiful crafts he made for every holiday and the cute dances and songs they practiced and performed to celebrate special occasions. The teachers took pictures and videos almost every day of my son engaging in different activities and learning new skills and at the end of the school year gave us a fully loaded USB drive with all of the pictures and videos from the whole year. The incredible amount of care and love they give to each student is amazing. I could not have asked for a better preschool experience and now I tell anyone who is looking for a preschool to consider sending their children to Keiki Care Center of Hawaii!

We kind of stumbled upon this preschool, and my 2 sons have thrived here. Their philosophy is…read moreessentially play-based Montessori and is screen-free. The teachers, administrators, and staff are friendly, helpful, and genuinely invested in the wellbeing of the students and their families. My younger son is still there, and my older son who is now in elementary was very well prepared for kindergarten. I am so thankful we found KCCOH, and I highly recommend it!

best staff and school for my kids,highly recommend this school.there's a saying says you learn from…read morethe best,you will always do best.God blessed this good heart teacher and leader,may our good lord bless them all.

Can't say enough great things about this preschool. Amazingly caring and skilled teachers, aides…read moreand admin. Our family had such a wonderful experience with our daughter attending here. She's learned so much and has made great friends.

From my moment we stepped onto the campus the vibe and atmosphere was nothing but negative. The…read morecampus was dated, with poor, unkept landscaping, rusty gates and fences, and dated equipment and structures. On our son's very first day of school there was nobody there to welcome him or attempt to soothe his understandably high levels of fear and anxiety. His angst was met with cold and harsh reactions, no smiles, no understanding or compassion. Upon leaving him we immediately felt uneasy but hoped it was just us as parents being overly anxious and protective. However, the situations worsened. Aides and teachers lacked communication, supervision, and soon thereafter even proper care and hygiene for our son. The staff was unable to tell us if our son ate, if/how long he napped, and their cold and careless attitude and disposition seemingly worsened by the day. When we picked him up daily the updates were forced, lacking in basic information, and had no undertones of care or concern for either ourselves as Parents nor for our son who were all adjusting to his new school environment and family dynamic. On the second week we dropped our 2 year old son off at school at 8am. Upon picking him up at around 230pm he was wearing the exact same diaper! His diaper was heavily saturated a soiled! The situation was photographed and properly documented immediately by my wife. Upon notifying administration they admitted to breaching procedures regarding diaper changes. They allegedly spoke with the staff who claimed they had checked and changed our son. However, the diapers we provided to the school were NOT the diapers he was wearing upon pickup. Their claims and stories were blatantly false. We dis-enrolled our son due to our mounting concerns and requested a pro-rated refund for the reminder of the month. The school refused. The school lacks modern updates, but more concerning is the staff we dealt with lacked the care, compassion, and patience that young preschool aged children need.

Overall this was an okay school. My child made friends & learned. But overtime, the cons outweighed…read morethe pros... I liked how the school was setup. Classrooms are individual rooms (other preschools, they utilize a big space & divide the area by shelves that gets loud). Also, this is all year school. They're still open during breaks for "day care" (which I didn't see a difference between an actual school day vs daycare). Most of the staff here are nice & friendly, some don't attempt to say hi the very least. But here are my cons: 1. THERE IS ZERO COMMUNICATION with the staff. An app like most schools have to communicate would be nice. - At pick up, the teacher usually doesn't say anything about how the day went. She's been letting my child walk out by themselves. So I just had to go by on what my child tells me. - There is no true point of contact for concerns. If you have a concern, you will need to email the main office and depending on the seriousness Sharon (office staff) may forward it to Mr. Kyle, the "administrator" (owner son). If they do notify him, he will respond by typing a letter, VERY OLD SCHOOL! When it'd be more efficient if he just emailed back directly. So therefore, your concerns does not get addressed. 2. THE TEACHER WILL NOT INFORM YOU OF INCIDENTS that occurs during school. On a few occasions after picking up my child, my child have told me another child has done something to them. One incident, a kid had put dirt all over my child's hair & that child was NOT sent to timeout! INCIDENTS LIKE THESE THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE NOTIFYING BOTH PARENTS! Especially the kid who is doing these incidents so that the parents can talk to their child (again an app to communicate these things would be nice. Also, considering that the 3y/o teacher is VERY forgetful (i.e. she told me to have my child for the Christmas play at 7a, when it said on the paper 9a, also couldn't remember where the play was -_-")) 3. MS. WENDY MAKES UP HER OWN RULES! One occasion, I asked her if I could chaperon on a field, she told me "parents are not allowed." EVEN THO IT SAYS IN THEIR HANDBOOK (that the school strongly goes by), #21 "All parents or guardians who volunteer to chaperone on field trips must have a TB clearance." Doesn't even say that parents are not allowed... 4. THIS IS MORE OF A DAY CARE SETTING. The kids are playing majority of the time. Other than morning circle time, seems that the kids are only given one opportunity to learn. Although, they are given the option to choose to do a worksheet or do table play. They are kids, of course they are going to choose to play. What kind of teaching is that? And the worksheets are VERY basic. My child can do it in 3 seconds. 5. THE FOOD THEY SERVE IS NOT AGE APPROPRIATE. Tell me what 2-5 year old local kid eats "beef mexicana", curry stew, "garden salad", Spanish rice? Atleast, put chicken nuggets on your menu.. - I've been directly told by a professional that they have previously reviewed their menu & made suggestions. But the school told them "they will consider it". So I hope this review will push the school to actually make the appropriate changes. 6. There were a handful of times where the teacher had miss giving my child handouts if they're not there that day/go home early. Half of the time I was not given the lunch menu (then again the only thing on the menu that changes is the month and days). 7. Parents are paying all these comprehensive fees, just for the staff to reuse old cereal boxes & junk laying around for arts & craft. I support repurposing stuff, but atleast be creative! 8. You need to give the school a 30 day withdrawal notice. THIS JUST SHOWS YOU HOW BIG THEIR DROP OUT RATE MUST BE to have this in place, instead of just parting ways & trying to correct what they are doing wrong... 9. THIS SCHOOL IS RUN BY A VERY OLD JAPANESE FAMILY. - Their staffs clock in/out is still the old school system; where you time stamp a paper time card thru a machine. - Payments are only to be paid check or cash. - All their notices looks like they were made in the 90's. Seems they kept the same word file from back then, & only change the dates. - Their "handbook" still says "no Heelys", who wears that?! Clearly, they haven't updated their handbook in over 2 decade. Overall, this school needs modernizationing & a better suited person running this company. SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE STILL OPERATING HOW THEY DID BACK IN 1970's

In light of the education referendum that was defeated, I feel that it is helpful to write a review…read morefor a good organization that tries it's best to help our keiki. Here's the good. Our keiki has different breaks compared to the mainland that has all of June/ July/ August. They have a great opportunity to keep keiki involved in learning and expanding their horizons that otherwise would not be broadened but kept complacent by sitting just watching tv. Keiki get enough screen time as they are calling it now. But Kamaaina Kids really helps get keiki engaged and active through play and learning when not in school proper. All of our communities need different organization to help our littlest ones be able to learn and grow - outside the home to be able to get ready for in building schools. There are tons of children- especially boys that get mommy sick and worried when it is time to go to kindergarten for example and have to go away for a while. This is so traumatic usually because the parents have not taken their children to opportunities like Kamaaina for short term trips away from the Ohana so that it is not so stressful going for longer time periods like school. Socialization is soooooo important to the social health and well being of our keiki at such a critical age. New info- Early Childhood Education is organized curriculum from Federal DOE that includes English and Math to prepare for K that is regulated like Head Start and Early Head Start. Preschool is well- school setting by people other than the parents that is before real schooling. Some parents consider it day care. Not that learning can't happen- children learn all the time at that age, but it is not considered mandated curriculum. Why is it important? The difference comes down to how much responsibility is involved. The department of education is responsible for the "commons" things that communities agree it can not organize by itself. Other commons include highways, prisons, the FAA, and other things that in general communities need government to establish for the common good so that we can find life, liberty, and pursue happiness. So again- you can ask, why is this important. As far as I read it, the ballot initiative asked can state money go towards private preschools. Until our HI constitution allows for a savings account from taxes, nothing in our 'commons' is safe let alone spending more money on things that are not covered in the current commons that are not yet funded. Please do not get me wrong, Kamaaina Kids has a valuable and important part in afterschool programs and week long fun educational activities but it doesn't teach first grade yet and hold to current accountability standards that federal DOE holds for real school. And they shouldn't- after school programs are supposed to be fun, parents and communities and grants can pay for these activities. Or time can be donated for afterschool sports. This is a quite big issue with many players, and I am only an independent makua that has a small opinion. Kamaaina does a great job of caring for our keiki in outdoor sporting events and science field trips. It is wonderful to be able to have options for what to do in the time im-between school semesters. It seems that sometimes there is 1 adult to 9 keiki- that is a wonderful ratio and I wish our HI DOE had ratios like that and then we would have better reading and math scores. Again- visit the program for yourself and see that there are great activities for our Keiki. http://www.kamaainakids.com/ Location Kama'aina Kids Corporate Office 156 Hamakua Dr. Suite C Kailua, HI 96734 Ph: (808) 262-4538 Toll Free: (888) 345-4374 Fx: (808) 261-2051 About Us Kama'aina Kids is a private, non-profit, multi-service organization dedicated to serving children and their families through quality childcare programs. Our services include, but are not limited to, preschool programs, before & afterschool programs, day camps, environmental education programs, enrichment programs, sports clinics, convention childcare and hotel programs. Kama'aina Kids is made up of several divisions employing approximately 1,000 employees and serving nearly 9,700 children and families daily. We are currently one of the largest childcare providers in the State of Hawaii.

This is my daughters second daycare in 3 months. She was previously at a military base CDC and she…read morehated it there, after a week and a half I pulled her out. She Cried every single day I dropped her off. After her third day here she didn't cry, fuss, nag while being dropped off. She loves it here! She loves all of her teachers. I couldn't have asked for a better daycare for her. I appreciate the daily updates on the Procare app.

My daughter loves her preschool and she really thrives in Alphabetland's traditional classroom…read moresetting. They have great overarching educational themed modules, field trips (pre-covid), and lots educational materials. We tried a Montessori School and it didn't fit my daughter well, she learns better with a more directed style of teaching. The teachers are so great and really helped my shy daughter open up. She made some really close friends when she was pretty much a wallflower at her other school. The cost was so much cheaper than the Montessori school I sent her as well, and meals and snacks were included in tuition! They were open for essential workers during the mandatory stay at home, but now are open for all student now that many parents have to go back to the office. If you're looking for a great 3-5 year old preschool I could not recommend alphabet land more!

The director of Alphabet land preschool has no compassion towards single mothers. I applied my…read moreson's and paid the registration fee that say day I called back because another school was willing to take them the next day. He wouldn't even refund me the registration fee and charging the tuition for the month.

Grace Fellowship is a great all around preschool. We sent both our children here and every teacher…read moreand staff were fabulous with them. They were all very welcoming, consistent, organized, and nurturing! I always worried about my kids and their progress but they always communicated with me with any concerns or updates. I love how clean their facilities are and how thorough they are with their Covid procedures to ensure everyone's safety. Because of the added measures that took place for the school during Covid our teacher was so kind to provide pictures and video clips from time to time of our child's progress or activities they did! It's been a blessing for sure!!

By far is the best preschool, ever! You won't be disappointed. Teachers and staff are amazing. My…read moredaughter enjoyed preschool and always looked forward to going. All of you will surely be missed. Thank you! Off to kindergarten

If you are planning to enroll your preschooler here make sure that Ms. Jen will not be your childs…read moreteacher. My daughter wet the bed at night often and would pee in her pants during school. This all started when she started going here. She would also cry every morning before school. This was her 2nd year going to preschool. Her first year at a different school she had none of these issues. I finally spoke with Ms. Jen one day after school. She had no soul, no empathy to my concerns. Much more was discussed which led me to believe that she was unfit to be a teacher. I immediately walked to the principal's office and said this would be my daughter's last day. I got her in another preschool nearby the following week luckily. Immediately we noticed a change in her attitude. No bed wetting, no crying before school. Back to her happy self. I will say that the afterschool staff were always really nice.

If i could give 10 stars to this school i totally would. This school located is hidden in the back…read moreof the residential area inside a buddhist temple. The school is small and old looking but what inside will amazed you!! The people!! All the teachers, principal and everyone is so nice and friendly and very helpful, very professional and kind. This is our kids very first school and we are very pleased to find this school nearby our house. Tuition is also affordable in my opinion for the time that they watch our kids 6:45-7:30 drop off/ pick up 3-4:30/5 i forgot but we rarely leave them there after 4ish. I love every single teachers and teacher aid they have. Ms Jan, Ms Jen, Ms Melissa, Mr Andrew; Ms Amy, Ms Claire and also Ms Jennifer works in the office, everyone is so nice and always there to support our kids whenever needed. Even other teachers from another class always say Hi and recognize our kids by Name make us feel very welcomed! i cannot recommend enough to everyone about this school. my children always come home happy and excited to come to school. You can tell they learn a lot. Become more independent and polite, well manner and speak more words. don't look anymore! enroll your child!! you won't regret! :)