We love the Growing Patch!…read more So we initially found the Growing Patch on Patch Hawaii where they list all certified childcare providers on the island. I only used 2 months of maternity leave so I needed to find a daycare that would take my baby as young as she was. We were lucky to find the Growing Patch since they take babies as young as 3 weeks old. We also learned that the owner was prior military and we were proud to go with them since we are military ourselves. We live on the west side and work closer to town so they were right in the middle and convenient for dropping off and picking up baby. Their location is a bit hidden in the back parking lot of Aiea Square area, near Queen Street Cafe but it's easy to get to since it's at the cutoff for Aiea if you're coming from either direction. This makes getting back on the freeway just as easy if you're heading town side. If you're going west, you'll either have to back track to Halawa or drive further down towards Pearl City. To start off, although this facility is a bit hidden, the front doors art covered in bright red posters showing that it's a daycare that provides 24-hour service. Yes! They will watch your child overnight if you need it. We visited the place for the first time during family tour day which was scheduled in advanced for those interested in learning about the facility, their staff and how they do things at the Growing Patch. We were the 1st ones to sign up after the orientation was completed and they offered an "observation day" before my baby officially started daycare with them. This was where they watched her for a few hours to see how she does around the care givers, being in a new place and around other children. She did great her 1st time there and the longer she went, the more she would learn to love being there. They provide you a list with the items they'll need to take care of your baby and anything else you would recommend to keep them comfortable when they're away from you. Each child has a storage cubby for their belongings. At the front door, you have to ring the doorbell to be let in and you check in on the tablet at the front desk. The facility itself is organized and separated into areas for different age groups since they take infants and up to pre-k age. My baby was enrolled into the infants area and they have a lot of things to keep the children busy from walkers, toys, beds and more! They do art work too like a regular school would and send it home with the parents. I love my baby's footprint art! The place smells clean every time I walk in and they sanitize everything at the end of each day. They have a calendar at the front that you can view to see what your child is scheduled to do that day. You can ask the front desk assistants for a curriculum to take home with you too. They even have scheduled field trips for the kids and notify parents via email and the app for permission. Their last field trip was to the Pumpkin Patch back in October 2024. They use an app called Child Pilot to help you keep track of what you're child is doing during the day and to contact you if needed. If you don't bring lunch for your child, they provide meals specially made by the Queen Street Cafe but this is for the toddler ages. The staff here if so friendly and they love the kids very because it shows. When I drop my baby off in the morning, she already knows where she is and loves to smile at all the caregivers. She's even excited to see all the other children and does not cry when I leave. After only a couple months here, my baby is the most friendliest and social child and I love how her smile can brighten up anyone's day when they see her. They hold parent teacher conference to talk about your child's progress here at the Growing Patch. They even ask about the milestones you expect your baby to reach and they'll help them work on that. These meetings are nice and as a first time parent, it's funny to see things from this aspect because I remember my parent teacher conferences with my parents and most of them weren't good since I was naughty lol. I love the relationships they build here otherwise and I haven't had any bad experiences with the Growing Patch so far. We recommend their services to all parents with toddlers or younger and we hope they open more facilities on island in the future. I also wanted to mention that they have a Facebook and Instagram page to see updates and events on your social media. Please see the photos I posted for more info. Thank you to the Growing Patch Ohana and their owner, Mrs. Dominica for all you do!

This rating is based on the customer service received before care was given…read more Domonica, founder of this establishment, called my family to offer us a spot. Over the phone, she specified when the soonest date available is and we gladly accepted. From then, we took the next steps and made an appointment to tour the day care. After touring, Domonica proceeds to tell us that the soonest available date is now 2 months later than the original date she offered and confirmed with us. We were very upset as we already confirmed that we wanted this spot over the phone. She apologized and said she talks to many families and assumed that we were going to back out. She offered the same spot that we accepted to MANY families even after we confirmed. This alone is very unprofessional, especially coming from the founder of this operation. She then offered a hug to cure all of her mistakes. The extreme lack of professionalism and customer service that came directly from the founder is just unacceptable. I do not feel comfortable and would not recommend bringing your family to a place that does not truly care for your family as they only seek to secure the money bag. Please take your child to a place where you know they will be valued.

My son has been here for 8 months now. He is 3 turning 4 & we plan to keep him here until he goes…read moreto kindergarten. When he first came he was shy & still learning how to play with the other kids. After about 2-3 weeks of getting him warmed up, he finally opened up and loves going to school. Mrs Jocelyn & the rest of the staff are great. I don't worry when my son is here, I know he's in good hands.

This school is amazing and I am shocked that there are no reviews about them. I spent months…read moretrying to find childcare that I was comfortable leaving my child with six or more hours a day, five days a week. It is EXTREMELY hard to put trust in someone to care for your child while you are gone the majority of the day! Prior to coming to this school, I had checked out 10 plus in-home childcare providers, as well as 5 or more childcare facilities. Nothing compared to how I felt when I visited St. Timothy's preschool. I was so disappointed with the other places that I was considering staying home with my child until she became Kindergarten ready. So take it from me when I say, this school WILL fulfill the job duties you are looking for in a provider. The whole team works well together, I have witnessed this daily. The classrooms are very clean which seems to be a hard task for many of them, so I very much appreciate the fact that they focus on having a clean classroom and put a lot of attention in good hand washing for staff and the children, and the carpets get professionally cleaned nightly from what I hear. The school yard is separated by 2 different areas based on age groups and they even have a well-cared for sand box and many bikes for each child to play with. You never hear loud words or inappropriate communications/discussions going on. These group of women are here for the children and it was such a breath of fresh air to see this. From the beginning, myself and my daughter was welcomed and was given plenty of time to get comfortable with the school before I let her go at it alone and they didn't mind, in fact, the Director welcomed it and the teachers supported it positively. They were very patient with me, and despite my child crying a lot in the beginning, they were very loving, caring, and understanding of both of us. Daily I see these teachers play, sing, laugh, read stories, and support each child's emotional, intellectual, and physical development in many ways. My child loves to come to school here! She tells me she wants to go see her friends and teachers every morning on our drive there. My child is currently in the Buzzy Bees classroom and they do a phenomenal job in engaging them daily. Ms. Judy and Ms. Rena are the two teachers that lead this classroom, but I have been witness to the teachers that come to help out at different times and/ or different days and they are all very loving and supportive to the children also. I say this many times, because it is not for "show" for the parents, I can really tell and feel my child's demeanor when she is dropped off and picked up how she feels about her school. The school also participates in the creative curriculum which stimulates their early learning education. They do arts and crafts, put on school programs, parties, learn about each others cultures, just to name a few. I am above satisfied with this school and all their hard work they do daily. It is not an easy task to care for children all day, everyday, and they seem to do it effortlessly. Some may say this school is pricier, but take it from me who has seen and interviewed a lot of childcare providers; it is worth it, and less than some schools that in my opinion are sub-par.

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.

I wouldn't recommend this child care the place is very unsanitary the carpets are dirty, and…read moreeveryone brings their dirty shoes inside. Every time we picked up my son he was sweaty, messy, and not happy, and the same when we dropped him off in the morning he was not excited he cried instead. I think they just let him cry also because when we picked him his eyes were swollen all the time. We felt racism from this childcare. I'm blessed that we found better childcare for our son now, and we can compare lots of differences he is now excited and happy all the time whenever he goes to school.

My Daughter was sent to here when she was 2 with dippers and did not understand English. We were so…read moreworried at that time. Now she is confident and happy, and she has many friends. The Teachers are so caring and I decided to write a review here. Thanks to all the Teachers!

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!

I wanted to love this school due to their location and proposed teaching style, but unfortunately,…read moreas other reviewers have stated, if you have a rambunctious child at all, the staff are unable to handle them. My son attended when he was 2.5-3 years old. I admit he can be a lot (hyper, difficulty regulating emotion, had issues with hitting)....but he's 2. The way this school made it seem was that something was wrong with him and he needed to see a specialist. I wanted to work together with resolving any issues so when they suggested talking to his PCP and maybe talking to DOE, I obliged. I talked to his PCP, was on the waitlist for behavioral evaluation, and spoke to DOE. DOE said he was too high functioning for DOE preschool but the DOE psychologist said she'd observe him at KCCH. She observed him, stated he had minor issues but normal interactions for his age, and made her recommendations to parent and school so that we could work toward improving his behaviors. Apparently, that was not what the school had in mind and had already decided they were going to dismiss him from the school. In no way was it communicated by the teachers or director that his behavior was so bad that he was close to being dismissed (the director admitted herself that when she spoke to the teachers, they didn't communicate that with me). Also, they only gave me 2 weeks to find a new school (one of those weeks was spring break). And the director kept trying to push toward sending him to DOE AFTER I told her he was too high functioning. She stated that it was a 2 week process to get in to DOE, which the DOE psychologist had to tell her that it was usually a 60 day process. She recommended an even smaller teacher to child ratio than what KCCH already boasts. Besides all that, the thing I hated most was the feeling of rejection for my child and having to explain to him that he would have to go to a new school. I hated feeling like something may be wrong with him. Thankfully, we found a new school. My child was the same person with the same issues, but the school is able to handle it with a teacher to child ratio that's higher than KCCH. He's happy and thriving. Bottom line, if your child is rambunctious, the staff won't be able to handle it. They don't communicate well before deciding to dismiss your child from the school. Lastly, the director provides misinformation.

Im August it would have been a year and I wish my son could have stayed here longer but we had to…read moremove. The staff was amazing, caring and so attentive towards him, they have set the bar for what I expect from all other daycares in the future. They do everything to keep the parents involved from daily check-ins, giving curriculum updates, and sending daily updates of your baby. As a first-time mom, they put all my worries at ease and I always recommend this place to anyone who asks. I honestly don't know how they don't have a 5-star rating because the whole staff truly cares about their kids and provides an environment for them to grow safe and confident.

When it was time for me to return to work at 8 weeks, we struggled to find a daycare for my sons…read moreage that had an opening. By some miracle, stepping stones had an opening! Everyone was so friendly and knew my child's name and he loved them back. He smiled and got excited to spend his day with them and even saying goodbye, which to me was a good sign. This place was ALWAYS clean, never had any funky odors, and even the other parents where so friendly in passing. Toys, high chairs, counters, etc were always clean - I'm honestly not sure how they do it! Entry is gated with an access code and parking is located a short walk away. Teachers plan fun art activities with the children that get sent home for you to keep. Teachers update you throughout the day with diaper changes, feedings, and my favorite - photos - to see how their day is going, through Pro Care app. The ONLY reason we are no longer here, is because we couldn't afford it. We don't qualify for any kind of assistance and the cost was starting to add up for us. To the entire team at Stepping Stones Waipahu - we greatly appreciate the care you took of our miracle baby!

Patricia at Patty Keiki Care is an outstanding childcare provider. My daughter attended Patty Keiki…read moreCare from age 3mo. to 3.5yrs old. Patricia is very professional (licensed in-home care provider, has a contract and parent handbook to reference, completes trainings, etc), as well as very warm and patient with the children. From 3mo-1yr old, she provided daily logs of what baby drank/ate, diaper changes, naps, and activities. She logged everything in the Class Dojo app. I was able to pull up the app to reference the daily logs and see pics from the day. It was very helpful to see my baby's patterns and development. She also taught my baby sign language, which was beyond helpful! Once baby turned 1yr old, she started receiving the lunch and snacks Patricia provides. The meals are nutritious and well balanced (she goes by usda guidelines). Patricia had structured days for the kids, and the routine is great. She did circle time, letter of the day, taught songs, arts/crafts, sensory bins, water play, went on walks to the park. Based on day of the week, I always knew what the plan for the day was. My daughter loved going to Auntie Trish's house. I knew my daughter was safe, happy, and thriving. I highly recommend Patricia.

Patty kept our little guy. Our son had not been formally diagnosed at the time but he is Autistic…read more Our son loved her and we will always recommend her.

We stayed at The Kahala Resort and had a wonderful experience with Aloha Sitters. They were able to…read moreaccommodate us last minute and provided care for both morning and evening, which was incredibly helpful. The sitters were attentive, engaging, and well prepared--bringing age-appropriate activities, books, and toys, taking the kids on walks around the resort, and keeping them happy and comfortable the entire time. A special thank you to Lauren for her amazing care and to Deborah, who coordinated everything quickly and professionally. Highly recommend Aloha Sitters for families visiting Oahu.

Even last minute they'll find a babysitter for you! They've come through every time I've needed…read morethem.