Infants- 0 to 1 year

Infants have many opportunities to explore their surroundings themselves in complete safety through seeing, touching, feeling, and moving. We provide age-related toys like mobiles, rattles, soft toys for visual stimulation, and to help develop motor skills and hand-eye coordination.  Activities are based on each child's interests and needs in a manner to help infants grow into their own established routines for play and rest.

Infants will learn to

• Develop attachment links with adults other than their parents and close family.
  
• Enjoy being in contact with children the same age.
  
• Explore their environment with their five senses.
  
• Develop new abilities: sit, crawl, walk, hold their bottle alone, go to sleep alone.
  
• Interact gradually with their educator: smile, point their finger, say more, please.

Infants discover new activities that help them to

• Listen to stories to develop their language.
  
• Sing songs and play with instruments to develop their musical expression.
  
• Finger painting to develop dexterity and creativity.
  
• Throw and catch a ball to socialize and develop motor skills.
  
• Learning hygiene is like not putting toys in their mouths.
  
• We establish a basic schedule that I adapt to each baby so it will mesh with the unique routine you developed with your child.

Our Program 

Intentionally Promote Language Development

• Looking at, listening to, and responding promptly to infant and toddler cues
  
• Gently touching, holding, and cuddling infants; soothing crying infants
  
• Holding and reading to infants 
  
• Modelling positive emotions and appropriate responses to negative situations
  
• Naming feelings
  
• Encouraging infants to explore
  
• Showing pleasure in activities and accomplishments
  
• Culturally responsive interactions with children and families

Food

We provide two snacks and a lunch each day. We use only fresh ingredients to create delicious foods with love that encouraged children to explore tasty and nutritious foods so they can find joy in healthy eating.

Connecting as people

We sit with you during pickup time to go over what was of interest during the day.