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 sites 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

Maru P.

Manager

In 1990, Maru left her native Venezuela and moved to California with her daughter. She began her preschool career working as an aide while taking Early Childhood Education classes at Merritt College. After 15 years living and working in the ECE field in Oakland, Maru moved to the Coast joining the CCP team in September 2005. Maru has worked in a variety of early childhood education settings, including Montessori schools, parent co-​ops, family day care centers, Head Start and agency preschools. This diversity of experience makes Maru an innovative leader as CCP Half Moon Bay Preschool’s Site Supervisor.