INFANT CLASS

Taking care of infants is an extremely difficult task and requires teachers with very special skills. Fortunately our teachers have the patience to provide your infant with safe and secure care.

Infants require constant attention and feeding virtually every 2 hours especially at the beginning. They also need relentless diaper changes and plenty of stimulation. Above all they need to be hugged and provided plenty of love.

As a result we require our Infant parents to follow strict rules. While the parents have some discretion on the routine and foods that they would like to give their infants, the school will monitor the situation very carefully

Parents are asked to provide sufficient milk and food items. Infants and toddlers grow at a very rapid rate and their food intake might grow dramatically, so care must be made to provide them with the proper foods.

While we are receptive to new ideas and suggestions, our teachers also have a significant amount of experience to offer you many valuable suggestions.

While each infant follows its own schedule, we try to develop a routine at an early age. That means specific eating and nap times, going outside to our carpeted outdoor play area, circle time early in the morning, painting and arts crafts projects in the afternoon.

Each infant has their own daily information sheet which lists everything your baby ate/drank at the school, how it was consumed, diaper change times, special occurrences and a variety of other information.. This is attached to the notice board. Parents are required to sign-in this sheet as they arrive in the morning and take it home with them when they leave in the afternoon.

Food - Parents should supply plenty of milk, cereal, formula, juice. Feeding times, especially for very young infants is every two hours. Moms if you are supplying breast milk, supply whatever you can and supplement the rest.

Diapers - Bring a good supply of diapers, wipes, lotion and creams.

Clothes - Supply extra 2 sets of clothing. Warm jackets and headgear for winter. Swim wear for summer for water play activities.

Crib Materials - Crib sheets, blankets, and crib guard to put around crib so baby will not put hand through the crib and get it stuck. Please ensure that you take clothing home every Friday and bring it back on Monday.

While we try to provide the best possible care for your infant, accidents do happen.

This happens at first around 9 months of age when infants start to walk. Don't be alarmed. Just prepare for it by dressing them in clothes and shoes that will protect them.

At the age of around 18 months your child will start biting or might be bitten by another child in turn. They will also have falls, knocks and bruises.

These incidents often happen every fast. While your heart might skip a beat at the mere thought of this, you should not worry about it. This is part of growing up. We take safety very seriously. What we do, is provide sufficient supervised care to minimize any injuries and provide immediate attention after an incident.

Your child will also be prone to more illnesses when at school even though we wash all toys on a regular basis and disinfect all work surfaces and keep our refrigerators spotlessly clean. The positive aspect of this is that exposure to such disease early on will make your baby much stronger, even though as a parent, you may dread to see your baby become ill.

Over the years we have found children who joined our center as infants have done consistently better at school and college. Many have gone on to achieve significant career success.

Early exposure to other people and the stimulation that a childcare center can provide can teach children excellent social skills, consideration for others and independence. So if you want good quality infant care, give us a call. We love to show off.

Under our infant care program parents are required to provide all food items. There is a special refrigerator to store all perishable items. We also have a special area to store dry foods such as cereal.

A sufficient supply of diapers, wipes, baby lotion, baby powder and a change of clothes must also be supplied. Plus crib sheets, crib padding and blankets. These need to be taken home every Friday, washed and brought back to the school on Monday.