Preschool
Waikiki Community Center's progressive preschool curriculum nurtures young learners and shapes their view of themselves, their community, and the world. We cultivate the next generation of community builders. With a thriving preschool of more than 100 students, we are dedicated to expanding access to high-quality early education for working families, many of whom face financial challenges.
We Believe that Keiki are Hawaii's Future
Our Goals
• To help every child become ready to learn and succeed in kindergarten.
• To help every child build a foundation to become lifelong learners.
• To offer a variety of developmentally appropriate skills that nurture cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.
• To encourage every child to develop into confident, responsible and caring individuals.
• To help every child develop an understanding and awareness of the world through a multicultural environment.
We empower students to dream boldly, think critically, and find joy in helping others
At Waikiki Community Center, we believe that every child deserves the best foundation for growth. Our preschool provides a dynamic and nurturing environment where children, ages 18 months to 5 years, gain essential skills of curiosity, confidence, and a strong sense of community. Our hands-on curriculum integrates learning with real-world experiences. We empower children to reflect, collaborate, and make a positive impact to prepare them for a bright future.
The Creative Curriculum
One of the exciting things that makes our preschool unique is that we advance children’s learning and social development through a special component in our curriculum; Keiki Building Community through Service Learning.
Keiki Building Community
Through service learning, students gain hands-on experience reaching out to the neighborhood and beyond. Classroom curriculum is connected with real issues in Hawaii and children see that they have the ability to make a positive impact.
Our Philosophy
“I AM! I CAN!” captures Waikiki's Community Center’s Preschool philosophy. We help children develop into confident and competent learners, endowed with a zest for life and an appetite for all that life offers.
The Child Care Connection Hawaii (CCCH) subsidy program helps low-income families sustain employment, educational efforts and job training by paying a subsidy for children who are in the care of DHS-approved child care providers. Unless child care is required for protective purposes, families must meet income and activity requirements to qualify.
The Preschool Open Doors program is another subsidy program with limited funds that provides services statewide to families that send their children to a licensed preschool during the school year prior to kindergarten entry. The goal of is to promote school readiness, and the program focuses on meeting the needs of the child. Parents are not required to have an eligible activity, unlike the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) program, but they must meet income and other eligibility requirements. Preschool Open Doors has a a time-limited application period.
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Paying for Preschool?
Tuition
Wakiki Community Center believes that all families should have access to quality early education. We strive to keep our tuition as affordable as possible for working families. In addition, we offer need-based tuition assistance and guidance on accessing other assistance programs. Our Thrive by 5 Affordable Preschool Initiative helps ALICE families. Find out more about tuition and scholarship information: (808) 922-2098
18 Month+
$1,215
Toddlers
$1,110
3-5 yrs old
$990
Additional Fees
Application Fee: $50
Annual Activity
& Supplies:
$130
Monthly tuition for Hawaii residents is based on 12-month attendance. Contact us for space availabiity and rates for those visiting out-of-state and/or temporary students.
Application Fee and the Annual Activity/Supply Fee are non-refundable.