Welcome to the Infants Room
Introduction:
The age group for this room is 3 months to 18 months. There is a 1 teacher to 3 children ratio in this room. The room limit for enrolment is 10 children with 3 teachers.
Hugging and cuddling are a big part of every infant’s day. An infant’s job is to learn about the world and develop into the very best people they can be. We provide your baby with an experience that helps them explore and develop.
We ensure that they remain the most significant and most important adult in your baby’s life as we work together as a family unit. Daily written and verbal communication keeps you informed about every part of your child’s day. We also encourage that our relationship with you is ongoing with regular phone calls, conferences, and /or e-mails.
We seek to provide our parents peace of mind and build mutual respect between our parents and caregivers. Furthermore, we want to make sure the care we provide is just right for you and your baby, as we encourage all families to provide us with any personal care plans, specific schedules, nutritional guidelines, and any other requirements specific to your child. This plan will reflect your child’s unique characteristics and your own beliefs, value, and culture. This will help us learn and grow with you and your little one.
The infant room will provide a monthly calendar that will be given out to parents describing any special events, birthdays and activities. Programs are prepared weekly which outlines what the babies will be doing on a daily basis. Programs and calendars are posted on the cork board by the door.
A cubby is provided with a nametag for your child’s belongings. Please be aware your child may share cubbies with another child.
Program
Our program provides infants with a safe, welcoming environment full with opportunities to actively explore, an environment filled with different sights, sounds, textures and sensations.
At Stoney Creek our infants are provided many opportunities to discover and develop with room to grow and soft safe places to roll over and pull up, to creep and crawl, an opportunity to explore their surroundings. We strive to allow our infants to form relationships that foster a sense of security and trust.
Our infants will learn to communicate fully in a place filled with wonderful conversations, poetry, finger plays, singing, and reading with plenty of smiles and hugs. Our infants will be provided with many educational materials and learning experiences that they will be able to discover their environment and build on their natural curiosity.
In our infant room you may find mirrors and rugs, baskets filled with soft toys, sensory materials, and lots of great books to hold (and chew on). There are musical instruments, toys for pretend play, safe equipment and lots of snuggles and open arms to provide our infants with the security and confidence they need.
Each day the children will engage in many hands-on activities. They explore, inquire and discover solutions by themselves. We acknowledge that each child grows, develops and learns differently. This is why we believe that providing a multi sensory approach to learning is the key to meeting each individual child’s needs. These fun learning activities are all age appropriate. They help build confidence, instill self-esteem encourage self-expression and develop social skills.
