Children of the Rainbow Preschool is an amazing preschool staffed with wonderful teachers and…read moreaides. The staff are very polite and are very easy to talk to. You can tell these ladies are very passionate about their jobs, working with children. Besides the great staff, this preschool has a huge play yard filled with many play structures. There are multiple classrooms, which are very organized and well put together. This preschool provides a very positive learning environment for children and is definitely worth checking out.

Parents please BEWARE of this school. The school director Meja has no professionalism. I asked my…read morefiancé to drop off payment at the school one morning for my child. She was so rude and started using profanity towards him. When I called to try to find out what the problem was she started cursing me out. I was very shocked by her behavior. I had never witness such outrage from this lady before. What bothered me at the time and still does is that she did not stop herself from using profanity in front of all those children. I hope and pray that she was never mean to my child when I was not present. It's a hard thing to imagine as a parent that someone who is suppose to be a teacher and care for your child hurt your child. I put my trust in that school and if someone would of warned me about this place I would have never allowed my child to go there. This is also suppose to be a religious school. Our children rely on us to protect them and show them the way. Please be careful this is not a safe environment for any child to fall a victim to. I am contacting the board of education to file a complaint and hopefully have someone look into this immediately. Best of luck to all parents.

I think I should know a lot about this place as I spent 9 years of my life here. Back then (wow, I…read morefeel old, LOL) Kahului School was kindergarten through grade 8. My class, the class of 1989, was the last "graduating" class of Kahului School as Maui Waena Intermediate opened up the following school year. The school colors and red and blue, the mascot is the eagle. COOL FACT: The original Kahului School was located at the corner of Kaahumanu Avenue and Kane Street (across of the Maui Beach Hotel and Sears). The sole building stood vacant for years before being torn down maybe 20 years or so ago. THE SCHOOL: The current campus opened in the 1960's and is located at the corner of Lono and Hina Avenues. During my time, the campus consisted of several portable classrooms and 11 buildings all connected to a central covered walkway. It was designed with the youngest students situated at the front of the campus, progressing west towards Maui High School to the upper classmen. Accessibility is convenient via two major streets. None of the buildings were air conditioned except for the main office. Oh yeah, we soldier-children suffered through the heat! MEMORIES: I still remember the smell of the kindergarten classrooms and the hated nap time. Boy, how I long for an after-lunch nap now! Along with age came cafeteria duties. Yes, child labor! We were pulled early from one class and marched to the cafeteria to report for duty. We either helped move trays along the assembly line, emptied leftovers into the slop barrels, or even operated the Hobart-brand dishwasher (not kidding). Aside from ditching class early, you also got to eat lunch earlier. Chicken patty and battered fried fish days were an automatic home-lunch day for me as just the smell of them made me nauseous! Nowadays I like frozen fish sticks but still can't stomach the thought of a chicken patty. We recited the Pledge of Allegiance daily along with a local or national anthem/song of our choice. Yearbook production started around 1983 and I still possess all of them. Believe it or not, I had one "GT" (gifted & talented) class in around the 3rd grade. For some reason it was held in a makeshift janitor's office as there were just a few of us, LOL. Tuesdays were "film days". We all piled into the cafeteria, louvers closed, watching a projector screen in the dark. Excursion days were my favorite as we got to leave campus. You'd see classmates picking up bentos from Noda Market early in the morning before school. Numerous times we'd end up at Baldwin High School's auditorium to take in plays. I ran track for several years and competed in track meets. I was also a band geek and played the clarinet. Our bandroom was so ghetto! It was two portable classrooms surgically attached together to form a doublewide. TEACHERS: Yes, I still remember all nine homeroom teachers along with a few others. K = Mrs. Okuda, 1st = Mrs. Kimura, 2nd = Mrs. Rogers, 3rd = Mrs. Toda, 4th = Mrs. Wainui, 5th = Ms. Machida, 6th = Mrs. Shimabuku, 7th = Mr. Wright, 8th = Mr. Irimata. Band = Mr. Manzano, woodshop = Mr. Norman, PE = Mr. Yap. CURRENT DAY: Grades are now K through 5 only. Two of the permanent buildings burned down due to arson and were never replaced. More ugly portable classrooms dot the campus and faculty park all over the lawn by the kindergarten building. OVERALL: So many fun memories but I really didn't care for school.

St Anthony's school is a parish school that serves grades K-6 and is $4.8k per year. Minimal early…read moredismissal days. School Website is: http://sagsmaui.com

Today was last day of Preschool for our twins and what a year they had with LIttle Explorers Maui…read morein Wailuku. The staff are very friendly and compassionate and the kids love them all. They were sad to say goodbye to everybody today but they are also thankful for everything they learned in a year. Their favorite teacher is Aunty Liz, she is really good at what she does and my kids definitely learned a lot from her and from the other teachers as well. They surely will miss their Preschool, the Little Explorers. Would recommend this school to all the parents.

Can't say enough about the professionalism and dedication this staff brings to the table,…read moreexceptional school.

Words really can't express how much of a positive impact this school has had on our family. Our…read morechild is now in her second year at Little Monk Seal Montessori and is thriving! We first walked in and immediately felt the passion that both Katie and Michelle had for not only teaching but for the kids. And it's definitely evident when we see them with our child. Below are just some of the many reasons we love the school: They follow the DOE (department of education) calendar. If you have other kids, you know how important it is to have them all off at the same time for vacations!  Small class sizes. The kids get the one-on-one they not only need, but deserve. The teachers really get to know the kids on a personal level and it shows when they do the parent teacher conferences. They are able to articulate where your child is excelling and where they need extra attention and give you the support you need to help them at home.  Strong Montessori foundation. We've explored many other types of schools but have found that Montessori is the absolute best for our child. She's just started Kindergarten and will be well above 2nd grade level once she's finished.  After school programs. The school offers many exciting after school programs that the kids love like soccer, dance, science and even yoga. These really benefit us in particular because they go beyond the normal school hours and work best with our work schedules.  Price. Very affordable especially considering the quality education that the kids receive and there are plenty of programs for financial assistance (preschool open doors).  Cultural/environmental awareness. One thing we really love is how our child is now very aware of their environmental footprint and how they can make positive changes. For instance, they have a Monk Seal responder team that will actually go out and meet when there is a Monk Seal sighting. This hands on approach is such an amazing way for the kids to learn. Also, the school is great at having lessons based on the Hawaiian culture and Maui in general.  Mahalo Nui Little Monk Seal Montessori!

Kama'aina Kids has great hours for working parents and is conveniently located. We really…read moreappreciated Heather's leadership as the Director at this location and the care given by the staff. We love the art projects that they do with the keikis and their holiday performances inside the church. The only downside to this preschool is that the kids get really dirty since the play area is mostly sand and after it rains, the kids can get bad mosquito bites if they are prone to getting bit.