Step By Step Daycare Teachers: What Separates Us From The Rest

When it comes to your child’s daycare, you want the most comprehensive  and supportive environment for your child to grow, to learn more about the world, themselves, and their passions. The mission of any good daycare center is to provide that environment, with compassionate and experienced teachers who work diligently to create that type of supportive space for your child. While there are many experienced and compassionate daycare center teachers out there, it’s harder to find ones who are organized as well as accredited with credentials that give parents the peace of mind they’re looking for. 

But at Step By Step Daycare in Hoboken, we take a lot of pride in the quality, compassion, and growth that our teachers both provide, and inherently have to give. We look for accredited people who have the experience and passion of fostering the growth and development of the next generation, and we try to provide them with the right tools, guidance, and resources to help them reach their potential, all while giving your child an incredibly beneficial education experience. Keep reading to learn a bit more about what separates our daycare teachers from your typical daycare center teacher, and how Step By Step and it’s wonderful staff are working to support your child’s growth.

Degrees and Accreditation

We are fortunate to have attracted some of the best and brightest teachers in the New York and New Jersey area, and part of that quality is due to the degrees, credentials, and certifications that we require for our staff. Our teachers must have an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, CDA related education, sociology and/or psychology degree in order to start teaching your child. In addition to having the right education and experience, all of our teachers also must go through a background check which includes national fingerprinting, child abuse and drug testing in addition to the validity of their credentials, so you can be assured in your child safety, as well as the trustworthiness of our teachers. All of our teachers are also CPR, First Aid and AED Infant/Child certified, so you can feel safe if an emergency ever occurs as well.

Staff Development Workshops

We look for experienced and compassionate daycare teachers to support the growth of your child, but we are also aware that the learning and improvement of their teaching skills really never stops. And because of that, we look to build on our teachers formal training with ongoing professional development workshops during staff development days throughout the year. Workshops in the past have ranged from specialized science workshops to child observations to art workshops, and even a child development workshop on recent brain research. Through these workshops, we look to supplement the training and education our experienced teachers already have, and continue to improve their ability to develop your child and help them succeed. 

Counselor in Training (CIT) Program

It’s important to understand that many of the daycare teachers of the future that are looking to enter the daycare workforce are folks who just got out of college or just completed a training program. In order for them to have the right skills and experience to effectively support and teach the kids of the future, they need all of the guidance and experience they can get. That’s why Step By Step is proud to offer our Counselor in Training (CIT) Program to college interns or teachers-in-training, giving them the opportunity to work in our summer programs. In this environment, they work with some of the best daycare teachers around, as well as bringing new ideas and a talented vision, which supports the daycare operation that we provide, as well as supporting the education standards for children of the future.

The Right Curriculum for the Job

In order to provide the best educational and development experience for your child, we pair our qualified and compassionate teachers with award-winning and reliable curriculum, so that your child can experience the optimal amount of education and growth. We proudly utilize the award-winning curriculum, Handwriting Without Tears®, and the Get Set for School® curriculum, both of which are highly touted for their ability to engage students in topics that are critical foundations for their early education experience. And with these award-winning curriculums in the hands of our experience and compassionate daycare teachers, you can truly feel confident about the education and growth experience your child is having at Step By Step daycare in Hoboken. 

Daycare Center in Hoboken – Step By Step

As you can see,  we take a lot of pride in the quality and experience of our daycare center teachers at Step By Step daycare in Hoboken. In addition to the stringent certification and accreditation that is expected of our daycare teachers, we look to support them in their professional development, which in turn improves their ability to foster the growth of your child and provide them with an amazing early education experience. Contact us today and see how our daycare programs can support your child.