Some of our littles engaged throughout the day
Our wobblers and toddlers are introduced to social development as well as cognitive development
Child Care focuses on children ages 6 months - 3 years
The infant, wobbler, and toddler age groups are the most important ages to provide child care. It’s important because of the vulnerability of the children as well as it being the building blocks of the foundation of life. Relationships, trust, empathy are all necessary to ensure the young child develops properly and is ready for learning and education. Our goal for these age groups is simple yet important and essential.
Infant Care
Infants in our care (6 months – 12 months) are provided with nurturing care from our staff. For this age, our most important job is to make sure the child feels safe, secure and that their needs are met. Our primary caregivers want to work closely with the parents during this time to ensure that they’re confident their young child is being properly cared for.
****We have been having many inquiries for infant care. Specifically from families who are currently expecting. We CANNOT forecast 6-8 months out if we will have availability for your child. Your best option is to call when your child is 3-4 months old for us to inform you if we have infant cared available***
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Wobbler Care
Wobbler Care: Wobbler care (12 months – 18 months) is a very fun and engaging age. A lot of firsts happen during this time: steps, words, self-reliance such as feeding and dressing are all a part of this age range. Providing an environment that is safe, inviting, and engaging is our goal. This age group is learning to be mobile, expressive, and autonomous so we try to provide opportunities for them to hone their mobility, speech, fine and gross motor skills, and relationship building.
Toddler Care
Toddler care (18 months – 36 months) builds upon the skills of the wobbler and begins to introduce intentional thought with action. During this age, we begin our introduction to concepts like letters, numbers, and emotions. It is this introduction to learning cognitively and emotionally that begins the steps to more formal education. By building close relationships with their primary caregivers, the children are now ready to explore their skills, senses, and emotions and we are here to challenge them daily through play.
Activities
Each age group will have space and activities with their development in mind. For the infants, we want to provide them with some stimulants that they can feel, taste and bang. For our wobblers, we want to allow them introductions to sensorial activities such as finger painting, imagination play, and singing simple songs. For our toddlers, we are engaged in block play, full-on sensory activities like gluing and painting with brushes as well as circle time activities. All age groups get the benefit of songs, music and stories read to them. Language and introductions to literacy are important to their cognitive development. Songs and music also help develop math concepts and logic such as patterns and rhythm.
Developmental Milestones
Many firsts and introductions happen at this age, we try to capture and document those milestones. Photos and videos of students engaged in play will be provided for parents. Discussions with parents from the primary care provider help keep the parents informed of the daily changes in both directions. As parents notice development taking place communicating it to the primary caregivers helps us keep “eyes” on their continued development so that we can keep you abreast of the progress of your child. We are just as excited as you are for your child’s first steps, words, and independent activities and want you to feel a part of each moment even if you are not physically there.
Toddlers counting
In this video, 2 toddlers are counting while engaged with play-doh. The teacher guides them by beginning the counting process. The students cooperatively continue counting while taking turns. (Math, Sensory, Social-Interaction/turn-taking)