The Infant Program

The Infant 1 classroom consists of up to nine infants with ages ranging from two weeks to approximately nine months, at which time children transition to the Infant 2 program. The Infant 2 classroom consists of up to eight infants. Typically the transition from Infant 1 to Infant 2 is centered on the child’s mobility level; to separate children who are less mobile (in Infant 1) from those children who crawl (in Infant 2). Children in the Infant 2 classroom range in age from eight months to about 15 months or until they are walking. The ratio in the Infant 1 room is one teacher to every three infants. The ratio in the Infant 2 room is one teacher to every four infants.

Our programs strive to fulfill your child’s daily needs: to be loved, fed, napped, diapered, and to experience their world through diverse activities and toys, loving attention, time, and care.

INFANT 1

Infants from 2 weeks to crawling (usually around 8-9 months old). This classroom has individualized scheduling for sleeping and eating. We welcome breastfeeding moms and provide refrigerated storage for breast milk. We also welcome the use of pacifiers.

We provide a crib and sheet (washed weekly) for each child, with a drawer in which you will keep extra clothing, bottles, diapers, wipes, etc... We ask that you bring a clean blanket every Monday and take it home on Friday for washing.

We provide the highest quality generic baby formula available, baby food, and whole milk. When your child starts to eat baby food, we’ll work with you to feed the baby foods that you’ve introduced at home.

INFANT 2

Infants/toddlers from crawling to walking (usually around 8-9 months to around 15 months old). This classroom has more formal scheduling, with specific meal and nap times. We welcome breastfeeding moms and provide refrigerated storage for breast milk. We limit pacifier use to nap times in Infant II.

We provide a crib and sheet (washed weekly) for each child, with a drawer in which you will keep extra clothing, bottles, diapers, wipes, etc... We ask that you bring a clean blanket every Monday and take it home on Friday for washing.

We provide the highest quality generic baby formula available, baby food, and whole milk. We start feeding from the center’s menu (available in each month’s newsletter or upon request) as your infant starts eating solid foods (each month you circle on a copy of the center’s menu those foods you’d like us to feed your child).