Stepping Stones University

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closing of Stepping Stones University. This daycare was my greatest dream & im grateful that I got to touch the lives that I did!

I unfortunately had to make this decision due to health reasons & it was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make but one that ultimately was the best decision.

I’ve loved every child that has come into my care & I will always love each one 🫶🏾

Thank you to everyone who supported me, who bought gifts for the daycare, donated in any way, shared a post, liked/commented on a post. You were a blessing and I couldn’t have done this without you!

All of my daycare items will be donated to a dear friend of mine who is opening her own daycare ❤️ I wanted everything to be passed on to someone who will use it well.

I’m going to miss everything about my daycare but as I said before I know this is the best choice.

Love & Blessings 😘

-Mrs. Nicki

Went to see Santa with my little guys ❤️ & road the Express Train to the North Pole! They were in such awe!

We had an amazing field trip on Friday to KidMania!

Had so much fun & got out LOTS of energy!

Wow! What a day we’ve had! We had plans to visit a pumpkin patch but when the rain canceled our plans I created an indoor “pumpkin patch” and they had so much fun picking out pumpkins, painting them, carving them, and then watching Squiggly the Square Pumpkin! We ate so many pumpkin theme foods & they were very excited to wear matching shirts and glow sticks!

Very successful October “Field Trip” from home!

Birthday month for these three! Two have already turned 3 and one more will be 3 on Monday! They are so close in age and very close in friendship as well ❤️ We celebrated the trios birthday last Friday and we had a blast! I love making memories like these with them!

We just finished up our unit on colors and now moving on to shapes unit! I have enjoyed teaching these little ones and watching them soak up the world around them!

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And we still have room for more!

Our days are full of laughter & memories ❤️ Learning along the way! We are almost wrapped up with our first unit “Colors” and the boys have learned so much!

We have officially filled more spots to start later next month and now only have ONE spot open!

Our first school year field trip to SeaQuest Fort Worth was amazing! The kids had so much fun feeding and interacting with the animals!

Today is Mrs. Nicki’s birthday & yesterday we partied! (Don’t worry we still did our schoolwork 😅)

I’m so grateful to be able to spend my days with these three ❤️ Teaching them, loving them, and having fun! I wouldn’t want to spend my birthday any other way! ❤️❤️❤️

Guess What?? We still have a spot available!

Message me for more info!
Monday-Friday Preschool 📚
Curriculum, Breakfast, Lunch & Snack included in weekly rate! 🥳
Small class size = daily one on one learning time with your little one! 🙌🏾

Love these classroom shots of our circle time & theme board review! Also a few pictures of our gross motor activity today which was freeze dance!

Small group today but I still keep them fully engaged ❤️💙📚

My goal as a preschool teacher! ❤️💙❤️💙❤️📚 I was a kid that was excited about learning and it has afforded me so many open doors! I want the same for these littles!

A few more pictures from our first week of Preschool! We had such a great time & I love getting one on one learning time with each kiddo everyday! ❤️💙❤️💙📚

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Happy First Day!

It truly is.

via Children's Music with Nancy Kopman

Our End of Summer Bash was a HIT! Everyone had so much fun & they are all exhausted with full bellies! ❤️ I love going all out for my babies! They deserve it, here’s to a great year! Thank you to all the parents who stopped by to watch them enjoy and have some snow cones with us!

Check out the end of this post to see their first day of school gifts! ❤️ Backpack, Math Notebook for the year, school supplies, and take home learning references with everything we will be learning included ❤️

Still have 17 items on our Amazon wishlist! Consider helping us

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/nicki-grimes-december-2022-dallas/3VAEFO53X9Y7Z

So thankful for everyone who has donated and helped us out!

We currently only have 21 items left on our list, 3 of which are big ticket items that I will likely just start saving for them!

Help us have a great year by donating any of the 18 remaining items on the list! Your help and donations are much appreciated! I’m very grateful to be able to create an environment where little ones can come and learn, play & feel safe ❤️ This is my passion!

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Reading/Dramatic Play center ❤️ Still working on a cover for my shelf & added floating shelves to our registry for our books to go above the couch!

Let's get them outside!

HI friends & family! If you are looking to support and make a difference in these little ones first day of preschool here are a few of our most needed items for our first week of school coming up in two

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/3VAEFO53X9Y7Z

Absolutely happy with how the classroom is turning out! I have been able to get a few organizational things myself and we also got a new table after these pictures were taken!

Very excited to give these kiddos an amazing school year in just two weeks!

Please help me clear our list so that we can make sure we have everything needed in order for these kiddos to have a great start to their preschool education!

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/3VAEFO53X9Y7Z

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I have date night/ weekend babysitting availability in August! Can be in my home or yours. Rates will depend on that and how many children I will be caring for!

If there’s a date you’re interested in hiring me for but it’s not showing shoot me a message and let’s chat!

We still have openings for preschool! First day of school is August 14th (care can be provided sooner if needed)!

~Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks included
~Preschool program with a weekly theme, monthly field trips, art projects and even learning to cook!
~CPR/First Aid Certified
~Listed with the State
~10+ years experience
~Updates/Payments/Communication via Brightwheel

We got a huge haul today from Firm Foundation Early Learning Center & a couple of other donors as well!

So grateful! I’ve been doing a lot of prep work to not only to get the room ready but to prep the curriculum 😆

We are so excited for August 14th!

Our Amazon wishlist/registry is posted in the comments. Thank you in advance for all your donations! This wouldn’t be possible without the help of our community, family, & friends!

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