Hancock · Licensed center
Stepping Stone School XVII
A Montessori center in Hancock, licensed for 88 children. Rhonda Paver (Founder) has been there since 1979.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.
How they teach
Montessori, Reggio Emilia and play-based
“Stepping Stone School has also incorporated the most up to date research and thinking of world renowned early childhood education experts such as Piaget, Montessori, Reggio-Emilia, and Vygotsky into our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum.”In their words. steppingstoneschool.com, July 2026
“The Stepping Stone School Calendar of Curriculum Themes TM is our unique and proprietary publication, developed to help our talented teachers implement our Platinum Learning for Life ™ curriculum in a consistent, effective and fun manner, centered around play-based learning.”In their words. steppingstoneschool.com, July 2026
One of 47 Austin-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Rhonda Paver (Founder) since 1979 and Bill Paver (Owner) since 1979. Four other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Of 1,219 Austin-area providers, 39 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of twenty years.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
State record — Texas HHSC
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Details
- Phone
- 5124741919
- Website
- steppingstoneschool.com
- Address
- 1007 E 40th St
- License
- 1823404, active
- Established
- 1979
Do you run Stepping Stone School XVII? Shortlist has no ratios, policies or daily routine for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.
Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · steppingstoneschool.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · steppingstoneschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff — steppingstoneschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · steppingstoneschool.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 · steppingstoneschool.com