Infant Program
The world is a new and exciting place for an infant! Our infant program offers a safe and stimulating environment which allows children to move freely and explore materials. Nurturing staff engage in meaningful interactions with infants during this critical period of learning. Teachers work closely with families to create an individualized schedule to meet the needs, development and growth of each infant.
Every day we feel secure knowing that we made the right choice and that our son is in a safe, nurturing and playful environment that allows him to explore and learn about the world around him.
Social-Emotional Development
Infants develop feelings of trust in others as their needs for food and comfort are met. The routines of primary caregiving are enacted by educarers through individualized responsive interactions. Social development begins when infants smile, recognize, and seek out familiar faces.
Intellectual Development
Infants learn through their senses and by active exploration. They are provided opportunities to move about and experience a variety of textures, sounds, tastes, smells, shapes and colors that are challenging and enjoyable. The role of educarers is to talk, sing and play simple games to stimulate curiosity and to provide materials appropriate to each stage of infant development.
Physical Development
Infant activities enable children to practice basic skills of reaching and grasping, rolling, sitting, walking and climbing. Small muscles develop as children begin to feed themselves, as well as through play with a variety of toys.
Moral Development and Guidance
Infants and toddlers rely totally on educarer reaction to their behaviors to determine right behaviors from wrong. They have not yet developed internal controls. Educarer guidance that is consistent, firm and lovingly applied is what these very young children depend on to learn fundamental ways of relating to others.