"Loko's Daycare is the best kept secret in Honolulu childcare! My family and I were so lucky to have been able to connect with Helene and have our two-year-old son be a part of her center. Helene's warm and nurturing demeanor, background in education, and Pre-K based programming/circle-time provided an enriching environment for our son.

Helene does an excellent job instilling a love of learning, curiosity, and play for all of the children at her daycare. In addition, she provides many fine-motor skill building opportunities from holiday crafts, animal books, to painting on her enchanting lanai. Helene also offers structure throughout the day and is excellent at communicating with parents. The pictures and stories I would receive while I was at work always brightened my day.

As a mother of three children, I have had my babies in several childcare facilities over the years, Loko's Daycare was by far the best value and personalized experience I have with childcare in Honolulu. We have since moved off island but we will never forget our special year with Auntie Helene.”

- Bekki & Zack

"We are so lucky to have Aunty Helene in our life. Both of our children, who are 3 years apart started with her at 18 months until they went to preschool. She is a blessing! The kids adore her with all of her creative play and painting skills. She sends updates via texts with videos and photos. The smile in the childrens' eyes shows how much they are cared for. Every parent I meet I tell them she is a must. Her outdoor and indoor play is magical for the kids. My 6 year old still loves visiting Aunty Helene.

Thanks to Aunty Helene, our children have developed cognitively, emotionally, and artistically. Their language development was incredible to witness! They crawled in babbling, and jumped out using intricate sentences! From learning basic Hawaiian to singing, dancing, painting and role playing, Aunty Helene's environment had it all! Aunty Helene instilled manners, discipline, always taught our children to never be afraid to be creative, and to become independent thinkers. We are assured that our children will be just fine at the next stage in their educational development.

Aunty Helene is truly passionate about her work and it shows! She opens up her heart to them each day and they bring them theirs in return. We don't think there's a better teacher/care provider on the island!”

- Natassha & Philip

"As a full-time working mom, leaving my boy in someone else's care every morning is one of the hardest things I have to do. My heart breaks just a little bit each day but Aunty Helene (Loko's Daycare) has made the experience better. Knowing that Max is in great hands and at a safe place makes my day easier and on top of that Aunty Helene is a kind and caring person. We feel that Aunty Helene (Loko's Daycare) has given Max the opportunity to experience that learning is fun at an early age. This is important as a baseline for their success as they continue their academic careers. We thank Aunty Helene for the memories and taking care of our child.”

- Jeanette

"Finding Helene has been such a blessing for our son and our family. Our son's verbal skills developed significantly due to Helene's educational background, years of teaching experience, and positive encouragement. These skills allowed our son to gain more independence and confidence in expressing himself and his needs. He was also exposed to social skills such as learning from his older peers and eventually learning how to care for his younger peers with Helene's  gentle guidance. Helene's incorporation of music, arts and crafts, imaginative, and outdoor play provided a stimulating, safe, fun, and nurturing environment for our son."

- Michele & Dave

"Our son Nash started at Loko’s daycare with Aunty Helene when he was 2 years old and was there for 2 years. The quality of care, foundational education and individual attention given to the children at Loko’s is truly unmatched. Aunty Helene made every day a new adventure and really instilled a passion for learning and playing in our son. Almost daily, Nash would come home speaking about a new topic or be excited to show us his newest yoga pose. Seeing the love in my son’s eyes when he spoke about his day, his friends at school or something fun Aunty let him do was the best feeling I could ever ask for. As first time parents, Aunty Helene constantly kept us in the loop and was excellent at communicating important dates and deadlines. Furthermore, she is a licensed provider and participates in PATCH and follows the USDA food program. There is no doubt in my mind that Nash was in the best care possible at Loko’s daycare. To this day, my son Nash still talks about Aunty Helene and how much he loves her. And for these reasons, we will be sending our youngest son to Loko’s as well. We are so thankful for everything Aunty Helene did for Nash and can’t wait until our baby is lucky enough to be in her care."

- Hannah & Brandon Rockwell

"Helene is by far and hands down the best child care provider we have ever encountered. Her structure, routine, organization and creativity is phenomenal. My daughter was with Helene for 1 year and 8 months and loved going everyday!  We were truly amazed at how much our daughter learned and grew while under Helene's care, not to mention how impressed we were with her daily paintings she would come home with. Helene is very warm and caring and has her schedule and routine down to a tee. Our daughter's vocabulary has grown significantly while under Helene's care and so has her love for animals and books. She is definitely someone who is worth every penny and most importantly someone who you can trust with your kids all day.We highly recommend Helene to anyone who is searching for a creative, reliable, honest, trustworthy and extraordinary child care provider. She truly is one of a kind!"

- Nate & Moani 

"Our son Edward started at Loko's Day Care at 2 years of age and in the 15 months he was there, his social, cognitive, and motor skill growth far exceeded any expectations we had. Aunty Helene is also very nurturing wtih the toddlers, always giving hugs and praises and we absolutely loved how communicative Aunty Helene is, sending pictures and videos every so often so we could see our son playing and doing various activities with the other toddlers. Another aspect we loved about Aunty Helene is that she participates in the PATCH Hawaii USDA Food Program so we were confident that our son ate well-balanced meals and snacks. Aunty Helene is simply the best and you will not find a better Day Care program for your little one! "

- Ross & Tammie Egloria

"We feel so lucky to have found Aunty Helene and Loko’s Day Care for our two-year old son. Her love and care while he attended Loko’s Day Care was outstanding. The indoor/outdoor atmosphere made Loko's Day Care a fun and healthy place that we as parents liked too. Daily circle time, nutritious meals, fun water play, painting and the other educational activities she facilitated - our son truly looked forward to seeing Aunty Helene and the rest of his friends every day! Aunty Helene encourages children to be awe-inspired and provides a nurturing and safe environment for them to develop. Our son has grown leaps and bounds during the time he attended Loko’s Day Care."

- Reid & Dyan

"Loko’s Day Care was a wonderful experience for our twins where they were lovingly cared for and skillfully introduced to a wonderful variety of play and educational activities in a cheerful playroom and a beautiful, serene garden setting."

- Jim & Joanne Davidson

"Aunty Helene is a very kind, caring and loving teacher who is passionate about her work. It is apparent that she teaches not just as a job, but because it is her passion. Our son attended Loko's for a year and a half and the amount of growth and development that he has achieved has far exceeded our expectations. We are very pleased with how articulate, knowledgeable, confident, outgoing and compassionate he has become. We highly recommend Loko's Day Care to any family looking for a loving, nurturing and structured environment for their child to excel in."

- Trevor & Julie Yee

"My daughter has learned so much in the year that she has been with Helene. Her social skills and most importantly her language has grown way beyond my expectations. Everyone has noticed how much my daughter has learned (animal names, colors, shapes, numbers, etc.) and how her speech has improved drastically since her time with Helene. It is very satisfying to know that while I am at work, my daughter is in a safe, fun, learning environment. Helene is nothing short of absolutely amazing and we are thankful for all of her hard work!"

- Ashley Reyes

"As first time parents, you would want to have of peace of mind knowing that your child is in a safe and loving environment. Aunty Helene goes above and beyond to create a nurturing environment that helped Ryder build character and develop various learning skills.

"Loko’s Day Care provided a very appropriate level of structure for Ryder to learn a variety of things utilizing fun themes and activities. During his time with Aunty Helene, Ryder was exposed to a wide range of concepts, music, song, dance, colors, vocabulary, motor skills, and
much more. All of this was achieved through very effective use of activities. This undoubtedly will help him transition well into preschool and primary school in the future.

"Most importantly, Aunty Helene is a very kind and caring person that does her utmost to adjust and adapt to each child’s needs. We know that every day when we dropped him off with Aunty Helene, we knew that he was going to a very loving environment.

"At the end of the day when we pick him up from Aunty Helene’s and see him developing on a daily basis while having a big smile on his face, we feel assured that we made the best decision
for him."

- Lance & Val Kimura

"Aunty Helene is a wonderful lady and above all an amazing childcare provider. Loko's Daycare is set in a lovely indoor/outdoor setting which is both safe and homely. Like most parents we were searching for an exceptional person to watch our daughter and we found that in Aunty Helene. Our daughter Viva just finished spending a year at Loko's Daycare loving each day she spent there, happily waving me off each morning. Aunty Helene provides structure, love, guidance, age appropriate education and a big dose of fun. We are delighted with the care Viva received. As Viva moves onto preschool we feel sad to say goodbye but know that the care Aunty Helene provided has set Viva up for the next chapter in her life."

- Kim & Jesse