About Our Licensed Childcare & Preschool Programs in Nebraska
A Step Ahead: built for our children, shared with yours. A place where families thrive together.
Our Mission
Nurturing every child's potential, partnering with families at every Step, and inspiring kind, confident, future-ready leaders.
We provide a safe childcare environment where positivity, unselfishness, integrity, growth, and servant leadership are lived every day.
Choosing childcare means finding a place where your child feels safe, valued, and encouraged every day. As a family-owned center, we create that warmth with a caring team, steady routines, and play-based learning so children feel safe, seen, and excited to grow.
What We Offer
Spaces That Spark Curiosity, Cooperation, And Confident Movement
A welcoming place for wiggles, wonder, and wow.
A Mother’s Story
" It’s Like Family "
Our Story
From Seeking the Best for Our Kids to Building It for Your
Over the years, our passion for childcare and development has only grown. We realized we wanted to extend the same level of care and support to other families, so “A Step Ahead Childcare & Education Center” was born. Today, we are dedicated to providing a nurturing foundation that helps every child grow, thrive, and lead the future.
Our Goals
Building a Foundation for Lifelong Learning and Leadership
- To provide affordable, convenient, dependable child care services FOR ALL FAMILIES
- To create a child care setting for social, cognitive, and physical development for GROWTH
- To provide a nurturing environment filled with POSITIVITY
- To provide learning experiences for our children based on INTEGRITY and UNSELFISHNESS
- To provide a preschool program, readying children for lifelong learning and SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Child Care Programs that Grow With Your Child
A simple path for busy families, designed to fit full-time, part-time, summers, and school breaks.
Why Choose Us
Care that Fits Real Family Life
We know how hard it is to find a high-quality center that grows with your child, fits your schedule, and is close to home. That’s why we keep things simple and warm. Our family-run centers in Omaha, Bellevue, Springfield, and Millard offer caring teachers, calm routines, and spotless, well-organized classrooms. Daily updates keep you connected, and play-based learning makes progress feel natural. We’re licensed and insured, rooted in integrity and servant-hearted care, so your child can thrive and you can breathe easier.
Testimonials
What Parents Are Saying
- Tammy Wansacookie
This daycare is the best of all the daycares my children have been in. Whatever complaints you see or concerns you see are overdramatized and we will continue to support... Read More a step ahead because we always see a hard working, energetic, kind and fun staff that oversees lots of kids. We do not expect perfection from any facility but we do expect consistency and transparency and that’s exactly what we get from a step ahead.
November 27, 2024Tyler KoubaAt A Step Ahead the teachers and staff truly care about the kids. Our daughter glows when talking about her experiences at “school”. We are lucky to have such an... Read More amazing place with amazing people. It’s nice to know your kids are in good hands.
September 11, 2025Elizabeth FudgeMy children are happy to go to daycare
September 11, 2025 - Sajen Chavez
Very communicative and helpful!!!!
April 14, 2025Marsullous JonesMost convenient location, with a super structured staff who stays true to legitimacy which helps make me not worry about my baby while away! They stay a step ahead... Read More of the competition 💕
September 3, 2024Sandra MartinMegan, the director, is very kind and patient and made me feel very comfortable trusting A Step Ahead to care for my daughter!
January 7, 2025 - Joshua Baker
I’ve never had a problem with this daycare. We’ve had both of our kids at this daycare for 3 years. Never once have we had any serious issues let alone... Read More any. The staff has always been very nice and informative about our kids. I’ve always felt my kids were safe here and will keep bringing them here. The only thing that’s going to stop us from bringing our kids at this point is the cost per kid increasing. They have given us no reason to want to take our kids out of daycare. I love the director as well. She’s very helpful and does care about the kids and parents in her daycare.
November 27, 2024Sarah KindschuhOur kids have been attending the Bellevue ASA location since they were each about 6 months old and we've had a great experience. The teachers are all very friendly and... Read More the kids love them. The staff has been very consistent for the last couple of years which is great and really helpful for their learning. The kids came home learning about letters/numbers/colors/etc before I knew it was even something we should be working on with them. Overall we've been very pleased with our experience.
September 11, 2025Maddie BlankenshipMy husband and I went in to tour the daycare in preparation for our twins arriving early next year and were very impressed with staff and the cleanliness of the... Read More center. Everyone was very welcoming and we both felt comfortable in the atmosphere. This was the only daycare we ended up touring and quickly decided to start the enrollment process!
October 8, 2025
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A Step Ahead Childcare & Education Center
Grow your career while helping little learners grow every day.
We Teach Children to Work and Grow Together
Our facility is designed to offer your child the space to grow, share, and be themselves.
A Step Ahead Millard
- 2634 S 158th Plaza
- (402) 698-0118
- Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
A Step Ahead Springfield
- 850 Park Dr
- (402) 809-7458
- Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
A Step Ahead Omaha
- 10828 John Galt Blvd #200
- (402) 744-6112
- Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
A Step Ahead Bellevue
- 2007 Smith Rd
- (402) 986-6885
- Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM