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It all begins with our infant care. (3 months to 18
months)
Our teachers in the infant room are doing what they
love. They love to teach and they love babies.
You'll see happy babies who play, explore, listen to
stories and music, and begin to make sounds. In this
room, you'll see infants smiling, crawling, rolling,
sitting, touching, feeling, watching, listening,
vocalizing, responding and endlessly exploring.
Our goal is to provide a loving, caring, and nurturing
atmosphere that will instill a feeling of security in
each parent every time a child is left in our warm and
capable hands. We soothe our children when they
are fussy, and we hold them when they need reassurance,
comfort, and love. We provide activities that will
stimulate the senses and encourage learning. After
all, a child who is safe, happy and loved, is free to
enjoy discovery.
Each day our teachers hug, hold, feed, change
diapers, rock, sing, read, talk, snuggle, play music,
and teach simple skills.
Social & Emotional Development
As we hold and talk to your baby, he/she learns
to focus, respond to voices, and smile when someone else
smiles. Your baby learns to hand an object to
another person and to point or call to get a desired
object.
Language Development
We will talk to your baby throughout the day,
encouraging him/her to respond. Your baby starts
making different sounds, repeating the same sound, and
laughing out loud. We will sing and read to your
baby, and age-appropriate books will be available for
touching and for looking.
Cognitive Development
Your baby will learn to move objects, and
coordinate eye and hand movements. He/she learns
to look in the direction of a sound and to look for an
object after is has fallen. Your baby will start
sorting and matching objects.
Motor Skill Development
Large muscles are developed as your baby learns
to hold up both head and chest while lying on his/her
stomach, to roll from back to side, and to start
crawling on his/her stomach. Your baby will start
pulling up and begin sitting on his/her own.
Smaller muscles are developed as your baby learns to
hold a rattle when placed in his/her hand, to follow a
moving object from side to side, and to pass an object
from one hand to the other. Your baby will learn
to use his/her index finger and thumb to pick up small
items.
Listening Skills
Your baby will listen to sounds of the
environment and turn towards the source of the sound.
Listening to classical music, bells, musical tapes are
utilized. Infants thrive on attention, verbal
stimulation, tactile stimulation, and overall positive
encouragement each and every day.
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