Stepping Stone School

My daughter was there 3 months and that was 3 months too long. The Director only cares about the mighty dollar and if you sign-​up after the 15^th, there is a 10% penalty for mid-​month fee… wtf? My daughter is 2.5 and we absolutely loved her morning teacher, but she always seemed overwhelmed. We’d drop our daughter off between 730 – 800 every morning and she would be watching between 10 – 12 toddlers by herself. This was addressed to the director who stated that it was due to scheduling. The minimum standard is up to 12 or 13 toddlers if I’m correct, but for one teacher 10 plus toddlers is way too much. In 3 months my daughter was hurt more than 2 years at other daycares. When we went to get her health paperwork and move her to another daycare, they didn’t have her shot records or Certificate of Health in her file. They stated they must have misplaced it. In addition, there were several times when her Tadpoles report at the end of the day, only showed two diaper changes. Two diaper changes for an 8 – 10 hour day? One final note, security at this facility worried me. People could walk in and out as they please. Not once did our pick-​up for our daughter ever get asked for an ID. Too many dysfunctional moving parts at this place for me to trust my precious daughter to them. I know you may say, «why did you leave your daughter there for 3 months if it was so bad»? Well first we were waiting for about 2 minths for a spot to open at a nearby school, plus it worked well with our work schedules, since we didn’t have family support. We were lucky nothing major every happened with our daughter, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I eventually read about this place in the news. Final words, don’t trust your precious cargo to this place, especially while Kim is running it and you have Kids R Kids and Primrose so close.
PS Good luck knowing if they’re open on certain holidays, they don’t post if they’ll be open and when you call, no one answers, which means no one is at the front desk watching the front entrance.

We love this location! Our son has had such an amazing experience here!
He started here when he was 18 months old and is now 4 ½. He has, in that time period, had teachers who are involved, imaginative, differentiating for his personality and needs, and caring. He can’t wait to go to school in the morning.
They send us Tadpoles during the day to see what he’s up to. Just this week he will do yoga, make his own playdoh, speak Spanish, and participate in Kung fu. All of these skills are done while still accomplishing the standards by which Stepping Stone is guided. The principal is extremely helpful as well. She will do whatever she can to make sure any questions you may have get answered.
I highly recommend this location! Everyone is caring and wonderful. I wouldn’t put my children anywhere else.

Upfront, I’m not really sure how many stars to give Stepping Stone as my child doesn’t go here, he’s not even here yet, I’m due in June. HOWEVER, I’ve tried multiple times to get in contact with someone at Stepping Stone as I know some facilities can have an extensive waitlist. I submitted the online request for information about a month ago and never heard back so I tried one more time. This time I heard back from someone, they sent me the tuition rates and enrollment forms, but now I can’t get them to email me back about setting up a tour and two quick questions I had regarding their rates. I guess they don’t need my business. I’ll be going elsewhere since I can’t get anyone to respond to me.

We have been at stepping stone now for just a few month and it has been more than wonderful. As all parents know choosing a place for your child to stay all day is very challenging to say the least. My husband and I looked for 3 months for a place that just felt right, that was affordable, but didn’t compromise standards. When we found Stepping Stone in Round Rock we knew we found a family like environment. I had to have spoke to Brandy until she was blue in the face, but she was the most friendly, understanding director I could have asked for. Then it came to actually bringing my son in the classroom… Well, what a relief it was. It was more challenging for me really then him. His teachers were just so sweet and let me know it was going to be ok.
I even got a picture of my son in the middle of the day when he was eating and had food everywhere. It made me smile, and I was so happy to know he was being cared for and looked after just as well as if he was home. I would recommend you take your kiddos here. What a great place!

My son has been at this Stepping Stone since he was 8 months old. He is just about to turn 5. This school has worked with me and my particular (not normal) situation and they have done so with a smile on their faces.
The only negative thing I can say is that they USED to have a lot of turnover. That seems to have stopped in recent years. The teachers have been consistent and eager to work with me and my little one. I am actually a little sad that my son will be going to Kindergarten soon. I know he will miss all of his teachers, as will I.