Last summer, we selected Stepping Stones Academy (SSA) -- Honolulu for its full-day, pre-Kindergarten school program. SSA also offers a full range of other childcare services including infant daycare services for younger children, however, it was an ideal pre-K choice for our soon-to-be 4-year old son. Our son's teachers, Ms V and Ms Echo, are exceedingly patient and ever-vigilant when it comes to teaching the basics of common courtesy, sharing, and mutual respect. Daily practice with the written alphabet (both upper and lower case), recognizing and creating patterns, letter-to-word associations, and a multitude of expanded activities involving creative art are just a few of SSA's curriculum offerings for Junior Kindergarteners. We are extremely pleased with our son's development and his teachers' focus on refining his social-emotion expressions. If you're a parent who desires a...