The Cole Academy- Annex is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 32 Merchant St, Honolulu, Hawaii HI. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
When my younger son was 1, I decided to send him to The Cole Academy as my older son had attended as well. He went right into the wobbler room with Tiana whom we knew previously and loved. I found out a majority of the staff that had worked here had quit in the interim time between my children. Soon after he started, Tiana had decided to quit. There were basically none of the original teachers remaining, which should have been my biggest red flag. He transitioned into the toddler room for a few weeks and then I was given 2 days notice from Diane (the director) that the classroom was closing due to staff shortage because so many people had quit. How long was the closure expected to be? Unclear, hopefully a month she said. Until she could hire more people which was TBD. This was in March. I am writing this in July to say the toddler class is still shut down. As a family with 2 working parents with two children under 4, I cannot begin to explain the extreme strain this has put on our family. I was able to enroll this child in another school but he wouldn't be able to start until he turned 2. The Cole Academy has not worked with me at all to accommodate my child in these past 4 months. Diane is nice, but she has proven to be an extremely unsuccessful director of this "academy". This all goes without mentioning the safety hazards I have witnessed first hand in the classroom due to their ongoing staffing shortages. While I do not know the exact HI laws, I can say I have witnessed the toddler classroom of 10 being watched by only 1 adult. The dingy facility, the unreliability, and most importantly the safety issues are all reason to pass on this school. Do yourself a favor and find your child an alternate daycare program or get a nanny.
We toured other facilities, but ultimately Cole Academy just felt like home. The director, Cassandra is so professional, welcoming and caring. The staff is all so friendly and has many years of combined experience. We feel very comfortable about leaving our son at Cole Academy for the day and he loves it too! That's probably the best part - we know he is enjoying play, learning, growing and socializing while we are working. It makes us look forward to each day.
If you value your child’s growth and education look elsewhere. They cannot keep track of the administration of the program much less the adequate growth of children.
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