Infants (12 months to less than 19 months)

Infants learn and develop at an amazingly fast pace; therefore, our individualized program will expose them to concepts and ideas at their capacity of learning. At this stage in their development infants must first acquire a sense of basic trust in which they feel safe and secure, valued, admired and powerful to take the initiative to develop cognitively, physically and socially. When this is established the windows of opportunity are endless and the development of specific skills will come from within the infant.

In Grandma Gooch’s baby room, we keep our stable, long-term, loving responsive caregivers who provide one on one nurturing and learning. These professionals create a secure and safe environment in which many opportunities are provided, in which the infants are able to practice skills repetitively at their own pace to solidify concepts.

Our care givers will expose the infants each day to a variety of creative sensory activities including music, songs and finger plays, books, puppets, fine and gross motor activities, outdoor excursions as well as group and individual times.

Our program is directed towards creating a warm loving family atmosphere in which self-esteem and social skills are emphasized.