Encinitas Country Day School

Oct 30th, 2023

My two year old daughter giggles with excitement every time we pull into the preschool parking lot.  Her first two weeks were such a great experience that I decided to change from half days to full days.  She absolutely loves her teachers, classroom and the school environment.  The classroom is so inviting, the teachers have such great energy and the school has a sense of calm and peace that makes my daughter feel stimulated, engaged and secure.  I am so grateful that my daughter has had such a fantastic introduction to this important next step in her development.
Aug 23rd, 2022

This elementary school administration is completely in inept and lazy. If you have a child with any sort of special needs, or he/she needs any special assistance at school, look elsewhere!!!!!! Apparently if your child doesn't fit into the perfect square box, or they may learn differently, you will be overlooked immediately. Discrimination at its finest.Fortunately I've heard the teachers are amazing. So that is their saving grace.
Jan 4th, 2022

Preschool is decent. Nice, safe & conveniently located campus. Attentive teachers and happy kids. Director is kind, caring & helpful.
Aug 31st, 2021

Would not recommend this preschool. Management has a complete lack of care and respect. I enrolled my child here because I heard great things from other moms. Maybe it's just the excuse of covid but there is virtually zero communication here. The school year began, a few weeks in, with one of my child's two teachers leaving the school. I found out weeks later only after asking the other teacher where she went. The school didn't find it important enough to inform the parents that one of the teachers left. A new director began shortly after but she completely lacks care for the children or responsibility of her staff. Teachers pick and choose which parents to communicate with. As a result my child was left out of an ongoing activity with his class because it wasn't important enough to inform us early on. When I confronted the director she dismissed it as my inability to reach out, even though I was clearly reaching out. Made absolutely no sense. And on another note about communication, I requested updates early on from the teacher, especially since I was left in the dark with "covid restrictions". I received brief, almost superficial updates for just over a month before they completely disappeared. Apparently the school's new picture taking system and completely generic newsletter is a replacement for actual updates on how the children are actually doing. I rated this school a 2 star since my child says he likes it. He doesn't know any better. If you expect half decent transparency, respect, and care for your child, I wouldn't recommend taking him/her here.
Mar 15th, 2021