Programs

• Follows moving object with eyes

• Moved first by rocking, twisting, pivoting

• Next crawls, scoots, and/or walks

• Holds and bangs objects as pincher (thumb and forefinger) grasp develops

• Learns to transfer things from one hand to another

• Develop small and large motor skills by learning to control body muscles and learning to pick up things and hold them

• Actively use hands to explore the environment

• Imitate the sounds of others

• Realize that objects not seen still exist

• Recognize familiar objects and people

• Explore environment in presence of caregiver

• Copy simple motions, like clapping

• Eat with fingers

• Begins to hold bottle and can later grasp a cup

• Holds arms out to be held

• Learns to sit up, reach for things, pull up

Infants will follow their normal schedule as much as possible while at the center.

An Infant Feeding Schedule is to be completed by the parent prior to enrollment, which states the child’s normal eating habits. Please be sure to update this as needed.

Diapering will be completed every 2 hours or as needed throughout the day.

Though a schedule is followed, infants are catered to on a “demand” schedule and will be fed, diapered, rocked and allowed to sleep as needed throughout the day.

• Strengthen small muscle skills (cutting, tearing, drawing, lacing)

• Begins to count, put things in order (sequence) and match objects

• Can speak in simple phrases

• Begin learning to respect the rights of others and share

• Begin to be toilet-trained

• Can dress self with help

• Can help put things away

• Rides tricycles

• Runs to kick a stationary ball

• Begins to show left/right handedness

• Holds a writing tool with a fist or finger grasp

• Draws with variety of tools (crayons, pens, pencils)

• Identifies some shapes such as circle, square, and triangle

• Shows interest in numbers and recites some number words

• Knows a few color words

• Potty Training

• Recognize some numbers (1-10)

• Correctly count four to ten objects

• Recognize and name basic colors

• Identify and draw a square, circle, and triangle

• Cut with scissors

• Hold and uses crayons, markers, pens and pencils correctly

• Match or groups objects according to size, shape, and color

• Describe how objects are the same or different

• Follow one and two-step oral directions

• Recognizing rhyming words

• Recognize some common words in print

• Recognize some many uppercase and lowercase letters

• Recognize some letter sounds

• Attempt to write own name and recognize own name in print

• Arrange objects in size order (big to small, or small to big)

• Know the days of the week and months of the year
• Name numerals 0 through 30
• Write numerals 0 through 20
• Know first and last name of parents, address, phone number, and birthday
• Recognize all the letters of the alphabet in order
• Identify basic sight words
• Read and write own first and last name
• Handle writing tools correctly
• Understand and follow simple directions
• Use complete sentences
• Compose oral stories
• Recognize, duplicate, and extend patterns and relationships of objects, symbols, and shapes
• Know the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• Able to button, zip, and put on/take off coat