As a child-led, play-based family day home serving a variety of ages, we do not have a traditional curriculum. I believe that children learn best when interested in an activity of their choosing, and I provide a safe environment where children receive focused attention, can learn to make decisions, solve problems, and grow in confidence. 

I give your child the space and freedom to be just that - a child! Play is a vital part of a child's development and growth. It encourages brain development, it allows children to explore their environment and use their senses, it encourages children to use their imaginations and pretend, it encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and it helps children develop motor skills. Children also learn how to make friends, empathize, and resolve conflict.

Here your child will be loved, and your family will truly become an extended part of our family. 

Small Steps Home Daycare is an approved Virginia subsidy vendor, which means that I am subject to annual state inspections.

The Child Care Subsidy Program assists families in paying child care costs for children under age 13 who are not eligible to attend public school during the part of the day when public education is available, or children with special needs under age 18 who reside with the applicant. For more information, click here.

Small Steps Home Daycare participates in the USDA CACFP through the Childcare Network. 

This free nutrition program helps to ensure that children receive healthy, nutritious meals while they are in care. It also provides training, information and support to child care providers.