KinderCare Learning Center in Carlsbad offers high-quality daycare, child care, and early childhood education in a safe, nurturing environment where children are encouraged to explore, create and grow. We provide care for children 6 weeks through 6 years old, with preschool and kindergarten programs and before- and after-school care for school-age students. Our experienced teachers use a research-backed curriculum to build confidence, creativity and school readiness skills through hands-on learning and play. KinderCare supports families in Carlsbad with flexible scheduling and financial assistance, making it easier to access trusted care and early education.
We had our son enrolled at Poinsettia KinderCare starting at 6 months and we only withdrew him due to a relocation when he was 15 months. I cannot express how much we LOVED Poinsettia KinderCare. Our son truly thrived and as a first time parents, we felt so happy watching the director, assistant director and all the teachers love and care for our child the way they did. We truly felt like the Poinsettia team was part of our family and were so sad when we had to leave.
I really loved Mandy's (center director) commitment to healthy meals and snacks for the children. We found that meals were always prepared items and not pre-packaged and highly processed. Same with snacks! This was important to us as we introduced our son to solid foods.
This center goes out of their way to build a strong sense of community. They did summer events, toddler room art shows, and more where families were invited to come and participate and get involved. We became good friends with other families through these events too!
Every day we would drop off our little one and he would be smiling when he entered the center. He would even hug the center director and assistant director goodbye at the end of the day. What Mandy and the Poinsettia KinderCare family have created is truly special. I cannot recommend this location enough!
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Tami S.
Aug 23, 2021
5.0
We’ve had a wonderful experience during our time at KinderCare Poinsettia (about a year now). The team of teachers and directors are extremely welcoming and so caring for our little ones. We get updates throughout the day including pictures of what they are doing in the classrooms - so many learning and development activities I would never think of. You can see the teachers truly care about each student and their well being.
There also hasn’t been a lot of turnover in staff. A few teachers have left due to moving or starting college programs but not just to go to another daycare center. This is very different from a previous school we used.
I would highly recommend KinderCare Poinsettia to anyone looking for care for their children.
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Timothy Layton
Aug 15, 2020
5.0
When my wife and I had to go back to work after the initial COVID lockdown our previous childcare center was not open, so we decided to enroll our son in the Poinsettia Kindercare. We have been very impressed with how they are handling the social distancing and safety guidelines at this center. It is hard not being able to go in to pick up my son, but he is always brought out promptly and with a huge smile on his face! Even without being able to go into the building, we have been able to build a good relationship with the teachers. They have been doing a great job communicating how his days have gone in the classroom. Our son is always excited to go to “school” every morning, he even rushes us so he can get there. He constantly talks about his teachers and it makes us feel like he is being treated like family at this center.
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