Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc.
155 W. Arrow Hwy., Azusa, CA 91702
About
Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc. describes itself as more than just a preschool and as a community dedicated to nurturing the boundless potential of each child. The program states that it creates and maintains a safe, nurturing, trusting, and supportive environment for children, families, and staff, and that it is a second home for children. Its philosophy includes transforming early childhood education through play, reflection, mindfulness, and teacher and student engagement, with an emphasis on play-based learning and hands-on discovery.
• Ages: 2–12 years old
• Schedule: Open 6:30am–6:00pm
Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc. states that it is committed to making learning joyful and meaningful and that it embraces play as the essential work of childhood. The program’s mission is to build a collaborative learning community where students are active participants in and shapers of their world, and to support children’s holistic development—physical, emotional, cognitive, creative, and social—through child-based and teacher-facilitated, developmentally appropriate practices. The program states that it prepares children for kindergarten and future success and that it inspires children to engage with their world through play-based learning and hands-on discovery.
The leadership team includes Administrator Harshini Niyarepola, Admin Assistant Cesar Camacho, Director Belen Lara, and Office Manager Stephanie Johnson. One parent review notes that access to the campus requires a passcode to the door and that there are cameras everywhere. Parent testimonials posted on Google in 2024 describe the staff as wonderful, patient, welcoming, helpful, friendly, nice, compassionate, and caring, and mention positive communication with parents, neat and fun activities for school-age kids during summer break, and an after school and summer program. Multiple parents report that their children have attended for several years, that their children feel safe and enjoy going every day, and that their children have learned and developed a lot since starting at Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
• Ages: 2–12 years old
• Schedule: Open 6:30am–6:00pm
Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc. states that it is committed to making learning joyful and meaningful and that it embraces play as the essential work of childhood. The program’s mission is to build a collaborative learning community where students are active participants in and shapers of their world, and to support children’s holistic development—physical, emotional, cognitive, creative, and social—through child-based and teacher-facilitated, developmentally appropriate practices. The program states that it prepares children for kindergarten and future success and that it inspires children to engage with their world through play-based learning and hands-on discovery.
The leadership team includes Administrator Harshini Niyarepola, Admin Assistant Cesar Camacho, Director Belen Lara, and Office Manager Stephanie Johnson. One parent review notes that access to the campus requires a passcode to the door and that there are cameras everywhere. Parent testimonials posted on Google in 2024 describe the staff as wonderful, patient, welcoming, helpful, friendly, nice, compassionate, and caring, and mention positive communication with parents, neat and fun activities for school-age kids during summer break, and an after school and summer program. Multiple parents report that their children have attended for several years, that their children feel safe and enjoy going every day, and that their children have learned and developed a lot since starting at Azusa Discovery Center Preschool and School Age, Inc.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
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