Press Releases

March 23, 2023 – Austin, TX - The City of Austin, today acknowledged Rhonda Paver, owner and CEO of Stepping Stone School for her commitment to improving access to high quality early care and education for families in Austin. Rhonda Paver served as a valued member and leader of the City of Austin Early Childhood Council for 30 years and helped to create the framework for an early childhood care system in Austin. Moving forward, March 23 rd is dedicated to Rhonda as ‘Rhonda Paver Day’ and recognizes her immense dedication to early childhood education and care. About St...

Every year Santa Claus makes a special visit to  Stepping Stone School! We are always thrilled to welcome Santa to many of our Stepping Stone School campuses! Watch the video below for a behind the scene look at how Santa Rick prepares each year! ...

EDIT: Update July 2024- Stepping Stone School has now won Austin's Best in Childcare for a 26th year!  Stepping Stone School Children Safely Observe the Eclipse of the Sun Austin, Texas – August 18, 2017: On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be experience an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights–a total solar eclipse. In Texas, we will experience a partial eclipse of the sun.   During the eclipse, our children will stay indoors and all safety precautions will be in place. This is a wonder...

Update — July 2025: Stepping Stone School has now been voted Best in Childcare by Austin Family Magazine for an extraordinary 27th year — a milestone no other childcare provider in Central Texas has achieved. We are deeply grateful to every family, friend, and community partner across Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Kyle, Leander, and Cedar Park who has voted for and trusted us over the decades. This recognition belongs to all of you. Voted Best Childcare in Austin, TX — 27 Years and Counting Stepping Stone School is honored to have been recognized as the Best in Childcare by th...

EDIT: Update - Stepping Stone School has now won Austin's Best in Childcare for a 26th year!  Stepping Stone School Brings High-Quality Early Care and Education to Kyle’s Plum Creek Award-Winning Child Development Center Opens 20th Campus   AUSTIN, Texas, June 8, 2017 - With the population boom in Hays County continuing, Stepping Stone School is pleased to announce the opening of a new state-of-the-art early care and education campus located in the Plum Creek master planned community of Kyle, TX. Stepping Stone School is renowned for its commitment to education, the communit...

Stepping Stone School featured in cover story of ChildCare Exchange Magazine   AUSTIN, TX, February 21, 2017 – Stepping Stone School is featured in the cover story in the January/February 2017 issue of ChildCare Exchange Magazine, the leading national publication on early care and education. The three-page story outlines founder Rhonda Paver’s vision and Stepping Stone School’s programs, philosophy and mission. “We are deeply honored and grateful to be recognized by ChildCare Exchange and we would like to extend our thanks to all the families who, through their support, ...

Stepping Stone School Bringing High-Quality Preschool, Childcare to Austin’s Southpark Meadows March 2, 2015 Award-Winning Child Development Center Opening 19th Campus  AUSTIN, Texas, February 11, 2015 – In an area renowned for its commitment to education, the families of South Austin are about to have a real choice in high quality, educational child care. Stepping Stone School is set to open its new state-of-the-art campus in Austin’s Southpark Meadows located at 9325 Alice Mae Lane on March 2.   “Southpark Meadows is the perfect location for us to serve the pr...