Infant Classrooms
Birth — 12 months
The teachers’ goals for their children include development of motor and language skills and ensuring that they are happy, content and interactive while in their classroom.
Some of the themes in the Lavender and Seafoam rooms include exploring textures, music, animals, colors, shapes, the alphabet, and the five senses.
The infants have a chance to participate in a variety of fun activities throughout their day, including painting, reading stories, dancing, singing, climbing, using push toys, playing peek-a-boo with scarves, and a variety of clapping games.
As an extension of the classroom, the infant teachers suggest parents read books, encourage crawling and tummy time, encourage children to feed themselves, sing songs, and talk to their babies continuously throughout their daily routines, naming objects and exposing them to a variety of words.Developmental Milestones
Infants |
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Cognitive |
Social/Emotional |
Language & Communication |
Large and Fine Motor |
Are attentive to moving objects and sounds |
Enjoy making and repeating different sounds |
Respond differently to the voice of a parent than to other voices |
Use sucking, grasping, and rooting reflexes |
Imitate the facial expressions of others |
Shout or squeal for your attention or pleasure |
Communicate with bodily movements and gestures |
Lift head and chest, while lying on stomach |
Begin to see colors and distinguish hue and brightness |
Like to play peek-a-boo |
Combine words and gestures such as “bye-bye” and wave |
Place one object inside another |
Shake or move an object to make a noise |
Push away something not wanted |
Babble to themselves or familiar persons |
Grasp a small object with their thumb and first finger |