Daycares in Makawao, HI

All 19 licensed child care facilities in Makawao, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Hawaii: about $1,766/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Hawaii →

19licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

5%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	CECILIA SANTOS BRAS	4.4★	None	6
2	MAKAWAO A & B HEAD START931B MAKAWAO AVENUE	4.4★	1	40
3	DORIS ANN & JOHN AKANA	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	6
4	MAELISA & CLIFFORD SANTOS	4.4★	1	6
5	LORI & CRAWFORD TANICALA	4.3★	None	6
6	NATASHA & KAILANA ANDAYA	4.3★	1	6
7	ST JOSEPH EARLY LEARNING CENTER1294 MAKAWAO AVE	4.3★	1	49
8	MAKAWAO HONGWANJI PRESCHOOL223 HIWALANI LP	4.3★	2	45
9	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MAUI INFANT TODDLER CENTER2933 BALDWIN AVE	4.3★	6	12
10	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MAUI BAS PROGRAM2933 BALDWIN AVE	4.3★	7	60
11	BRANDI MAWAE	4.2★	8	6
12	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MAUI2933 BALDWIN AVE	4.1★	11	123
13	KAMEHAMEHA AAPUEO PRESCHOOL275 AAPUEO PARKWAY	4.0★	5	30
14	YUANA GARVIN	3.9★	4	6
15	LIANA & KAMAKA FREITAS	3.8★	4	6
16	THE MELEAINA SCHOOL641 OLINDA ROAD	3.6★	8	30
17	KAMAAINA KIDS MAKAWAO PRESCHOOL55 MAKAWAO AVENUE	3.5★	7	33
18	PUUWAI O MONTESSORI GROUP CHILD CARE HOME	3.4★	8 · 1 high-risk	12
19	DANA & MARCO GRAZIANI	2.9★	6 · 2 high-risk	6

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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