Kid Potential Hawaii

My son, who has dyslexia and other learning challenges, has been attending for about a year and has made great leaps forward in his reading ability. The tutors are patient, knowledgeable and really individualize their attention to the students.

I have two bright teenage sons that are proud graduates of Kid Potential Hawaii. As a parent, I wanted my boys to develop the ability to focus in the classroom, increase individual processing speeds and expand their reading skills. As pre-​schoolers both boys completed Hooked On Phonics however, during elementary years I felt they needed inspiration to grow their foundation further. A friend referred me to Kid Potential Hawaii and from the moment we walked in the door we felt so welcomed and at home. Stacy and her trainers were so easy and fun to work with and her offices are so clean, organized and professional. Both boys reading levels increased significantly and their ability to focus in class has been noted by several teachers. I enjoyed playing the focus card games with my sons and we still play them and have a great time! My eldest son is currently a 4.0 student and his younger brother was recently rewarded with a new computer for his 3.5 GPA for the semester! I am a firm believer that the training received form Kid Potential Hawaii has made an impressive positive change towards their academic success. I am so grateful for Stacy and her passion to help children and families achieve their own personal goals. She is dedicated to her work and it shines through in the outcomes with her students.
Thank you, Kid Potential Hawaii!

I agree this tutoring is very expensive and I don’t think they’re very upfront about the cost so that needs to be addressed. My son who is dyslexic and was 4 grades behind in reading got up to grade level when he was done. I recently had him tested 3 years later and he had fallen behind again but that is because the school he attends offered no remediation. The psychologist said she could tell from his results he had remediation that helped (Kid Potential). I liked the program and that is had movement and other components not just straight tutoring which I don’t think is very helpful for dyslexics. I would give the program 5 stars and the business practice 2.

They make a lot of promises for kids with ADHD but didn’t provide the results. it started out fun for my daughter but became repetitious & dull. Initially it helped her to focus better but didn’t dramatically improve her reading skills.

«If it sounds too good to be true» It usually is… If I could give out minus stars for Kid Potential I would. After reading my daughters review I felt compelled to write my own, since I was the one who paid for it. As a Grandmother my grandson means the world to me. I was told by a friend that Kid Potential might be able to help him do better in school. I was thrilled when I heard that and decided to give them a call. I took him to his initial testing and I was told that they would be able to help him. I was also told that I would be happy to know that they were less expensive then Sylvan Learning Center. I was told that when he finished his 72 hours of training and he had problems later I would be able to bring him back for free.
I wrote a check for close to $ 6,000.00 dollars for my grandson to be tutored at Kid Potential. My instincts were bothering me because I was wondering how someone could change my grandson in just 72 hours of tutoring. Incidentally, my grandson was tested for ADHD and ADD by a medical doctor and he is neither. My instincts proved to be true. Close to the end of my grandson’s hours I got a call from Kid Potential informing me that my grandson would require more tutoring and that it was going to cost me at least another $ 3,000.00 dollars. What happened to my grandson being able to come back for free? It is simply NOT TRUE. Kid Potential can help you all right they can help you to lower the balance in your checking account. My grandson after 72 hours of tutoring has shown little to NO IMPROVEMENT in his skills. Sadly he is the real loser here. Kid Potential does not care for your child. Their primary concern is to take you for as much money as they can. If someone tells you to send your precious child here… I would RUN not walk away from Kid Potential!!! With the money they charge you, you could hire a private tutor.

BEWARE. Unless you want to spend $ 6,300+ for 72 HOURS of ineffective tutoring, do NOT send your child here! Rip off!!!
I was in search for a place to help my son really understand his school work and improve his reading ability and performance. He’s not special ed or ADD or ADHD but he needed a little extra help. I had him in Sylvan Learning Center before and was looking for something that would help him more because the results he was getting from Sylvan were minimal and I believed that for $ 150-​$ 200/​month for 1 on 1 training at that other place, he should get more results.
I looked online, mostly through the reviews in Unilocal and contemplated Wiz Kids and a few other tutoring establishments and stumbled upon Kid Potential. I called to inquire as to the type of tutoring they do and the pricing. I spoke with Stacy who runs the place (not sure if she’s the owner or not) and she assured me that they could help my son with his specific needs and would cost «much less than Sylvan». Wow. When I heard that I was so excited because I love my son and I want the best for him. She said that they’d need to do a test to see where he’s at and then he could start. I had my mom take him in for me because I work during their operating hours and to be honest, my mom would be assisting me in paying for this tutoring for my son because as a single mother on 1 income, money is tight.
So my son went there and did the test and they said that they could help them. Now remember the part where I said that Stacy told me it would cost «less than or comparable to Sylvan»? Yeah. Well that’s NOT true at all. Sylvan at it’s most expensive was $ 250 a month for my son to go one on one with a teacher but most of the times it ran more like $ 200 a month which = to $ 3,000.00 A YEAR. Stacy told my mother that it would be around $ 6,000 — $ 7,000 for 72 HOURS. When I heard this my jaw dropped the floor and I was just in shock. She told my mother that he would most likely not require more than the 72 hours and that very few if any kids that go there do because their tutors are «that good». I couldn’t afford it so my overly generous and loving mother decided to foot the bill to help my boy.
It came out to about $ 6,500 give or take a few hundred for him to go to tutoring. She told my mother that it shouldn’t take him beyond the 72 hours to complete the program and that if he ever needed any more help in the future that he could «come back for free». (LIES!!!) Comparing the price to Sylvan, you spend $ 6,000 for 72 hours and he went 3 days a week for between 1 –1.5 hours so he was there for about 18 – 20 weeks. I spent $ 3,000 a YEAR on Sylvan 1 on 1 tutoring 1−2x a week depending on the week. Sylvan is a way better deal. Keep in mind though, Kid Potential claims to «retrain the way they think and process information» whereas Sylvan is a tutoring center.
Ok so my son was there for a few months and I get a call from Stacy telling me that he’s about to come to his limit and «any classes beyond his 72 hours is $ 75/​hour» and that she thinks that he needs at least 20 or more hours of tutoring. The tune from Stacy changed so much from when we first signed my son up for Kid Potential. When my mom went to sign him up and when Stacy talked to me on the phone it was all about how they make kids feel good about themselves and how he’s a bright boy and just needs a little help. Now that she wants more $$ she is saying that he’s slow and it’s hard for him and asking if he’s Special Ed. No hun, I tested him for that and ADD and ADHD with REAL doctors who told me he’s normal.
Isn’t it funny how when someone is INEFFECTIVE AT THEIR JOB, they try to blame other people? I realize the woman is running a business and has to generate income but don’t you think $ 6,500+ is more than enough for 72 hours of tutoring? I think that price is ridiculous and never would have paid for it myself but this woman was all sweetness and light with my mom who LOVES my son so she went and paid for it as a surprise to me and I really appreciate it. Well I guess Stacy has some bills that have to get paid and she has to squeeze people to get more money to do so.
What a shame. Just when you think you find teachers who care about their students, it gets ruined by a greedy business owner. The tutors at Kid Potential are nice people and I feel bad for them and wonder if they know that their boss is nickle and diming people for THOUSANDS MORE.
There was one bad tutor named Miss Michelle who likes to make kids feel inept and stupid if they don’t understand something. (Just a note to any of you who decide to put your kids in Kid Potential in spite of this review). The other tutors are all really nice and positive though. Too bad they’re SO RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED.
If I knew that it would cost my mother almost $ 7,000 to put him in this tutoring and that they were going to try to squeeze another $ 2,000 — $ 5,000 out of us, I would have hired a PRIVATE TUTOR or put him in PRIVATE SCHOOL!

Great place for kids and teens to exercise their brain with with fun games. Helps cognitive development and learning skills