Schools near Cardiff, CA

“Our son is absolutely thriving at LTP. They’ve created such a supportive, fun and loving environment for the children and families who attend. Some aspects I appreciate most are
how much time the kids are able to spend outside and how communicative and responsive the administration is. I can’t wait for our younger son to attend as well!”

“My children love this school. They get excited to see their friends, tell me about their days. The teachers we've had are very informative and loving toward our kids. Ms.Demi and Ms.Jeannelle are both excellent teachers that genuinely care for the kids they are teaching. They are fun to interact with when discussing children's growth which makes picking up and dropping off more enjoyable. Ms.Jackie will give my son hugs and immediately calm him down if he's having a hard time that morning with me leaving. The principal Natasha is great at her job and always willing to help where she can, I believe that comes from working her way up at Discovery Isle and knowing all aspects of the jobs that she's managing. All staff is very friendly and helpful. They send out reminders about everything and are organized with their calendars. Super clean facility with great people. I would recommend to any if my friends. :)”

“Goddard is everything we want in our child’s school environment at this stage: clean, orderly, and fun environment, caring and competent staff, and a great developmental curriculum that supports our child’s journey. 10/10!”

“Our son attended Sorrento Valley Children’s Center in Ms Marla's class and we couldn’t be happier with the love and care he received. The teachers are incredibly kind and attentive, and our son always felt safe, supported, and happy in their care. In fact, he often didn’t want to leave at pick-up because he loved spending time in their amazing play area—complete with playhouses, trains, trucks, and plenty of space to run. He made wonderful friends and truly thrived here.

We are so grateful to the owners and directors Carol, Elana and, who make the entire experience seamless for parents—exactly what you hope for when sending your toddler off to school. We couldn’t recommend Sorrento Valley Children’s Center more highly!”

“I can't say enough good things about this school! Two of my sons attended right after our family moved cross country, and it was the perfect school to help with their transition. Not only does the school live up to its name by truly implementing the Montessori philosophy and approach to early childhood education, every single teacher at the school genuinely cares about and bonds with the children, even with those outside their classroom. The school is also clean and attractive and the rates are very competitive for the area. An added bonus is the special gatherings and shows for different holidays. I really can't recommend this school highly enough!”

“Bright Horizons has been an amazing experience for our family. The teachers are incredible—loving, attentive, and truly dedicated to the kids. We’ve seen our children grow so much, both socially and academically, thanks to the nurturing environment. Highly recommend!”

“Encinitas Country Day school has been an absolute gem for our family. The faculty and administrators are genuinely nice, caring, and deeply invested in every child’s success and well-being. From the warm, personalized attention in the small class sizes, to the responsive and supportive leadership that truly listens to parents, it feels like an extension of our own family. They create such a nurturing environment where kids thrive academically while feeling safe, valued, and inspired every single day. I cannot recommend Encinitas Country Day highly enough—it’s a truly special school with heart.”

“Diane is truly a gem of a human—compassionate, deeply caring, and unwaveringly dedicated. She creates a safe, inclusive, and trusting environment where children and families genuinely feel seen and supported. Our child still speaks so fondly of her preschool experience, a reflection of the warm community Diane built with her exceptional team, including the especially sweet Ms. Chika. The hands-on, play-based learning and strong social-emotional foundation made this experience truly special, and we are deeply grateful.”

“Fantastic experience! For the past 7 years we sent all 3 of our kids to this preschool and everyone loved it! The teachers are fantastic, the facility is fun and clean, and the administration staff is incredible! Everything exceeded all of our family's expectations. Would highly recommend and we will continue to send our children to DI for summer camps! Big Thank you to Ms. Natalie, Ms. Dawn, Ms. Sierra, and Mrs. Rochelle who does an incredible job running everything.”

“We are a military family with a child who needs a little extra help learning academics due to ADHD & Dyslexia. This has been my child’s first week, and the staff here is incredible; so kind and caring. They literally make my child and myself feel like we’re all a team, and they also greet my youngest child who isn’t enrolled. Overall the customer service is phenomenal. I will update my review once my child has completed their course, and let other parents know if their learning/teaching strategies helped… which I am sure they will with how nurturing everyone is to my child at this location.”

“Can't say enough good things about our experience here. We started our son at 10 months somewhere else, but moved here shortly thereafter despite the longer drive.
There is an exceptional level of accountability and transparency that is obviously part of the management philosophy, which instills a great deal of confidence and trust as a parent that my child is receiving exactly the care that I expect.
Just as important, every teacher seems to genuinely care and connect with the children, which has been particularly significant for our son, who struggled with separation. Thanks to the excellent relationships the teachers in his room have built with him, the anxiety has become a non-issue.
Another big deal for us: they spend a great deal of time outside and are otherwise engaged in creative activities every single day. I continue to be impressed with the consistency and quality of activities that our son gets to enjoy (which we get to see during the day from the great pictures they take of him and send via the app).
There is a lot of love in this place, and we are so happy to have found it.”

“Our son has been going to LLA for almost 2 years and loves it. His Spanish vocabulary has grown significantly and he's now able to hold conversations. The entire team at the school have been great. We'll be sending our second son there as well.”

“This isn't directly related to any child, however, I wanted to share what a quality person the owner is. I signed up through the dmv website to take my CA written exam on line. Unfortunately I didn't have a laptop with a webcam handy. I called every business and/or library and none of them had computers to rent with cams. I called the learning center and they allowed me to utilize there computer and webcam in a private room free of charge. I still can't believe how kind and accommodating they were? I can only imagine this is how they treat all the parents and children that need the learning center.Thanks again for your kindness.Phil”

“Sandy hill is truly a magical place for toddlers. We have only been here 6 months but have been impressed with teachers and day to day learning. My only wish is that they offered more hours for working families and it would really be the perfect school. If you can do half day care though, this is 100% the best school for your outdoor loving kiddo!

Updating review: sandy hill now offers full day care!!!”

“Perfect day care. I did not know that kids can learn that much at such a young age until our kid went to this daycare. The teachers have been working there for years. They know what they are doing, patient, kind and welcoming. My kid learnt a lot during her time in the daycare. She was happy during pick up which assures me that she had good time during the day.”

“We currently have our 3 children here and have been very happy with their educational progress. The flexibility Lifetime shows to ensure the children can do things at their level, whether more advanced or less than peers, is much appreciated as it helps the kids maintain focus and interest in the topics. Thank you!”

“We absolutely love Noah's Park. Our son went here for 2.5 years from the time he was 2 until he started TK and he loved all of his teachers. They made sure to spend a lot of time outside, weather permitting, which helped keep germs to a minimum and gave the kids space to play. They learned about Jesus and made many fun crafts. Our son will miss his time here! Thank you Tammy, Debbie, Kaela & Alex :).”

“I absolutely love what this school has done for my daughter in 9 short months (during a pandemic)! It is so wonderful to know she is safe and has such caring teachers. She is 4 and is doing addition, subtraction, spelling bee's, learning the states and has fun everyday! She was such a momma's girl and had only one on one adult attention up until the age of 4, it was a hard transition for us both, but well worth it. The before and after care program is perfect for working parents and their pricing is more than fair.”

“I love Poinsettia KinderCare!! I know my son is in good, caring hands. My son has been at other daycare centers where it felt like they were just running a business. Here, you feel like you're part of a larger family. That culture starts from the top and permeates throughout. At Poinsettia KinderCare, we're lucky to have Mandy as the Director. She is warm, friendly, caring, and responsive. Thank you for taking care of our Charlie!!”

“The Academy at Bright Horizons is unmatched. Our son started with Ms.Monica and Ms.Angie when he was 18 months, then off to Ms.Carolyn's class who has been with the school for over 20 years, yet another testimony to the amazing organization they have not only for the kids, but for the staff as well. We ended our time at The Academy in Ms.Juju and Ms.Rosa's class, but sadly relocated and no longer attend the school. Our son still says how much he misses all his teachers, friends, and the wonderful staff at The Academy. We hope to find a program that offers what The Academy does, but you don't come by that type of care, knowledge, communication, consideration and fun very frequent.”

“We sent both of our children from the ages of 2 to 4 to Pilgrim and we cannot speak highly enough of the school. It is such a warm/homey environment, and the teachers are so incredibly loving and caring--Miss Katia, Miss Sarah, and Miss Karina have such special places in our hearts. The school is play-based so the kids have many opportunities to explore various activities at their own pace, to use their imaginations, to play outside for a significant amount of time each day. Though the school is at a church, there is no religious curriculum, which our family preferred. Our children loved the school and were always so happy at the end of the day. We can't recommend Pilgrim enough!”

“ECS has been amazing preschool since long before my kids came here. My sister had gone to this preschool about 37 years ago. It was great then so when I was looking for preschools I decided to check ECS out again. I toured the school, loved the program and teachers here. With our first child they were really helpful with the potty training. The teachers were so involved and were willing to help with the no diaper method to keep with consistency at home and he was trained within a week. He is now 6 years old. He did so well in public school as he was well prepared and ahead of his class. I currently have my 4 year old here and they have helped him grow so much and having him here makes me feel good bc when they transition to TK or Kindergarten they are more than well prepared. They also have in school field trips where they have various places visit to talk about different things like the railroad museum and animals from the aquarium. Also every July they have splash days once a week for some summer fun. My kids love it here so much that we changed our church to Grace City here as well. Highly recommend!”

“Canyon Crest stadium has easy access and is a good venue for professional events. The turf field is properly marked for soccer and has adequate room on the touch lines for proper officiating. The turf to track transition is true, providing a safe transition.”

“So I work in the Landscaping industry and we order all of our fertilizer and chemicals through this Co. this place is the absolute BEST! Bar none! Their customer service goes way above and beyond about any business I've ever dealt with. Their office personnel are so nice and helpful. Ann who runs the office and Leo who runs the warehouse are great! The other huge reason we use this Co is because they have this salesman name CARL DEERTZ'! Please remember that name! No one better in the industry for your fertilizer needs! He is so knowledgeable about all of his products and you don't always find that in any industry. He has on several occasions met me on many of my property sites and given me VITAL information on the fertility of some of the plants/trees. I truly appreciate Carl Deertz and Simplot Partners. There's no better place to get your fertilizer.”

“Great school and great community! Teachers are thoughtful and enthusiastic about their subject matter. Innovative curriculum, amazing resources. Excellent support from school administrators and counselors. Students learn the value of respect and community. When COVID first hit and the state was shut down on 3/19/20, LJCDS was prepared like no other. Remote classrooms came on full time within 2 days.”

“MMPP is the absolute best! All 3 of my children have attended this preschool or is currently a student. They always got excited and truly loved every minute of it. They really did learn so much and it was a smooth transition into elementary school. MMPP sets that strong foundation for them. The teachers and staff treat you like family. They really care about every student. I could not imagine my children going anywhere else for preschool!”

“I would give more stars if I could they truly deserve way more! My children attended here and had experiences from the jellyfish class up to the otter class. I always would tell Mrs. Megan they need to add a full school because I would keep my kids here forever if I could. I cannot say enough amazing things about every single person on this staff. From the director Nikki, to Mrs. Megan, Ms. Alicia, Mrs. Jessie, Ms. Kathy, Ms. Lizzie, Ms. Oisel, Ms. Grace and every other teacher and assistant teacher who work there you literally feel the love, support and empowerment for your child. It is Christian biblical based which we 100% want and love because we want our children to have a Biblical view of the world. I love that they have chapel and children get to practice praying. What I truly love more than anything is that every staff member whether your in that direct teachers class or not, knows your child and wants the best for them. I love that they are nurturing but also realistic and are shaping these little hearts to be so beautiful. Whenever my children had a tough day the teachers were always so kind and like hey how can we work together to figure out a great solution. I love that there is always open dialogue and again they TRULY want the best for my children. The academics are great my children left there being more advanced as they headed into kindergarten. They do a lot of hands on learning but again cater to your child’s interests. Toys are rotated out and there’s a new fun learning theme each month. I loved that they had jobs to pick out in the class room. My children left here academically prepared, confident and more importantly their love for God continues to shine on. The school performances are the cutest don’t miss them they are ADORABLE! I literally cried on their last day of school because I can’t say enough thank you’s to the staff at the preschool for impacting our children in the most important ways. If you want the most amazing humans on the planet to enrich your child’s life look no further you will never regret bringing them here. Thank you to every single staff member at Lighthouse for impacting our children in the most positive way!”

“I’m super impressed with this facility. My 5-month-old son has been attending on a part-time basis, and every visit has been such a positive experience. The staff treats him so well, and I love receiving all the updates about the activities he’s doing throughout the day. I’ve had great interactions with all of the care providers; Erin, Sophie, Wilma, and several others have been amazing (I apologize I can't remember all the names since we are newer). Michelle, the director, is also incredibly kind and attentive.

Our only hesitation with enrolling full-time is the distance from our house, but otherwise, I wouldn’t think twice about joining this center. The fact that it’s in such a beautiful area is an added bonus...it feels like you're pulling up to a resort lol.. and when my son falls asleep in the car on the way there, I can take him for a short stroller walk before dropping him off so he can get some extra sleep.

Super happy with the care here - I would definitely recommend this center to other parents!”

“I absolutely recommend this school, my son loves this preschool, he is so happy in the mornings and get ready so fast because he can’t wait to see his friends and learn, the staff and all the teachers are amazing. I highly recommend Childtime to any parent looking for a great school in San Diego.”