Coastal Community Preschool, Santa Cruz | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Our daughter attended Coastal Community Preschool for all three years that she was eligible, and she really blossomed during her time there. The staff at CCP are wonderful, and they know how to give your child the individual attention they need and work with their strengths. Student to teacher ratios are extremely low (lower = better)– approximately half the number of children per teacher than the legal requirement per age group, which was awesome! The pedagogy is play-based and child-centered, which was exactly what we were looking for, even if we didn’t know it at first! Each classroom teacher considers what the children as a group are showing interest in and tailor their curriculum around those themes and topics. We ALWAYS felt like our daughter was in the best of care when we dropped her off, and we never worried or second guessed that she should be anywhere else. We sincerely feel that CCP did an excellent job in setting our daughter up for a very successful transition to kindergarten.

This preschool is unlike any other we experienced. Every day my kiddo returns home, she is filled with a wealth of knowledge and fun stories of everything she did during the day. The teachers really care about the children and I have seen each one make a special bond with my child. The directors are active in everything that goes on in the school and really plan for the future and look ahead on how to make the school a great place.