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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

Smiling Infant at New Creations Child Care & Learning Center

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.

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