A small Hendersonville center, open since 2011
Steps to Hope Academy is a child care center on Thompson Street in Hendersonville, North Carolina, founded in 2011 and owned by Kimberly Rath. It is licensed for 59 children from infancy through age 5, with infant, toddler, preschool, and pre-K classrooms.
The center is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, and asks families to arrive by 9:00 am so children can join the full day. Parents get updates, photos, and classroom news through a family communication app, and classrooms have secure cameras.
Play-based learning in small classes
Steps to Hope Academy keeps its center small on purpose, so teachers can get to know each child’s personality, strengths, and learning style. Learning is play-based and hands-on, with art, music, movement, and outdoor play built into each day, alongside free play, learning centers, circle time, meals and snacks, and rest.
Preschool classrooms add early literacy, math awareness, and problem-solving through guided activities and small groups, and the pre-K classroom focuses on independence, social and emotional skills, and readiness for kindergarten.
Ages served: Infants to 5 years.
Parent reviews
Steps to Hope Academy reports a 4.3 rating on Google.
Programs, access, and how to connect
CACFP / CCDF: Steps to Hope Academy participates in CACFP and accepts child care subsidy.
Contact: 205 Thompson Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792. Call or text 828-595-2945, email info@stepstohopeacademy.com, or visit stepstohopeacademy.com.
The Playground team has combined decades of experience in the child care industry, ranging from care itself to business management to subsidy administration to strategic marketing. In addition to creating a variety of free resources for the child care industry, the Playground team produces Early Childhood Investigations webinars to help child care directors and teachers earn professional development credit and valuable experience. Additionally, founders Daniel Andrews and Sasha Reiss co-authored the book “More Than Tuition: Financial Leadership and Growth Marketing for Early Childhood Programs” and frequently speak at industry events including for NECPA, NCCA, AELL, and soon NAEYC.
Year founded
2011
Locations
1
States
North Carolina
Children in care
Licensed for 59 children
Age range
Infants – 5 years
Ownership
Owner-operated (Kimberly Rath)
Food program
Yes
Accepts subsidy
Yes
Contact
Website
stepstohopeacademy.com
Phone
828-595-2945
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