Growing Up in Santa Cruz

February 2025

Discovery Preschool and Family Center Celebrates 10 Years

Discovery Preschool and Family Center celebrates 10 years of operation serving over one thousand families throughout the last decade. Founder, Sara Balla, started Discovery as a home-based preschool program when her children were preschool aged. “All of the teachers working with me either brought their own children or they were pregnant. I felt like I had my village, every day supporting one another’s babies, making snacks together, and trusting one another to love and nurture our own precious children. I always wanted Discovery to be a place where teachers were honored for their hard work and respected for their huge role in the development of a child”. Today Discovery is a hub for the most creative and nurturing Early Childhood educators in the County, “Our children and young families deserve and need our community support; the health of these young families is imperative to any thriving community and we’re honored to provide that necessary love here at Discovery”.
Photo by Carlie Statsky.