- Admintrative Office Contact Information:
- Physical Address (No mail please.):
- 374 El Camino Real
- Belmont, CA 94002
- Mailing Address:
- Footsteps Child Care, Inc.
- 2525 Buena Vista Avenue
- Belmont, CA 94002
- Phone Numbers:
- Phone: 650-610-0715
- FAX: 650-610-0751
- Karen Haas-Foletta’s Cell: 650-670-0772
- E-mail Addresses:
- Executive Director–Karen Haas-Foletta: admin@footstepschildcare.org
- Office Manager–Diana Sosnick:
- office@footstepschildcare.org
- Karen Haas-Foletta
Karen Haas-Foletta, Footsteps Child Care’s Executive Director, has been a child care professional for more than 30 years. She has a BA in Psychology from Pitzer College, and holds two teaching credentials, a multi-subject and an Specialist Instruction Credential (Early Childhood Education), from Pacific Oaks College. Karen is the author of a nationally recognized book, entitled School-Age Ideas and Activities for After-School Programs, published by School-Age NOTES in 1990, and revised for publication January 2005.
Karen is a consultant and presenter, both in California and nationally. She is also an endorsed trainer for the California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC). Karen has been an active member of CalSAC since 1985 and has served as board member, conference chair and consultant for accreditation. Karen was a board member for four years for the National AfterSchool Association (NAA) and has been an Accreditation Endorser since 1998. She was an Advisory Committee Member for San Mateo County CARES program, which provides stipends for child care employees. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County. Karen is also the co-chair for the Get Healthy San Mateo School-Age Task Force. Karen has written many successful grants for CASC, Inc.
- The Morimotos
Janice Morimoto, is our Organizational Specialist. She was the Site Director of Footsteps@Nesbit Puma Cubs from 2005-2011 and has worked in Early Childhood Education (ECE) since 1986. She has spent many of those years in administrative positions both developing and implementing programs. Janice holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Development, with a minor in Education from UC Davis. The emphasis of her degree is in children, conception through age five. She continues to take additional ECE classes to stay updated in the field. In her new role Janice, is developing new policies for our organization, is in charge of IT and is the State Preschool Teacher for Footsteps@Cipriani Preschool. Janice is also in charge of our fundraising special events.
In April 2008, The Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County (4Cs) presented Janice the 2008 Mary Elizabeth Griffin Children’s Award, an award commissioned by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and given in honor of Mary Elizabeth Griffin’s commitment to children. Janice was selected through a community nomination process. The $2,500 grant accompanying the award will
support her vision to continue to create curriculum that encourages children to explore education through all their senses; purchase more equipment; and provide staff training and team building activities.
Janice loves spending time with her family and friends. She is the mother of three children. Her hobbies include quilting, cooking and embroidery. “I feel very privileged to be able to work with children. I love learning from them. It makes every day exciting and different. I can’t think of anything that I would rather do than spend my time working with children. I love knowing that I can have a positive effect on the children I interact with. Thank you for letting me be a part of your child’s life.”