#preschool maui

Op-Ed: Protect Our Keiki – Save Head Start

The CEOs of two major social service nonprofits on Maui claim the Trump Administration may eliminate a local program that offers preschool at no cost to low income families.

Roots School hosts Open House this Thursday

Roots School in Haʻikū will be hosting an open house for prospective new families on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon.

St. Anthony School to host open house on Sept. 28

The Saint Anthony School — the only private, parochial Catholic school on Maui offering a seamless preschool through grade 12 experience — will host its fall open house at the school campus Flex Center from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Summer sessions offered at Camp Discovery, starting July 8

The three weeks of Camp Discovery start on Monday, July 8, 2024, with families having the option to register for individual weeks or all three weeks together. Each camp will take place at Will Smith Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku and will cater to preschool-age children, between the ages of 3 and 5. Camp registration fees are weekly, with assistance available for families facing economic challenges and/or affected by last year’s fires.

Imua Family Services plans new preschool in Wailuku for children displaced by Maui’s wildfires

Imua Family Services is planning a new preschool in Wailuku for children displaced by the August wildfires on Maui.

MEO Head Start application period for 2023-24 opens Feb. 1

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start, a 100% subsidized preschool program for low income families, will begin accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year beginning Wednesday, Feb, 1, 2023.

Kamehameha Schools to Host Early Childhood Education Fairs on Maui

With early learning services in high demand on Maui, Kamehameha Schools is joining partners in hosting two Early Childhood Education Fairs on Maui.

Two Weeks Left to Apply for Preschool Open Doors

The current open application period closes on Thursday, March 29, 2018 for the Preschool Open Doors Program.

Additional Open Application Begins Today for Preschool Open Doors

The Department of Human Services has opened an additional application period for its Preschool Open Doors program starting today, May 1 and ending May 31, 2017.

Application Period Begins Feb. 1 for Preschool Open Doors

To qualify for the program, children must be eligible to enter kindergarten in the 2017-2018 school year (born between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012).

Little Monk Seal Montessori to Open in Kīhei in January

Little Monk Seal Montessori will serve children ages 3 to 6 years old, offering an authentic, primary Montessori school curriculum.

Deadline Oct. 31 for Preschool Open Doors Program Applications

The program runs from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2016, and currently serves more than 1,000 children statewide by providing subsidies to eligible low and moderate income families to pay for preschool tuition.

Preschool Open Doors Program Accepting Tuition Assistance Applications

The Preschool Open Doors program is now accepting applications from families in need of preschool tuition assistance for the 2015-2016 school year.

Preschool Open Doors Program Application Information Available

The Preschool Open Doors program will be accepting applications from March 1 to April 30, 2015, for preschool participation during the July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, school year.

Hawaiʻi Preschools Selected for $2M Federal Grant

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard today announced that Hawaiʻi has been selected to receive a $2.07 million federal grant to support communities in the state in providing high-quality preschool programs.

Open Enrollment for Pre-School Open Doors Begins

The statewide childcare program provides subsidies to eligible low-and-moderate-income families to pay tuition at any of the 428 licensed preschools in the state.