Cultivating a love of learning while building a foundation for academic success
Maryvale’s Rosemead Early Education Center was established in 1968. The Center is licensed by Community Care Licensing, a state agency through the Department of Social Services, to care for children six weeks through five years of age.
Maryvale began serving the early childhood education needs of the San Gabriel Valley in 1999 when it purchased "The Land of Aws" preschool. In 2011, the Duarte Early Education Center was opened in a newly christened building that was also home to Maryvale's Family Resource Center. To best meet the needs of families in the area, the Duarte campus also offers a valued kid's club and Before and After School Program for school-age children.
Christina joined Maryvale as Vice President, Early Childhood Education in 2012, and in 2015 she took on responsibility over nutrition services for the agency. Christina is responsible for overseeing the vision and compliance for the Early Education Centers, ensuring that staff are trained and have the tools needed to provide high-quality early learning experiences for children and families. For more than 25 years Christina has dedicated herself to working in non-profit agencies, implementing programs to serve children and families who otherwise would not have access to high-quality services. Christina is passionate and dedicated to serving children, families and teachers, with the goal of empowering them to break the cycle of poverty. She brings a strong leadership style and an unwavering commitment to healthy child development to her role. Her guidance and expertise in all aspects of the educational experience ensures that the Early Education Centers strive for and achieve excellence in all areas of performance.
Christina holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Education. Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Behavioral Science, and she is credentialed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to Supervise Multiple Child Development Centers, and is certified to provide Triple - P parenting courses to families. Christina is a momma to three children, and has been married since 2006.
While it might not seem that building with blocks and molding with play clay have any connection to later life success, two major studies, the HighScope Perry Preschool Study and the Abecedarian Study, show an actual connection. Both studies looked at children in high quality preschool programs compared to those who were not in preschool. Not only did the studies follow the kids during and after preschool, but also checked in with those, now adult, participants decades later.
The Perry Preschool Study interviewed the original preschoolers over time, through age 40. The adults who were in the preschool group were more likely to have a job, had higher paying jobs. A similar project, the Abecedarian Study, found that, as adults, participants who had gone to preschool were more likely to complete a higher degree of education and go to college than those who had not gone to preschool.
ROSEMEAD CAMPUS
7600 East Graves Avenue
Rosemead, CA 91770 (map)
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
General/Main Office Phone:
(626) 280-6510
Early Education Center Phone:
(626) 537-3311
DUARTE CAMPUS
2502 East Huntington Drive
Duarte, CA 91010 (map)
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Early Education Center Phone:
(626) 357-1514
Community Based Services Center Phone:
(626) 263-9133
SOUTH EL MONTE CAMPUS
10915 Michael Hunt Dr
South El Monte, CA 91733
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
(626) 537-3313