Our Classes

INFANT PROGRAM (6 weeks to 15 months)

While all infants will receive care from all the infant staff throughout the day, each infant will be assigned a primary caregiver. The primary caregiver will coordinate the care for each assigned child and will be responsible for updating the child’s needs and service plans every 3 months in collaboration with the parents. Activities planned each day include but are not limited to:

  • Daily care: diaper changes every 2 hours, washing hands, eating, napping
  • Extensive talking to the children throughout all activities by naming the people, actions, and happenings in their world and baby sign language
  • Song time and finger plays (singing and recorded music)
  • Board and cloth picture books are always available for children and for caregivers to read to children. Books have a variety of cultures pictured.
  • Variety of toys to freely explore
  • Dress-Up clothes:
  • Sensory play: water, sand, Play-Doh, mirrors

TODDLER PROGRAM (15 months to 2 years)

Toddlers are striving to be self-reliant. They count on the attentiveness and understanding of the adults in their lives to create environments that are developmentally appropriate. We create environments that provide safe, challenging, and meaningful materials and interactions for their learning. Activities planned each day include but are not limited to:

  • Daily care: toilet learning, washing hands, eating, napping
  • Building language into all activities
  • Circle time
  • Reading Books
  • Variety of toys to explore:
  • Dramatic play centers:
  • Art and craft materials:
  • Outside playtime:
  • Walking & Field trips

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM (3 years to 5 years)

Valuable social skills are developed by children in a group setting. Preschool children enjoy helping and participating in all activities. The teachers provide opportunities for sharing, caring, and helping. Learning experiences that respond to children’s individual differences in ability and interests are planned by the teachers for this group of 3- to 5-year-olds. Small group times with like ages are built into the day to allow children time to explore developmentally appropriate areas. Mixed-age group time is also planned to give children opportunities to interact and engage socially in a variety of ways. Activities planned each day Include but are not limited to:

  • Daily care:
  • Circle time:
  • Reading:
  • Ask questions
  • Videos, developmentally appropriate
  • Take walks & Field trips
  • Arts and craft
  • Dramatic play