Birth to 12 Months
We acknowledge that the best caretakers for a newborn and an infant are parents. However, we are here for you if you cannot put your career on hold. While your precious one is with us, we will do our best to replicate your home environment at our center. We encourage parents to bring their infant’s favorite playtime and sleep-time music. Furthermore, to extend bonding time during work, we offer “the open door policy” so that you may spend time with your child and participate in his/her activities.
A Loving Start for Your Little One
Our infant program is individualized to care for your very unique baby. The most important part of this program is the staff members, who have been carefully chosen for their loving and comforting skills. A daily log is kept on each child showing when they ate, slept, and were diapered. Also, those very important “firsts” are recorded.
At the infant center, we strive to meet each child’s individual needs and wants within a safe and nurturing environment. To help the children begin to learn and develop social, language, and motor skills, which are important for later use in a preschool setting.
Loving Hands and Lasting Memories
The goal of Dreamland Early Learning Center is to encourage each child with activities in order to foster their emergent independence and develop a sense of accomplishment by loving, caring teachers who are trained to understand the unique needs of young children and their families.
Some of the infant program features include nurturing personal care, group interaction, and motor and cognitive development through routine activities. We use a multilingual approach to make sure the child will have an affinity for languages in the future. The parents are constantly informed about the infant's day through daily activity reports.
Walkers
Many parents reminisce about how easy it was with babies. They tell us it is very hard to chase after their walking infant and how they get into everything. We tend to tell them that once infants are on their feet, it is a new chapter in their lives. Our take on this is simple: Treat each walking infant as a mobile explorer. Our mature infant program allows children to grow by exploring a safe, secure environment that is stimulating and accessible. As they play, the children are expanding their vocabulary and gaining knowledge in the process. They learn about the “give-and-take” of social relationships with careful guidance from the teacher. These are important lessons that will last a lifetime.
A Partnership in Growth
A daily log is provided to the parents at the end of each day as well. The teachers of the toddlers strive to meet each child’s individual needs and wants within a safe and nurturing environment. Teachers will help the children begin to learn and develop social, language, and motor skills, which are important for later use in a preschool setting. The goal is to encourage each child with activities in order to foster their emergent independence and develop a sense of self with loving, caring teachers who are trained to understand the unique needs of young children and their families. Teachers and parents will celebrate milestones and work through developmental setbacks together.
Infant Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Center Opens |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Free Play, Hygiene, and Welcome Parents |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Music, Art, Play, and Story Time |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Hygiene and Bottle (Walker Group Goes Outside) |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Nap (Walker Group Hygiene and Lunch) |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Hygiene, Music, and Group Play |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Bottle, Solids, and Free Play |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Nap (Walker Group Nap from Noon to 3:00 PM) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Hygiene (Walker Group also has a snack) |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Music, Art, Play, and Story Time (Walker Group has Outdoor Activities) |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Hygiene, Free Play, and Goodbyes |