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Kahului
Christ the King Child Development Center
211 Kaulawahine St, Kahului, HI 96732 • 877-3587
Ages 2.5 to 6 years
School enrollment: 22
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8 to 1:12 (depending on age of child)
Tuition: $7750/year 7:15am-3:00pm
% of students receiving tuition assistance: 25%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:15am – 3pm
Potty Training Required
Christ the King Child Development Center is a learning community. It’s more than little kids; it’s families and little kids.
Emmanuel Lutheran Preschool
520 West One Street, Kahului, HI 96732 • 873-6339
www.els-maui.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 33
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: $680/month (7:00am-2:30pm); $800/month (7:00am-5:00pm)
% receiving tuition assistance: 42%
Accreditation: WASC
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Potty Training Required
The purpose of Emmanuel Lutheran School is to provide high quality, Christ-centered education. Our educational practices are based on the belief that each child is capable of doing three things: learning, leading by example, and serving. Emmanuel Lutheran School is licensed by the Hawaii Council of Private Schools.
Imua Inclusion Preschool
161 S. Wakea Ave., Kahului 96732 • 244-7467
imuafamily.org
Ages: 2 years 8 months – 5 years
School enrollment: 20
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:6
Tuition: $975/month
% receiving tuition assistance: 80%
Accreditation: In process (NAEYC)
AM/PM Care: 7:30am–3:30pm
After Care: 3:30pm–4:30pm
Potty Training: Required
Imua Inclusion Preschool is a relationship-based, play-based program where children who are typically developing and children with special needs learn together. Our curriculum emphasizes collaboration among children and adults. Our daily program is infused with a sense of place, honoring diverse cultures and values while celebrating life.
Kahului Baptist Preschool
309 South Puunene Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732 • 877-7243
kahuluibaptistpreschool.com
Ages 2 years, 8 months to 5
School enrollment: 72
Teacher/student ratio: 1:8
Tuition: $725/ month
% of students receiving tuition assistance: 50%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM care: 6:45am – 5:15pm
Potty training required
We’ve been loving children for over 73 years! Children are a gift from God and deserve our very best. We are a faith-based preschool with a literacy-based curriculum. Pre-K class is offered to late-born children and older four-year-olds.
Kahului Hongwanji Preschool
291 South Puunene, Kahului, HI 96732 • 877-7998
khmpreschool@hotmail.com
kahuluihongwanjipreschool.com
Ages 3 – 5 years
School enrollment: 42
Teacher/Student: 1:12 (not including aides)
Tuition: $875 per month
% receiving tuition assistance: 25%
Accreditation: NAEYC (pending)
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5pm
Potty Training Required
Kahului Hongwanji Preschool has been in operation for 45 years. Class size is small, with 10 children per class. All teachers have 10-30 years of teaching experience.
Kahului Union Church Preschool
101 West Kamehameha Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732 • 871-6955
preschool@kahuluiunion.org
Ages: 3-6 years
School enrollment: 18
Teacher/Student: 1:8
Tuition: $550 (half day); $725 (full day)
% receiving tuition assistance: 20%
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 7:15am – 4:30pm
Potty Training Required
KUC Preschool’s curriculum is God-centered and fosters Christian beliefs while integrating art, music, physical and language development, math, science, social studies, and life skills into the daily program.
Kahului Preschool, Kama‘aina Kids
50 South Papa Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732 • 877-7256
www.kamaainakids.com
Ages: 12 months to 8 years
School enrollment: up to 55
Teacher/Student: Meet or exceeds all State of Hawaii Department of Human Services ratios for all age groups
Tuition: Please visit our website for full tuition information
% receiving tuition assistance: Not available
Accreditation: NECPA
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5:30pm
Potty Training Not Required
Voted # 1 Childcare Provider for 14 years by the readers of the Hawaii Star Advertiser. Safe, nurturing environments with a variety of locations on Maui and Oahu.
Maui Evangelical (Hina) Preschool, Kama’aina Kids
256 Hina Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732 • 877-6604
www.kamaaniakids.com
Ages: 2-5 years
School enrollment: Up to 28
Teacher/Student Ratio: Meet or exceeds all State of Hawaii Dept. of Human Services ratios for all age groups.
Tuition: please visit our website for full tuition information.
AM/PM Care: 7:00am. – 5:00pm.
Potty training: Not Required
Voted # 1 Childcare Provider for 14 years by the readers of the Hawaii Star Advertiser. Safe, nurturing environments with a variety of locations on Maui and Oahu.
Noah’s Ark Preschool
777 Mokulele Highway, Kahului, HI 96732 • 871-2477
www.khcsandnoahsarkmaui.com
Ages: 2-5 years
School enrollment: 65
Teacher/Student: 2 Yr.-1:8 ; 3-4 Yr.-1:12
Tuition: $700 (2 yrs.); $650 (3-5 yrs.)- Lunch included; PT: Limited Space
% receiving tuition assistance: 25%
Accreditation: In Process
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Potty Training Not Required for 2 years old
“Changing Hearts To Renew The Mind” and “Establishing lifelong Christians in order to develop a Heritage of Faith with servitude to the church, community, and other.” Romans 12:2
Wailuku
Piaget School of Maui
Kansha Preschool
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
3 Go For Broke Place, Wailuku • 242-5437
www.kanshapreschool.net
Ages: 2.8-5 years
School Enrollment: 16
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1/8
Tuition:$800/month FT, $625/month PT
% receiving tuition assistance: 40%
AM/PM Care: 7:30am-4:30pm
Potty Training Required
Accreditation: NAEYC
We provide the support, guidance, and tools necessary to engage children’s interests in learning and constructing knowledge based on meaningful experiences. We are co-located with the Maui Adult Day Care Oceanview Program in the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center and have an intergenerational activities component in our curriculum relating to life skills. Together we learn about our own histories, the people and places that form our community, and how we can all make positive contributions to our island home and the world.
Pūnana Leo O Maui
103 S. High St, Wailuku, HI 96793 • 808-244-5676
www.ahapunanaleo.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: Wailuku: 38
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: $10,450 Annual (Which may be paid in monthly installments of $950)
% receiving tuition assistance: 90%
Accreditation: NAEYC, WINHEC
AM/PM Care: 7:30am-3:30pm
Potty Training Required
The Pūnana Leo initiates, provides for and nurtures various Hawaiian language environments, and we find our strength in our spirituality, and love of our language, our people, our land, and of knowledge.
Kamehameha Schools Preschool – Paukūkalo
661 Kaumualiʻi St. Wailuku, HI 96793 • (808) 573-9480
www.ksbe.edu
Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
School enrollment: 120
Teacher/Student: 1:10
Tuition: $3,916.00 (SY23-24 Tuition)
Accreditation: NAEYC
% receiving tuition assistance: N/A
AM/PM Care: 7:00am-5:00pm
Potty Training Required
Kamehameha Schools strives to nurture the values of aloha, mālama, and kuleana while continuing to provide a learning environment that is safe, educational, culturally-grounded, enjoyable and enriching.
Iao Preschool
2371 West Vineyard St, Wailuku, HI 96793 • 242-1995
www.iaoucc.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 40
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8
Tuition: $825/month
% receiving tuition assistance: 25%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 4:45pm
Potty Training Required
Iao Preschool is committed to developing the whole child. Emotional, social, cognitive, physical and spiritual growth are parts of the wholeness we seek.
St. Anthony Preschool
1627-B Mill Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 • 242-9024
sap@hawaii.rr.com
www.sasmaui.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 48
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8
Tuition: $950/month
% receiving tuition assistance: 35%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:15am – 4:00pm
Potty Training Required
St. Anthony Preschool provides a Catholic education enabling students to develop positive attitudes and habits for growing, living, and learning. We share a campus with the St. Anthony grade school, middle school, and high school.
M.E.O. Head Start
99 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 • 808-249-2988
https://www.meoinc.org/programs-services/early-childhood-services/meo-head-start/ or www.facebook.com/MEOECS
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: varies
Teacher/Student: 1:10 (minimal)
Tuition: Free (family must meet the Head Start selection criteria)
% receiving tuition assistance: 100%
Accreditation: NHSA Region IX HSA; HAS – Hawai`i
AM/PM Care: Hours vary by center, except 12:00 pm on Fridays
Potty Training Not Required
Head Start provides Early Childhood development services to families that meet the federal poverty guidelines and selection criteria. Children who will be 3 or 4 by July 31, 2024 are eligible for enrollment in August 2024. Beginning February 1, 2024, the Head Start Program will be accepting applications for the 2024/25 school year.
M.E.O. Kahi Kamali`i Infant/Toddler Center
99 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 * 249-2988
meoinc.charityfinders.com/HeadStart_KK or www.facebook.com/MEOECS
Ages: 1-3 years
School enrollment: 15
Teacher/Student: 1:5
Tuition: $1558
% receiving tuition assistance: Approximately *eighty percent of enrolled families receive tuition subsidy assistance from the State of Hawaii Child Care Connection, Maui Family Support Services Quality Care for Hawaiian Keiki, or the County of Maui scholarship assistance (with demonstrated financial need). *This number may vary.
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 4:00pm Monday – Friday
Potty Training Not Required
Parent / legal guardian to complete application at the MEO Early Childhood Services office, between 7:30am – 3:30pm, Monday – Friday. For more information, please contact the MEO Early Childhood Services department at 249-2988.
Wailuku Hongwanji Mission
144 Kaniela Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 • 244-9545
Ages: 2.8 years-5 years old
School enrollment: 40 children/ license capacity 65
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:10 (6 on staff)
Tuition: $850 per month
Percentage receiving tuition assistance: 10%
Accreditation: no
AM/PM Care: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm M-F
Potty Training Required
We are committed to providing a positive, loving, safe, and healthy environment to encourage your child’s religious, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development to the fullest potential. Parents provide lunch and AM/PM snacks.
Wailuku Union Preschool
327 South High Street, Wailuku 96793 • 242-5950
Ages: 2-6 Years
School enrollment: 32
Teacher/Student: 1:7
Tuition: $850/month
Percentage receiving tuition assistance: 90%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 4:45pm
Potty Training: Required
Wailuku Union Preschool provides a Christian learning environment that minister to the needs of the whole child. This includes a loving, positive, supportive, safe and healthy environment that encourages the growth of your child in all areas of development.
Kihei
Little Hoku Montessori Academy
220 Moi Place, Kihei
www.littlehoku.com
Ages: 3 to 6
School enrollment: Maximum enrollment is 24
Teacher/Student: 1:12
Tuition: $1465/mo.
Accreditation: State Accredited
AM/PM Care: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Potty Training Required
Little Hoku’s mission is to provide a safe and fun environment for children to grow to be independent and creative individuals. Our school follows the Montessori philosophy. Montessori certified lead teacher. Equipped with air-conditioning, and a large grass gated outdoor area for children to play. Accept POD, Rescare, Arbor, CCCH, Pauahi and Quality Care for Hawaiian Keiki.
Akamai Kids Club Preschool
100 Kulanihakoi St. Kihei, HI 96753, akamaikidsclub@gmail.com, www.akamaikidsclub.com
Ages: 3 through under 7 years old
School enrollment: 24
Teacher/Student: 1:12
Tuition: pricing varies by program, $550-$1430
Accreditation: DHS Licensed
AM/PM Care: half day 8-12, full day 8-3, extended care until 5 pm
Potty Training Required? yes
Children’s Garden
2140 Kanakanui Rd, Kihei, HI 96753 • 879-8786
Ages: 2-6 years
School enrollment: 41 per day
Teacher/Student Ratio: Average 1:7 (varies depending on age)
Tuition: Varies
% receiving tuition assistance: 10%
Accreditation: Licensed Group Childcare Center
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 5:30pm
Potty Training Not Required
Children’s Garden is a quality non-profit preschool/daycare that emphasizes academics and social and communication skills and offers language, creative movement, and reading programs. We nurture children with love, care, guidance, patience, and understanding.
Kihei Baptist Preschool and Toddler Center
1655 S.Kihei Road, Kihei, HI 96753 • 808-875-2112 Ext.205
kiheibaptist.org • preschool@kiheibaptist.org
Ages: 12months -5 years of age
School Enrollment: 36
Teacher/Student ratio 1:8
Tuition: Toddler Center- $880/month full time, part-time- $700/month
Preschool- $935/month full time, $755/month part time
% receiving tuition assistance: 30%
Accreditation – State Licensed
AM/PM care: 7:15-5:00
Potty Training: Yes for Preschool. No for Toddler Center.
Awarded Preschool of the year from the Hawaii Baptist Early Education Association in 2018. We are a church-based preschool actively teaching the Bible and sharing God’s love. We provide a nurturing Christian environment and a staff that love working with keiki and guiding them through the learning process. The philosophy of Creative Curriculum is that young children learn best by doing. Our classrooms are planned intentionally to give our students many different learning centers to explore. Our teachers interact with children in ways that promote development and learning. They foster children’s competence, support children’s learning through play, create rich environments for learning and create strong home-school connections.
Little Monk Seal of Montessori
300 Ohukai Rd. #206, Kihei, HI 96753 • 808-205-9118
https://littlemonkseal.org
Ages: 2.8-6 years
School enrollment: 24
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8
Tuition: $1200/month, no other supply or enrollment fees
% receiving tuition assistance: 50%
Accreditation: AMS in Process
AM/PM Care: 8:00am–2:45pm (school hours)
After Care: 2:45pm–4:00pm
Potty Training: Required
Little Monk Seal offers authentic Montessori education in a beautiful school. We have a unique monk seal first responder stewardship program and expert teachers. LMSM is a small school with a big heart.
Piilani Preschool, Kama‘aina Kids
10 Manino Circle, Kihei • 874-8844
www.kamaainakids.com
Ages: 6 Weeks- under 6 years old
School enrollment: Up to 82
Teacher/Student: Meet or exceeds all State of Hawaii Department of Human Services ratios for all age groups
Tuition: Please visit our website for full tuition information
% receiving tuition assistance: N/A
Accreditation: NECPA
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5:30pm
Potty Training Not Required
Voted # 1 Childcare Provider for 14 years by the readers of the Hawaii Star Advertiser. Safe, nurturing environments with a variety of locations on Maui and Oahu.
Upcountry
Carden Academy of Maui
55 Maka’ena Place, Pukalani, HI 96768 • 573-6651
www.cardenmaui.org
Age: Pre-K (3 yr & 4 yr)
Average Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:17
Tuition: Pre-Kindergarten $12,806
% receiving tuition assistance: 25%
Accreditation: HAIS and WASC
Potty Training Required
Carden Academy of Maui is committed to educating the whole child through a balance of academic excellence. character development, and enrichment through the arts in a nurturing, small classroom setting. “I want children to learn and to enjoy learning. Life is a joy, so should be learning.” – Mae Carden
Haleakalā Waldorf School
4160 Lower Kula Rd., Kula, HI 96790 • 808-878-2511
waldorfmaui.org
Ages: 2-Preschool
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: Preschool-K $5,000-$15,800;
% of students receiving tuition assistance: 42%
Accreditation: WECAN, WASC, HAIS and AWSNA
AM/PM Care: PM until 5:00
Potty Training Required for Preschool
Haleakalā Waldorf School provides a developmentally based curriculum. Academics are taught through artistic and creative experience. Students learn to love learning, to express their innate creativity in thinking as well as in doing, to live with reverence for life, to serve as self-directed, engaged members of the greater community and are prepared to thrive in the global 21st century.
Montessori School of Maui
2933 Baldwin Avenue, Makawao, HI 96768 • 808-573-0374
www.momi.org
Ages: 18 months through Primary
School Enrollment: 246
Teacher/Student: 1:12
Tuition: $16,381 – $19,177
% receiving tuition assistance: 26%
Accreditation: HAIS, WASC
Licensed by: HCPS, DHS
|AM/PM Care: 7:30-8:00am and 3:00-5:30pm
Potty Training Required for Preschool
The Montessori School of Maui provides a comprehensive curriculum from early childhood into adolescence by following the principles, spirit and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori’s method of education. Through this effort, the School looks to encourage critical thinking, cultivate inquisitive minds and empower children to actively participate in the rapidly changing environment and unpredictable future.
Aloha Kai Academy
954 Baldwin Avenue, Paia • 808-283-3220
Ages: 12 mos.-3 years and 3-7 years
School enrollment: 10 I/T 20 preschool
Teacher/Student Ratio: Infant Toddler 1:5, Preschool 1:10
Tuition: Infant $1600; Toddler $1350; 3-7 $1200; Drop in $60/day preschool; $65/day toddler
% receiving tuition assistance: 40%
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 7:45 am to 4:15 pm
Potty Training required for Aloha Kai Academy
We incorporate the necessary aspects of your child’s development during these formative years. Through our school atmosphere, outstanding staff, and well-planned curriculum we prepare your child for Kindergarten and a lifelong love of learning!
St. Joseph Early Learning Center
1294 Makawao Avenue, Makawao, HI 96768 • 572-6235
www.sjsmaui.org
Ages: 2 years, 9 months through 5 yrs.
School enrollment: 29
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:10
Tuition: $810/month (7:00am – 3:00pm)
% receiving tuition assistance: 54%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 3:00pm
Potty Training: Required
Serving upcountry Maui families for more than 34 years.
Waipuna Chapel Preschool
17 Omaopio Rd., Kula 96790 • 878-6343
www.waipunachapel.com/preschool • Virtual Tour
Ages: 3-5 Years
School enrollment: 25
Teacher/Student: 1:8
Tuition: Call for Rates
% receiving tuition assistance: 60%
Accreditation: In process
Potty Training: Required
Waipuna Chapel Preschool staff have 40 years combined teaching experience. They have created a place for children to learn about God’s love, be loved, and love to learn.
Fun, 2, 3 Preschool
8992 Kula Hwy., Kula at St. John’s • 878-6068
Ages: 2-6 years
School enrollment: 23 per day
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:7
Tuition: $800 month (full time); $420-$690/month (part-time)
% receiving tuition assistance: 10%
Accreditation: none
AM/PM Care: 7am – 5:00pm
Potty Training Not Required
Fun, 2, 3 Preschool is a small play-based program in a rural setting. Fun, 2, 3 Preschool builds a strong foundation for learning through curiosity, exploration, social skills and community building.
Malama Montessori
5 Alanui Place, Kula HI 96790
MalamaMontessori.com
Ages: 8 weeks – 5 years
Enrollment: 24
Teacher/Student Ratio: 8 weeks 24 months 1:3 25 months – 35 months 1:6. 3 years – 6 years 1:10
Monthly Tuition: Infants $ 690-1550 • Toddlers $875 – $1250 • Preschoolers $675- 1250
Accreditation: NAFCC pending self study
Tuition assistance: 20%
AM/PM Care: Full Day
Potty Trained Required: Not required
Malama Montessori serves children ages 8 weeks to 6 years old in Kula, Maui. Malama provides quality, child-centered, individualized education in a nurturing environment for children 2 months to 6 years. Our teachers are Montessori-certified and emphasize respectful, individualized learning through Montessori hands-on materials. Malama students develop independence, confidence, self-direction, self-discipline, and a life-long love of learning.
Kamehameha Schools Preschool – ʻAʻapueo
275 ʻAʻapueo Parkway Pukalani, HI 96718 • 808-573-9480
www.ksbe.edu
Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
School enrollment: 30
Teacher/Student: 1:10
Tuition: $3,654.00 (SY19-20 Tuition)
Accreditation: NAEYC
% receiving tuition assistance: N/A
AM/PM Care: 7:00am–5:00pm
Potty Training Required
Kamehameha Schools strives to nurture the values of aloha, mālama, and kuleana while continuing to provide a learning environment that is safe, educational, culturally-grounded, enjoyable and enriching.
Makawao Drop in Center
29 Olinda Road, Makawao • 446-6928
https://makawaokids.vpweb.com
Ages: 2-5 years
School Enrollment: 16
Teacher/Student Ratio 1:8
Tuition $350/month
Part-time classes 2 days per week for 2.5 hours 9:30 a.m. to noon
Potty Trained not required
At the Makawao Drop in Center each day is different with a fun curriculum designed to foster learning through play. In the sparkling clean, brand new classroom, kids get to do art projects based on curriculum themes, storytime, free play with a broad range of fun toys, and music including dance and tumbling classes. Classes are 2.5 hours 2 days/week.
Makawao Hongwanji Preschool
223 Hiwalani Lp., Pukalani, HI 96768 • 572-7883
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 42
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:9
Tuition: Call for rates
% receiving tuition assistance: N/A
Accreditation: Licensed by Dept. of Human Services
AM/PM Care: 7:15am – 5:00pm, or 7:15am – 2:30pm
Potty Training Required
We are sponsored by Makawao Hongwanji Mission as an outreach to the needs of the community. We are located in a quiet neighborhood of Pukalani.
Makawao Preschool, Kama’aina Kids
55 Makawao Avenue Pukalani • 572-2919
www.kamaaniakids.com
Ages: 2-5 years
Enrollment: up to 33
Teacher/Student Ratio: Meet or exceeds all State of Hawaii Dept. of Human Services ratios for all age groups.
Tuition: please visit our website for full tuition information.
AM/PM Care: 7:30am. – 5:00pm.
Potty training: Not Required
Voted # 1 Childcare Provider for 14 years by the readers of the Hawaii Star Advertiser. Safe, nurturing environments with a variety of locations on Maui and Oahu.
North Shore
Doris Todd Christian Academy
519 Baldwin Avenue, Paia, HI 96779 • 579-9237
www.doristoddchristian.org
Teacher/Student: Average 1:16
Tuition: $7505-$7950
% receiving tuition assistance: 11%
Accreditation: ACSI (Assoc. of Christian Schools International), WASC (Western Association of Schools & Colleges)
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 5:30pm
Potty Training Required
Our mission is to provide a Christ-centered education that is biblically based and is committed to academic excellence, biblical morality, integrity, church involvement, and patriotism – all to the glory of God.
Kamehameha Schools Preschool – Hāna
5060 Uakea Rd. Hāna, HI 96713 • 573-9480
www.ksbe.edu
Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
School enrollment: 28
Teacher/Student: 1:10
Tuition: None
Accreditation: NAEYC
$ receiving tuition assistance: N/A
AM/PM Care: Preschool hours are from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Extended Day Care is Available for an additional fee
Potty Training: Required
Kamehameha Schools strives to nurture the values of aloha, mālama, and kuleana while continuing to provide a learning environment that is safe, educational, culturally-grounded, enjoyable and enriching.
Pūnana Leo O Maui
5060 Uakea Rd., Hana • 248-8669
www.ahapunanaleo.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 13
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: $10,450 Annual (Which may be paid in monthly installments of $950)
% receiving tuition assistance: 90%
Accreditation: NAEYC, WINHEC
AM/PM Care: 7:30am-3:30pm
Potty Training Required
The Pūnana Leo initiates, provides for and nurtures various Hawaiian language environments, and we find our strength in our spirituality, and love of our language, our people, our land, and of knowledge.
Roots School
740 Haiku Road, Haiku, HI 96708 • 250-7988
www.rootsmaui.org or office@rootsmaui.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 19
Teacher/Student: 1:10
Tuition: $9,950
% receiving tuition assistance: 47%
Accreditation: HAIS, WASC, HCPS
AM/PM Care: 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. M, T, TH, F
Potty Training Required
Roots School Mission: Through experiential and academic learning, we encourage students to integrate creativity, critical thinking, integrity and compassion to engage collaboratively and realize their potential as unique, fulfilled individuals.
Montessori Toddlers of Maui
Haiku • 808-280-1833
Heyjudemaui@gmail.com
Ages: 18 months through 3 years
School enrollment: 6
Teacher/Student Ratio: 6:1
Tuition: Contact for Current Tuition
Accreditation: Licensed
% receiving tuition assistance: None
AM/PM Care: Monday through Friday, 8:00am through 3:30pm
Non potty-trained welcome!
A Montessori environment created for Toddlers ages 18 months – 3 years. Designed to meet the toddlers needs, on all levels, socially, emotionally and cognitively. Guided by Judy, who has 2 Montessori teaching credentials, ages 3 through 6 and infant through 3 years old.
Lahaina
Children of the Rainbow Nursery and Preschool (closed)
142 Baker Street, Lahaina, HI 96761 • 661-8281
www.thechildrenof therainbow.com
https://www.facebook.com/childrenoftherainbowpreschool
Teacher/ Student Ratio: 1:8
Ages: 3 to 5 years
% receiving tuition assistance: 10%
School enrollment: 36
Accreditation: NAEYC
Tuition: $620/month (7:30-5:00); $570/month (7:30-3:00)
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Potty Training: Required
Children of the Rainbow Preschool provides the community with high-quality Early Childhood Education for children ages 3-5 years old. Our facility is the largest in West Maui with spacious and well-equipped classrooms, thoughtfully and intentionally designed to facilitate maximum learning. We also have an expansive outdoor learning environment complete with a brand new play structure. Our curriculum is focused on promoting growth in all areas of development through planned activities and learning experiences. It is our mission to provide a safe, loving, and stimulating environment for our students’ to thrive in.
Holy Innocents’ Preschool (closed)
561 Front Street, Lahaina, HI 96761 • 667-9058
www.holyimaui.org/preschool.html
Ages 3-5 years
School enrollment: 34
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: $650/month
% receiving tuition assistance: 20%
Accreditation: NAEYC
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 4:30pm
Potty Training Required
Holy Innocents Preschool has a long-held reputation for quality early childhood education. Daily classes are held year-round behind Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in its Parish Hall and courtyard, complete with treehouse.
Lahaina Preschool, Kama‘aina Kids (closed)
553 Wainee Street, Lahaina, HI 96761 • 667-0422
www.kamaainakids.com
Ages 6 weeks to 5 years
School enrollment: up to 76
Teacher/Student: Meet or exceeds all State of Hawaii Department of Human Services ratios for all age groups
Tuition: Please visit our website for full tuition information
% receiving tuition assistance: n/a
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 7:00am – 5:30pm
Potty Training Not Required
Voted # 1 Childcare Provider for 14 years by the readers of the Hawaii Star Advertiser. Safe, nurturing environments with a variety of locations on Maui and Oahu.
Punana Leo O Maui (closed)
535 Waine’e St., Lahaina • 740-2006
www.ahapunanaleo.org
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: Lahaina: 23
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: $700 / month 2019-2020 Check for updated 2020-2021 rates
% receiving tuition assistance: 90%
Accreditation: NAEYC, WINHEC
AM/PM Care: 7:30am-5:00pm
Potty Training Required
The Pūnana Leo initiates, provides for and nurtures various Hawaiian language environments, and we find our strength in our spirituality, and love of our language, our people, our land, and of knowledge.
Maui Preparatory Academy
4910 Honoapiilani Highway Lahaina, HI 96761 • 665-9966
www.mauiprep.org
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8
Tuition: Call for rates
% receiving tuition assistance: 30%
Accreditation: HAIS & WASC
Potty Training Required
Maui Prep is celebrating 16 years as a private, independent college preparatory school located in the Napili neighborhood of Lahaina. Maui Prep’s vision and mission encompass relationships, empowerment, and relevance, with a focus on our core character values of 10 Commitments to Living Aloha. Maui Prep offers preschool through 12th grades, with rigorous and relevant academics, including a brand new Houghton Mifflin curriculum for English Language Arts and Math in our Lower School. Maui Prep is an HAIS and WASC Accredited college prep school, which incorporates experiential learning with a rigorous project-based learning curriculum that utilizes 21st-century technology and prepares our students for the next step in higher education. Maui Prep offers Financial Aid for families in need, a fully paid four-year Pueo Pilot Scholarship for a deserving student entering high school, as well as accepting other tuition scholarships. With new, state of the art facilities like our Graham Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, as well as our Bozich Center for Athletics and Performing Arts, Maui Prep is proud to boast the highest enrollment in the school’s history. Students excel in superior academics, challenging MIL athletics, and an extraordinary arts program. With the help of exceptionally qualified educators, Maui Prep values the whole child and creates a customized education program to help every student achieve their highest potential.
Sacred Hearts Preschool (moved – info TBD)
239 Dickenson St., Lahaina 96761 • 661-4720
www.shsmaui.org
Tuition: $7,300 Full-Time, $6,000 Part Time -Preschool
Accreditation: WASC, WCEA
% receiving tuition assistance: 37%
PM Care: 2:15pm-5:00pm After Care
Potty Training: Required
Celebrating 157 years of education on the Westside. Sacred Hearts School is proud to carry on the legacy of excellence that is evident in the quality of students graduating from our middle school. We develop kids with character.
The Preschool at Kapalua
5960 L. Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761 • 669-5577
thepreschoolatkapalua.com
Ages: 3-5 years
School enrollment: 31 per day
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
Tuition: Call for Tuition Rates
% receiving tuition assistance: 10%
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 7:30am – 4:45pm
Potty Training: Required
We believe that each child is made in the image of the infinitely loving and creative God. To this end, we are here to help the children develop their full physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual potentials.
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Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool
Upcountry, Kahului, Kihei, and Lahaina • 249-2430
(Mon & Wed – Upcountry & Lahaina; Tues & Thurs – Kihei & Kahului)
www.pidfoundation.org
Ages: Birth to 5 years
School enrollment: 50 per site
Teacher/Student Ratio: Caregiver comes with the child
Tuition: Free
% receiving tuition assistance: N/A
Accreditation: None
AM/PM Care: 8:30am – 10:30am
Potty Training: Not Required
Tutu and Me aims to meet the developmental needs of young children and to support the grandparents and caregivers. Teaching teams, comprised of early childhood educators, travel to pre-selected communities where they set up, conduct, and facilitate the program.