Founder | Early Childhood Intervention Coach & Family Support
Warm Welcomes!
Hello, Miss Steffani here, Early Intervention Communication Coach, Educator & Family Support Guide! As Founder of Cornerstone FUNdamentals, my goal has been to support and strengthen young children with speech delay, preschool prep (routines and transitions) as well as support for neurodivergent learners. Along with partnering families and caregivers by coaching and creating naturalistic play opportunities in the home environments through play based interactions and intrinsic motivations!
Modeling play and narrating daily interactions with key communication approaches enables children supportive more engaging learning environments. Leveraging specific toys and activities to help aid in home recommended parent-led therapies.
Let me strengthen and help partner in your home learning communication FUNdamentals through play!
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My Purpose & Experience |
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I am proud to have 12 years of rewarding experience guiding and teaching children in early childhood development phases. Certified in early education and development teaching practices with focus in various communication and behavioral supports such as NET (Natural Environment Teaching) & DIR Floor-play (Developmental Individual-based Relationship) techniques. In addition I carry 8+ years within project managing, training and leading in various wellness & education sectors. The last 5 years my focus has centered on communication and behavioral growth within the home and school settings.
- My cornerstone centers on current researched based best practices. Modeling and partnering with parents and caregivers to support children's day to day developmental and communicational goals. Enabling ways to bridge transitions for a child’s multiple environments has been key. Teaching with a play based - practical life approach, while using authentic, level appropriate communication and patience support key activities. I prompt elements of movement, circle time, table sensory and small motor activities, kitchen help, hands on creating and outside time - immersed in natures classroom.
ABOUT ME: |
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, I relocated to sunny San Diego as a young adult, and today I’m fortunate to call Carlsbad home. I love having access to Southern California’s incredible variety of natural landscapes and all the opportunities they provide to get outside, explore and recharge.
For a little balance and a break, when I’m not planning, researching and creating, you can usually find me seaside—running, biking, paddle boarding or wake surfing! I also have a love for cooking tasty healthy dishes, creating new works of art and, always learning something new!
I often reflect on fond childhood memories of exploring, creating and simply enjoying the outdoors. Those early experiences helped shape my love for nature, experimenting, inventing and learning through hands-on experiences.
I was fortunate to have parents who encouraged my younger sister and I to create, explore and play. I’m forever grateful for a resourceful, “summers-off” mother who was an early education teacher and made learning fun and creative. My father worked professionally supporting state-run programs while also passing along his own creative and musical influences.
Needless to say, those experiences helped fuel the path I chose and the work I’m passionate about today—empowering children to create, communicate and connect through play, exploration and meaningful everyday experiences, guided by patience and a genuine love of learning and teaching.
Supporting young children and their families during the early intervention years has been, and continues to be, a joy. I strive to “be the change I want to see and be in the world.”
I look forward to speaking with you soon, and thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me and the heart behind my work.
With much gratitude,
Steffani
