Serendipity Early Care And Education Center

530 Las Tunas Drive Arcadia, CA 91007
www.creativechildpreschool.com

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
  • Enrollment: 30 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
  • Enrollment: 30 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Rankings

Serendipity Early Care And Education Center ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:

Category
Attribute

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Students By Grade
Year Founded
2014

Student Body

Total Students
30 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
100%
State avg.: 52%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
1 teacher
Student-Teacher Ratio
30:1
National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling

School Notes

  • At Serendipity Early Care And Education, the focus is on child-centered activities.
  • This means that the choices are left for the children to make.
  • This teaches initiative and independence because the choices are not being made for them.
  • At Serendipity, children activities center on objects and experiences that develop more fully their understanding of what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste.
  • Children natural curiosity and desire to make sense of their world motivates them to become involved in learning activities.
  • We learn best what we do by ourselves, or as Piaget put it: "Every time we teach a child something we prevent him form discovering it himself.".
  • School Motto: What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.
  • At Serendipity Early Care And Education, the focus is on child-centered activities. This means that the choices are left for the children to make. This teaches initiative and independence because the choices are not being made for them. At Serendipity, children activities center on objects and experiences that develop more fully their understanding of what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste. Children natural curiosity and desire to make sense of their world motivates them to become involved in learning activities. We learn best what we do by ourselves, or as Piaget put it: "Every time we teach a child something we prevent him form discovering it himself."
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the application deadline for Serendipity Early Care And Education Center?
The application deadline for Serendipity Early Care And Education Center is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Arcadia, CA is $23,167 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Arcadia, CA is 66% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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