Highly recommend!! I fully trust the staff with my daughter. She has gone here for almost 2 years…read moreand she loves it. The staff is friendly, gentle, caring, and so supportive. They communicate well and also throw cute events for family to partake in. My daughter gets disappointed when I come in to pick her up - she tells me she doesn't wanna go home yet. I think that's a great sign she's having fun and loving her time there!

We enrolled our son at 6 months old and have been really happy with his care. The infant teachers…read moreare all wonderful and caring. You can see how much they love the kids. As he's gotten older he's continued to love going to RLA. He's always happy to see his teachers and is all smiles when we drop him off. I really appreciate that they provide meals (breakfast and lunch / snacks). The lunches are impressive (IMO) and expose my son to a lot of foods we don't have at home. On another note, we liked RLA so much that we enrolled my daughter for the summer before she started kindergarten. The class size was small (which has both plusses and minuses, depending on what is important to you). Mainly we liked the curriculum and the amount of hands on activities they were able to do with a small class size. The teacher incorporated some pre-k activities since I wanted to make sure my daughter was prepared for Kindergarten.

Apparently TCA used to be THEE school. Well that is no longer the case. Save your money because the…read morequality is no better than the cheapest childcare option on island. They are under new leadership as of December and this place is now nothing more than a money grab. $2600 a month with roughly 88 kids in the school, and they no longer go on field trips, print materials, or fund classroom learning items (the teachers do). The teachers used to smile and love their work and now they aren't welcoming, they all are clearly miserable and they are quitting by the week. They don't follow required state teacher to student ratios nor cleanliness standards. It's become just another daycare with sick notices weekly to parents. This is the most expensive school on the island and they can't assure standards in cleanliness, consistency, or continuity- all things that are important during these foundational years of school. There is actually no communication with parents and the teachers that are quitting are only citing moral and ethical reasons, but honestly that's enough for me. When I emailed to have my daughter removed immediately, they didn't even ask why. Our children deserve better.

Worked there a number of years ago. I stayed for 3 months and left. One of the worst schools i…read moreworked at. The owner is amazing and love her story of opening the school however this was one of the lower paid positions in education I ever took. Management at the time was horrible the director was very micromanagy and judgy. She was also rude and un reasonable. I usually would stay at a school for about a year before i call it quits but this center i could not last in and left one of the worst centers i worked for

During the 2025 legislative session, I heard bills relating to water safety. (HB1234/SB1223)…read more Neither bill advanced, but their purpose was to address youth drowning, a leading cause of death for children - even here in Hawaiʻi. The testimony was compelling and made our house reflect on what we can do our granddaughter. The instructors are so patient and skilled in teaching the children. To watch her progress over these past few months has been amazing. It's a great opportunity to develop courage and resilience while teaching a necessary skill.

PLEASE NOTE - this is NOT a negative review towards the Mililani YMCA, which had always been good…read moreto me in the past (and they were great). It is, however, negative feedback to the YMCA system when requesting assistance - it's non- existent. I had been a member of the YMCA several years ago and it was fine. However, due to time constraints and other obligations, I had to stop. I did the gym and very few classes, mostly the small fitness room. In Jan. 2026, I decided I had time to do it again so signed up again. By April 2026, I hadn't set foot into the facility. Zero classes (don't do virtual), never went to the facility. Tried to clear my schedule to see if I could attend, but obstacles kept cropping up so decided I'd quit. I looked on the web and it said email them to let them know that I wanted to cancel. I did that. Not once, but twice. I received a response (obviously a system generated response) saying thank you for the email, may take a few, but we will get back to you. I emailed again (second time) hoping for a response. Guess what - finally get a response! Your account is closed, thank you for being a member, Yasuda-yadda-yadda. All good, right? NOPE, the Y strategically closes the account the same day payment is due. So my membership is closed on the same due I'm hit with a payment. Shady AF - again, never stepped into the facility since I joined in January this time, but yet I'm charged even if I requested to close out nine days prior? It's not a big amount, but I'm closing the charge card to migrate to new Atmos card - it's the principal of the matter. Never doing another membership with the YMCA and no more donations to them either. Done. Pau. Do better because right now, my perspective of the YMCA is very negative.

Overall great daycare/preschool, program, staff…read more My daughter is going on her 2nd year at Rainbow School Wahiawa . She loves it, talks about school and her friends every time, tells us everyday she have fun. She has grown and learned so much since she's been there. The program they have for the children is good. Teachers and the whole staff are wonderful! Great communication between school and parents, Ms Tasha the director is very responsive, keeps us updated on what happening with daughter, her class & school, with weekly emails & monthly newsletter, and through the school messaging app.

Rainbow school wahiawa is a great place to send your little ones. It is in a convenient location,…read morewhich made drop off and pick up real easy. The teachers are patient, but structured, and just great and experienced at working with toddlers. The director, Ms. Tasha, is wonderful. I appreciate her open communication, caring attitude, and attentiveness. Through the ClassDojo app the school uses, I am able to get updates on what is going on and see pictures of my son and the activities he does in his day. My son had an amazing time at Rainbow school and I couldn't be more thrilled with my decision to send him there.

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!

Happy kids is a must for any vacation. I use them each time I come to Hawaii and I am never…read moredisappointed. This trip I reached out at the last minute during the Christmas break with very little hope of finding a suitable nanny. They assigned Brittany to us and she was a gem. My initial goal was to put my 5 year old to sleep and have a nanny watch guard in case he wakes up while me and my husband have some adult dinner. That didn't happen. Brittany came prepared to entertain my son in the hotel room for 5 hour (way past his bedtime). She came 3 days during our stay and my some waited for her like he waited for Santa. Standing by the door listening for footsteps. I can't say enough good things about Brittany and happy kids.

Hi Elle and Kelly, Brenda from your happy kids nanny…read moreservices was amazing, showed up on time, listened to our tips on our kids, gave us photo ID up front and bonded with our kids immediately giving us time and comfort to take an adult hike for 5 hours...and she gave us an opportunity to relax to ourselves as a couple and have 5 hours. Happy kids is a great middle man to coordinate the sitter and do all arranging and paperwork. Our children are special needs autistic, and Brenda showed up with a clear plastic carry bag with toys and she knew how to take care of the unique needs of autistic kids. Well worthy investment! Trust is essential when leaving your kids with strangers and even as a paranoid couple we felt 100% at ease with happy kids and Brenda. Michael Pondrom

Ms. Cathy is amazing! She's taught our oldest so much. From changing clothes to counting, ABC's…read moreetc. We love that atmosphere and activities that she does with the kids. Truly, we're so appreciative of all that she's taught him and how much he's grown in the short amount of time that he's been with her. You can tell how much she enjoys being with the kids and teaching them. Can't wait to send our daughter there soon!

From the owner: A licensed Family Child Care Provider and PATCH participant. Our clean and spacious environment…read moreprovides children with safe and fun enriched learning experiences. Includes a nutritious BREAKFAST, LUNCH, and MORNING/AFTERNOON snacks. (participant of the USDA Child Care Food Program)

This owner of this business is just a time bomb waiting to explode! Her communication skills are…read morepoor (and that's a very nice way of putting it). She has very unorthodox methods of trying to coax you into leaving your child with her longer than planned and then when things escalate SHE threatens to call the police. Transparency is non existent here.... my son hated going here and I don't blame him. Probably because they aren't very akamai(smart) or properly trained to watch children. It's no wonder she's had so many jobs over the last few months!

Centrally located and in the heart of Mililani near the high school lies Hanalani. Our family is…read moreinterested in joining the Royals but I have heard very great things about this school from the staffing and class ratios to tuition rate to location and the academic success of the community of students and their families that call this school home. I love how organized their craft fairs are as we are veteran vendors here noting this as one of our favorite craft fairs of the year!

Great location, faith-based environment, and really truly an 'ohana! We love Hanalani School and…read moreall that they offer the students and the families. The teachers and staff truly care about their students - academically, spiritually, and emotionally. We truly feel blessed to be a part of the Hanalani 'Ohana.