“Children will not remember only what you taught them, they will especially remember how you made them feel while learning.”
Our mission at Tiny Footprints is to provide the highest quality of Early Childhood Education for the children in our care in a safe, nurturing, fun, respectful environment so they can freely explore the world.
Tiny Footprints was established in 2010 initially as a small in home daycare to provide a nurturing, learning and safe environment for families of young children. As a new mother I decided to open my own child care because I wanted to offer to other children what I learned to offer my own: the ability to grow and learn while having fun.
Tiny Footprints combines learning experiences and structured play in an organized and nurturing environment, offering far more than just child care. This is the children’s first introduction to a lifetime of learning, a journey that should start off on the right foot. We help them fall in love with learning by following their lead while offering them guidance, letting them each grow and learn at their own pace.
Our program promotes the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of young children. We strive to continue to grow and evolve as the field of Early Childhood Education evolves. I am currently enrolled in various Early Childhood Education courses to continue and expand my knowledge in the field.
We are committed to the growth and development of our center as a place of research, as a community of learners and as developing future global citizens. We offer a place where children are happy and relaxed, where there is freedom to play, to be, to learn, to grow. Within the facility there are many interesting things to do.
Studies by Maria Montessori and contemporary researchers support the notion that a child’s first three years of life, and next three years of education outside the home, are the most important in shaping his or her personality and ability to learn. Children learn more during this period of time than at any other, and set important patterns for the future. Skills learned become the foundation that helps them grow in independence.
We focus on all areas of the children’s development, including but not limited to: communication, gross and fine motor skills, problem solving and personal/social. We teach the children to take care of themselves, each other and their physical environment. The desire of a child is “to do it myself”, so activities are designed to allow them this responsibility . All of these activities take place in an environment that nurtures the whole child and supports their natural curiosity and love of learning.
The Importance of Family: It is crucial for the child that there be a parent-teacher partnership. At Tiny Footprints, we honor the bonds that you have with your small children. We are sensitive to individual separation patterns and are here to assist you and your child as they make the separation from home to child care.
***COVID-19 Update***
Tiny Footprints Daycare understands the importance of the safety and well-being of our children and has adapted a new Health and Safety Procedure Protocol in order to minimize risks for everyone. Our Covid Policies outline the steps we all need to take as a family daycare, in order to ensure that all of the children continue to receive a quality education and warm social-emotional experience. We are currently working with a smaller group of children and tours for new families will be offered virtually.