Our environment...
The spaces in which we live and grow help shape and define us, many are where children spend their first and most impressionable years. On average 94% of children are cared for outside their home. This includes care by relatives, Group Care Centers and Family Child Care Centers. The environment offered in Family Childcare has wonderful benefits; caregiver/child bond, family involvement and the ability to form a long term relationship, small groups, integrated age grouping that allows siblings to be together. Successfully creating high quality environments that stimulate children, address safety, incorporate State Mandated Rules, etc. is the foundation of a quality care giving situation. These environments provide for many differing experiences and needs including; emotional, cognitive, spiritual, physical, social, sensory, perceptual and self-help skills just to name a few. An ever changing environment that matches the children's needs, development levels, creates positive challenges, and allows for curiosity and exploration is the basis for learning at Step-by-Step Family Child Care. On this page you will find a few photos of the environment. Ever changing, ever growing, never stagnant!