Coastside Children’s Programs

Specialties

At Coastside Children’s Programs, our goal is to guide children toward success by creating an environment that facilitates growth, strengthens individuality, and promotes creative freedom through a blend of teacher-​directed and child-​initiated activities. We provide year-​round preschool, before and after school and full-​day summer programs. Our programs go beyond providing quality child care during non-​school hours to provide enrichment activities that are essential to the healthy cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of children.

We have 4 centers in Half Moon Bay (preschool, before/​after school, summer camps), El Granada (prek, before/​after school), and Montara (preschool, before/​after school, summer camp).

History

Established in 1975.

Coastside Children’s Programs (CCP) is the leading nonprofit childcare agency on the San Mateo County Coast, serving a diverse mix of children and families with quality child care and afterschool and summer programming. At Coastside Children’s Programs, our mission is to provide high quality care and learning skill development for Coastside children. We do this through the administration of child care and development centers, providing quality educational, recreational and skill-​building activities to children ages 2 ½ to 12 years old.

Meet the Manager

Agnes C.

Manager

Prior to assuming the Executive Director role at CCP in January 2010, Agnes Chan had worked as the Director of Education and Outreach at Palo Alto Community Child Care where she was the key contact for family support services for low-​income families in the Mountain View, CA and Sunnyvale, CA region. Additionally, Agnes oversaw the teacher resource room and other relationships regarding early childhood professional development. As the Quality Enhancement Manager at 4Cs of San Mateo County, she administered several programs that benefit the lives of young children including SaMCARES (San Mateo Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards). Agnes holds a B.A. with a double major in Psychology and Child Development from Tufts University (MA), a M.A. in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership from Stanford University, and the Program Director Permit from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.