At La Costa Valley Preschool & Kindergarten we look at early childhood learning as a whole child educational experience. From inspiring creativity, expression and health to helping students develop an interest and excitement in building their educational foundation for ongoing school success.
La Costa Preschool Valley & Kindergarten is 1 of 3 Nationally accredited Preschools and Kindergarten’s by the Academy of Early Childhood Programs serving the coastal communities of Carlsbad, La Costa, Encinitas, Leucadia, Cardiff, Del Mar, San Marcos and Solana Beach in North County San Diego.
Our mission is to provide a nurturing, safe, enriching environment for children as we seek to foster their inborn sense of wonder as they explore, create, make friends and conquer the many academic tasks before them.
We believe the foundation for learning includes the total development of the child. We see to provide instruction which is age appropriate and meets the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of each child. Our programs are carefully designed to enlarge the child’s repertoire of knowledge and skill, increase self-confidence and to promote curiosity and initiative.
The staff consists of teachers and specialists with diverse educational backgrounds and experiences and credentials. Click here for our staff’s Bio’s.
La Costa Valley Preschool & Kindergarten’s executive director, Cindy Cesena has extensive training in early childhood education.
Cindy has worked for many years in concert with major California Colleges and Universities, the most recent as the Manager/Director of the Campus Children’s Center at San Diego State University. Her experience includes classroom teaching, supervising and managing children’s programs and instructing child development students. Her undergraduate degree is in Child Development and she earned a MBA degree. Her credentials include advanced California child development teaching and administration programs credentials, business and child development community college credentials and high school child development and business credentials. Her grandparents moved to Encinitas in the late 1930′s and early 1940′s. She, her parents, and extended family are graduates of San Dieguito High School (now San Dieguito Academy) and most continue to live in our beautiful beach community and assist with a variety of community activities.