Teachers
The infant room is led by two co-teachers
Ages
6 weeks to 18 months – children typically transition to the toddler room around 12 months
Ratio and Class Size
1:4 with up to 8 infants
Goals for the Infant Room
Our infant program offers a nurturing and creative environment where their minds and bodies can develop and grow. Specific program goals:
- Provide a clean, safe, nurturing, loving, and responsive environment where infants can develop—developing in his or her own unique way and reaching milestones
- Offer an environment that encourages cognitive, emotional, intellectual, social, and physical maturity
- Ensure that children are prepared by the end of 12-18 months to transition smoothly into the next phase of growth by feeding themselves, drinking from a cup and self-soothing at nap time
- Good communication with families through daily reports, yearly evaluations, conversation and feedback on a regular basis
- Provide a daily routine while still allowing flexibility on an individual basis
- Create an environment where parents can rest assured that their child is being well cared for every day
Activities*
Our infants engage in a variety of age-appropriate indoor and outdoor activities everyday designed to help them develop physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially.
Indoor:
- Being held and rocked
- “Talking” with teachers about the tasks they are engaged in like diaper changing, eating and playing
- Listening to stories and songs
- “Dancing” to music
- Art projects with teachers
- Free-play in the room’s centers including the reading corner, “soft toys” and “busy play” areas
- Learning how to hold a bottle and eventually feed themselves
- Practicing sitting-up, crawling, pulling-up and walking
Outdoor:
- Going for walks around the block in the stroller
- Blanket time in the shade
- Playing with outside toys like balls
Diapers are changed ever two hours or as needed. Bottles are given according to each child’s feeding schedule, typically about every 3 hours.
*Detailed daily schedules are available from Asbury Preschool’s Director upon request.
Parent Communication and Involvement
Detailed daily reports are sent home every day and cover everything from when and how long your child napped to when and how much they ate, diapers changed, and any other pertinent information about your child’s day.