About Us
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Cordova Bay Preschool is located in beautiful Cordova Bay behind St. David-by-the-Sea Church, in the municipality of Saanich, British Columbia and is a member of the Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association (VICPA)
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Cordova Bay Preschool has served the Cordova Bay, Elk Lake and surrounding community since 1949, it offers a quality parent participation preschool experience. The school is a registered non-profit organization. Co-operative preschools are administered and maintained by the parents who assist under the guidance of our Early Childhood Educators.
Meet Our Team
Leasa Gatschene
Leasa is an experienced ECE who has previously been in her role as ECE at Cordova Bay Preschool for a number of years. Her updated biography is forthcoming.
Shandra Clifford
Shandra holds an advanced diploma in Child and Youth Care and is currently enrolled in ECEA at the Pacific Rim Institute. Shandra brings 33 years of professional childcare experience and has been a foster parent for 17 years. In her spare time, shandra enjoys photography, reading, and spending time with her own two children.
Shandra believes learning is happening all the time and that finding teachable moments provides opportunities for children to explore, discover, create and imagine.
Shandra has worked at Cordova Bay Preschool since 2019 and looks forward to meeting and collaborating with the families of the co-op.