Our Team

The people behind Footsteps By Faith

Val and Dan own and run Footsteps By Faith, a family-owned early learning centre in Picton.

Our story

Val spent twenty years working in early childhood education and care across other services. She started Footsteps By Faith to run a centre the way she had always believed ECEC should be done: relationships first, educators properly supported, and families genuinely partnered with.

Dan joined her in November 2022, bringing twenty years in the technology industry, a systems and operations lens, and the perspective of a parent. Together they own and run Footsteps By Faith.

Founders

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Valeria

Co-founder & Approved Provider

Valeria is the philosophical compass of Footsteps By Faith. She founded the service after twenty years in ECEC and leads it today as Approved Provider, and is a mother of four. Her role is to hold practice, culture and regulation in alignment so the centre stays true to its founding intent.

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Dan

Co-founder & Director

Dan joined Footsteps By Faith in November 2022 after twenty years in SaaS. He looks at the service through four lenses: parent, systems, operational and quality. His focus is how things run day to day, how families experience the centre, and how the service keeps improving based on evidence and feedback.

Our educators

Individual educator profiles will be added to this page soon.

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