Cuyamaca Child Development Center

Cuyamaca Child Development Center is a state-licensed program serving children from 18 months to 5 years in a full-day setting. The center emphasizes play-based, child-centered learning with a focus on exploration, education, and enrichment through partnership between children, families, and staff.

Philosophy

The CCDC philosophy is built on Child Growth and Development with partnership between children, families, and staff guided by best practices. The practice is play-based allowing children to explore open-ended, child-centered environments where children are seen as capable and given flexibility to lead their own discoveries. The center values outdoor classrooms, validates children's opinions and emotions, and supports socially productive communication. Relationships with families are crucial, with continuity of care and support for the whole family. Teachers observe and plan to support individual learning styles with assisted discoveries, messy play, and focus on early literacy, art, science, math, music, social, and motor skills development. Primary curriculum is developmentally appropriate play-based influenced by Reggio.

Ages served

18 months to 5 years

Not stated on their website: Hours of operation, Meals provided, Tuition cost, Teacher-to-child ratio. Ask the preschool directly.

Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.