Preschool / Child Care in Costa Mesa, CA

Coastal Children's Learning Center:
Located in Costa Mesa, Orange County CA, Coastal Children's Learning Center provides preschool and Pre-K classes for children ages 18 months to 6 years. Our program is a learn-through-play, developmental course which follows the High Scope Curriculum. We are licensed for 39 children and have 8 staff members, and strive to maintain a low student-teacher ratio of 1:8. We also offer a day care service. We provide a safe environment in which children can be successful as they encounter the challenges of the world we live in.

- "Learn-Through-Play" Philosophy
The basis of our philosophy is respect for all children in a learn-through-play environment. We demonstrate respect by involving all children in basic care taking activities.

- Communicative Teaching Methods
All children in the Center are encouraged to make choices about their interests and are informed about transitions. Children’s feelings are valued and validated. All of the children are encouraged to communicate using words and participate in solutions to problems.

- Focus on Creativity
Our goal at Coastal is to nurture and encourage each child to grow socially, cognitively, physically, creatively, and emotionally in their way and in their own time.

We believe that learning is most effective for children when it is provided through ‘play’. Play is the child’s work, where education is life. With this in mind, we will provide intellectual stimulation through a variety of new experiences where the teacher becomes a facilitator to problem solving in each child’s world.

- The Goldfish Class (18 months - 30 months)
- The Jellyfish Class (2.5 years - 3.5 years)
- The Seahorses Class (3.5 - 4.5 years)
- The Seastars Class (Pre K)

At Coastal CLC, our primary goal is to help children feel good about who they are--to build high self-esteem. We do this by providing a safe environment in which children can be successful as they encounter the challenges of the world we live in.