"Mrs. Lozano is a very dedicated teacher, she loves the children and always goes far and beyond in everything she does. She has been teaching at CCCS for many years and every year she has touched the lives of the students and their families with her love and full commitment to give each kid what they need in order to succeed." - CCCS Parent
The Contra Costa Christian Preschool provides a caring and loving environment for 3 and 4-year-olds.
Contra Costa Christian Preschool is privileged to serve the community by providing a safe and loving environment where our program helps shepherd young children through the most influential years of their life. Our Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) programs help foster good self-esteem using Biblical truths to lead the children to an understanding that they are loved unconditionally by God.
Children are guided to become socially competent in a setting where they can develop spiritually, physically, emotionally, and academically. Large and fine motor skills are addressed daily through circle time, art, learning centers, and music/movement activities. Our program is designed to fully prepare students for kindergarten and beyond.
Students in our program are:
We are excited to announce that we have expanded our hours of operation for the Preschool. We offer two different programs to accommodate our families.
Preschool Facility# 070209907
Contra Costa Christian Preschool is privileged to serve the community by providing a safe and loving environment where our program helps shepherd young children through the most influential years of their life. Our Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) programs help foster good self-esteem using Biblical truths to lead the children to an understanding that they are loved unconditionally by God.
Children are guided to become socially competent in a setting where they can develop spiritually, physically, emotionally, and academically. Large and fine motor skills are addressed daily through circle time, art, learning centers, and music/movement activities. Our program is designed to fully prepare students for kindergarten and beyond.
Students in our program are:
- Pre-School: 3 years old by September 1st
- Pre-Kindergarten: 4 years old by September 1st
We are excited to announce that we have expanded our hours of operation for the Preschool. We offer two different programs to accommodate our families.
- School Day Program: 8:00 am to 3:00pm
- Full Day Program: 7:00am to 6:00pm
Preschool Facility# 070209907
If you are interested or applying for the current school year, please contact our Admissions office. The school office is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 3:30pm on regular business hours.
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Maria Lyvette Loyola - preschool director
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Maria Lyvette Loyola is an early childhood educator and the preschool Director at CCCS. Maria Lyvette graduated from the San Francisco State PATH program with a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Early Childhood with a minor in Special Education. Maria Lyvette has worked in Early Childhood Education for over 25 years, working in a variety of teaching roles in the preschool stage. In her first years of teaching, Maria Lyvette worked in a private preschool that emphasized art as a “vehicle to learning”. Through this experience, Maria Lyvette has led children to explore their artistic side using different mediums of art, such as mosaics, sculpture, and other mixed media platforms. Using a mixture of learning styles along with incorporating a play-based curriculum, she believes that using sprinkles of many prominent learning theories aid to emphasize social-emotional development for the students she has the privilege to teach.
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Believing that the first five years of a child’s life are the most critical, Maria Lyvette ardently practices the importance of providing a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for young children on a daily basis. Immigrating from the Philippines at a tender age, Maria Lyvette grew up in the Bay Area and finds that the Mediterranean-type climate offers a variety of hiking trails to enjoy. On occasion, you can find Maria Lyvette also enjoying trips to the local bookstore and appreciating a latte in neighborhood coffee shops.
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Alicia Lozano - Assistant Director is an Early childhood educator at Contra Costa Christian School. She started at CCCS in 2007 as a Teacher Assistant in Preschool while she was taking Early Child Education classes at Diablo Valley College. In 2014 through 2016 she taught Spanish in Elementary, Kindergarten through 3rd grade) while simultaneously continuing her teaching in the CCS Preschool as a Teacher. Recently she got her Associate Degree in Early Child Development.
Alicia is married to her husband Martin for 26 years. They have a 23 year old son, Elias, who is an alumni of CCCS, from Preschool and all through High School. He graduated in 2016. |
Alicia loves her job very much! Her passion to work with little children grows more every day through her everyday experiences with them. It's not just the passion and enthusiasm, it is the effort of putting all the energy, mind, body, heart, and soul into the care of children that makes possible the success and happiness of every child. The first five years of their life are the most amazing and crucial years for a child’s development. That's why her passion is to empower the children with love, joy, self esteem, and confidence. Being a model for them and showing the love of God every day is her joy. She thinks it is so rewarding to go to work and be surrounded by her students and co-workers.
In her spare time, Alicia loves to bake, walk, and spend time with family and friends.
In her spare time, Alicia loves to bake, walk, and spend time with family and friends.
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Veronica Sandeen - Core Teacher joined CCCS in 2015, she has eighteen years of experience working in early childhood education. She started working in the education field right after she finished her BA in Early Childhood Education. Born and raised in Ecuador, Veronica moved to the Bay Area to study English. She has always had a job working with children as a preschool and kindergarten teacher.
Veronica believes in providing children with a loving, challenging and fun experience for them to discover themselves and grow with confidence and happiness. She thinks that each child is unique in his or her own way and might learn in different ways than others. By acknowledging this, her goal is to work alongside with each child to meet their individualities in order to maximize their learning. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband and twin children. |
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Jennifer Elseth - Core Teacher grew up in the east bay. While attending Clayton Valley High School, Jennifer found her love for teaching preschool age and decided to pursue a career in the ECE field. Jennifer’s education led her to DVC that led her to transfer into Chico State University to major in Liberal Studies. Her time at Chico State led her to various opportunities to stretch her growth in teaching a wide age range of children with different abilities through a program called CAVE. These experiences led her to solidify a life choice; that she could make a difference helping and watching children become lifelong learners by teaching the preschool age where the love of exploring and learning is just beginning.
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Jennifer wholeheartedly believes that it is a joy to walk into a classroom every day to be greeted by a group of children eager to explore and learn about the world around them! Jennifer feels blessed to have the best job in the world watching and teaching the youngest of the world's future leaders. Over the years, Jennifer has taught children from infancy to Pre-K. Her favorite ages are three to five year olds due to their overarching want and need to learn about everything. Jennifer believes that there is nothing better than walking into a classroom full of excited little ones ready to learn and to take on the world!
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Gentry Saleh - Core Teacher is a first year teacher at Contra Costa Christian. She has loved her experience working with kids during summer camps, children’s church and childcare for the past six years. She loves teaching so much that she recently transitioned from her role as Children’s Ministry Director of Concord Bible Church to pursue a degree in Early Childhood Education. Her passion for working with kids has always been rooted in a Christ centered and creative approach. She loves competitive game nights, traveling with her husband and a strong latte. Gentry is very excited to be joining our team this year and hopes to help build a beautiful and creative learning environment for CCC’s Pre-K students.
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Sonia Love - Core Teacher is a new Preschool Teacher at CCCS. Sonia graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Public Health. She completed her Premedical course work, yet God redirected her steps and she worked for many years in the field of Health Education and Social Work. When Sonia had the opportunity to join Marin Head Start as a Home Visiting Teacher, she developed a love for working with Preschoolers. Then as a Sunday School Teacher she further discovered the wonderful opportunities in discipling young children. Sonia grew up in the Bay Area and loves the East Bay. She briefly relocated to Washington State and realized, like Dorothy, that “There’s no place like home”.
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She moved back home just in time to begin teaching at CCCS this fall. She has an energetic 15-year-old daughter who is the light of her life and who will be attending CCCS for 10th grade. Sonia loves reading, family time, and exploring new parks and trails to go for a walk or a run. Sonia has a heart for serving our senior community and is attempting to learn to play the piano so that she can share her love of music with those around her. One of Sonia’s mottos is to remove distractions that keep her from focusing on the mission God has for her. A fan of minimalism that has been inspired by the life of Jesus Christ, she hopes to grow in the CCCS community and to develop many lifelong friendships.
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Wendy Martinez - Core Teacher has had a focus and passion for working with children since she first accepted Christ at the age of 12. All those years of Sunday School and VBS experiences as a child made a positive impression on her life and she grew up with a desire to pass on that blessing.
Then after learning the Spanish language, she volunteered at CASA AYUDA in Guatemala, Central America. She was the preschool director, working side by side with native teachers and writing curriculum. Wendy was a “stay home” mom for 14 years, and during 5 of those years, she homeschooled their son David and daughter Keren from 3rd grade through 8th grade. |
Wendy began to formally work at CVPCC children’s center in 1997. She remained there for 23 years, serving in a variety of roles. She and her husband, Victor, enjoy hiking. Wendy loves guitar music and enjoys listening to and singing Spanish worship.