INFANTS
The formative years of children from birth to five make the biggest impact on their future. Instilling in them the educational components of math, literacy, science and technology, as well as social and emotional skills, sets them on the path for being more than ready for kindergarten when they leave our program.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Adequate rest – sleep as necessary for each child
Movement – encouraging crawling and walking
Balance – supportive sitting, encouraging rolling over, swings, chairs, infant seats
Language – talking and singing to child during all interactions
Cognitive – showing cause/effect
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Security – responding to expressed needs
Love – touching, caressing, holding during feeding, changing, and play
Creativity – stimulating the environment through sounds, music, textures, books
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Behavioral skills – separating children during disagreements and over activity. They cannot yet mediate themselves.