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Small Steps Reaccredited by NAEYC Through 2014; Only Six Percent Of Houston’s Schools Receive This Honor

January 29, 2009

Small Steps Nurturing Center has just received some very good news!  We have been reaccredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for another five years, through 2014.   This achievement is only reached by the top 6% of Houston’s schools and 4% of schools in Texas.
NAEYC is the nation’s leading organization of early [...]

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“Dear President Obama”: A Small Steps Kindergarten Class Writes Our New President

January 22, 2009

The students of the Red Room, a Pre-K / Kindergarten class at our Jensen campus, have been learning all about letter writing, the post office, and the mail system in general.  We have seen many letters leave the room and go into the hands of our mailman, who recently came back to the classroom to answer [...]

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Houston Surge in Homicide Among Young Offenders is Worst in Nation. Small Steps Strives to be Part of the Solution.

January 16, 2009

Homicide Rate Up in Houston’s Young People
Recently published research by Dr. James Alan Fox and Dr. Marc L. Swatt states that “While overall homicide levels in the United States have fluctuated minimally in recent years, those involving young victims and perpetrators-particularly young black males-have surged.” Within this disturbing national trend, Houston experienced the highest [...]

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Grace Bible Church to Host Church-Wide Garage Sale: Proceeds And Items Can Be Donated To Small Steps

January 13, 2009

This Saturday, January 17, Grace Bible Church (GBC) will host a church-wide garage sale with one of the charitable recipients being Small Steps Nurturing Center.  
This is a unique garage sale in that you can either keep what you buy – or donate it!   There is opportunity for shoppers to buy an item and donate it to a [...]

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Want to Donate Items to Small Steps? View Our Updated Wish List!

January 7, 2009

In preparing for the start of a new semester, Small Steps’ teachers and staff have updated our wish list of items that we’re always in need of.   You can view the list by visiting our Wish List page.
Some of the recently added items include:
Socks (ages 2-5)
Underwear (sizes 2-5T)
Large Crayons
The full list is available to view here.
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