Infant and Toddler Curriculum

Sensory, motor and language experiences are the nucleus of the Infant and Toddler programs. The most common experience, such as playing with water, becomes an opportunity to explore with all the senses, to talk about how the water feels, to discover its properties and to interact with other children.

The Infant and Toddler environments are structured to provide a variety of motor as well as sensory experiences. The children are encouraged to physically master the environment as they move through the rooms and the outdoors. Specific activities involving crawling, walking, balancing, jumping and running also are planned to facilitate motor development. All areas of the room provide fine motor activities such as turning book pages, finger painting and putting together simple puzzles. Sensori- motor experiences are integrally bound to the children's cognitive and language development.

Teachers observe and document children's growth and learning in the areas of personal/social, language/communication, sensor-motor and cognitive development. This knowledge is used to plan environments and activities that support and facilitate each child's growth and development.