Infant Program

Our montessori infant care program is committed to promoting quality infant care for children from six weeks to 18 months.

The infant program is designed to optimize the development of each child, and is based on several important key concepts within the Montessori style of learning outlined below.

Key Concepts

The aim of the infant program is to foster the development of basic trust and to assist in the normal development of the personality.
Basic trust develops in an environment where people respond appropriately to the infant’s communication of needs to be loved, respected, and accepted.
Infants learn through their senses. They learn by watching and moving freely. Freedom to move is essential to the development of the infant’s potential.
The infant is considered as a whole person and is affected by the quality of holding and feeding, as well as the quality of physical care.
Learning, which leads to independence, occurs when infants participate in their daily routines of our baby daycare.
Infants must be spoken to in the language with which they will communicate.

Program Objectives

A flexible sequence of routines and activities that reinforce the rhythmic patterns of activities of individual infants– not a rigid schedule
Human growth and development
Observational skills to assist the development of each child
Preparing responsive environments to meet the infant’s developmental needs
Respecting daily routines and incorporating them into the infant’s curriculum
Both verbal and non-verbal communication skills
A flexible sequence of routines and activities that reinforce the rhythmic patterns of activities of individual infants– not a rigid schedule Respecting the environment as a resource for the infant’s development
Taking responsibility to assist and protect the infant’s development
Variety of interesting objects– to look at, explore, and experience– designed to meet the developmental stages and sensitive periods of infants