Infants 6 weeks-18 months
6 weeks - 18 months month old

Infants  6 weeks to 18 months

 

Here at Little Rascals we care for babies as young as six weeks old. Our teachers spend a lot of one-on-one time with the children and understand the importance of comfort, trust and security.

The Infants are cared for in a warm, loving, home setting environment, where they can build trust in themselves and those who care for them. While in our care, your child will continue to receive intellectual and physical stimulation to foster development.

Little Rascal’s Infant Curriculum consists of developmentally appropriate activities designed to help your infant reach key milestones. We recognize that infants develop at different paces, which is why teachers periodically review your child’s progress using the developmental milestones overview.

6:30 am - 9:00 am           Greet Children/Breakfast/Carpet Time

9:00 am  - 9:20 am           Songs/Puppets

9:20 am  - 9:45 am           Outdoor or Indoor Play

9:45 am - 10:15 am           Snack

10:15 am - 11:00 am           Carpet Time / Social Development

11:00 am - 11:30 am          Hands on learning activities

11:30 am - 12:00 pm          Story Time / Language Development

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm          Lunch

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm          Outdoor Play / Gross Motor

1:00 pm -  1:30 pm          Carpet Time / Fine Motor

1:30 pm -  2:00 pm           Art

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm           Music

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm           PM Snack

3:00 pm -  3:30 pm           Story Time / Flannel Board

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm           Carpet Time/ Outdoor / Indoor Play/Sensory Activities/Fine Motor

 

  • Diapers will be changed at a minimum of every two hours or as needed
  • Children will nap according to their schedule
  • Bottles will be fed as needed
  • Schedules are adjusted to meet the needs of our students

Physical Development

  • Playing with toys.  Grasping, pulling, kicking, rolling balls, and building with blocks.

Gross Motor Development

  • We provide areas for the infants to develop their gross motor skills.  They can roll, climb, and crawl on indoor mats.  They can play in an exerciser, scoot on ride-on-toys and play outside on small seesaws, and slides.

Fine Motor Development

  • Stacking blocks and playing with small toys.  Allowing the children to pick up their own food.  (Cheerios, Raisins, etc.)

Emotional Development

  • Providing the children with a loving and nurturing environment.  Having consistency in their schedule for security. Hugging, cuddling, talking, rocking and singing to the children.

Intellectual / Language Development

  • Reading stories with bright and colorful lifelike pictures.  Singing songs, performing finger plays and puppets with the children.

Social Development

  • Engaging in playtime with the other children and sharing objects.

Foreign Language

  • Introducing Sign Language and music in different languages.

Music/Movement

  • Singing songs, fingerplays, flannel board nursery rhymes, dancing, and parachute play.

Art

  • Supervised coloring, painting, and play-dough (non-toxic or edible)

Sensory/Tactile

  • Introduction of different tactile materials. Learning through the senses: Smell, touch, sight, hearing, taste and through hands on experiences and activities.