Dreamers

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Overview

The Mobile Infant Program is planned to meet the needs of children from crawling to the first steps. We serve children from 6 months to approximately 12 months. The schedule in this room is mostly individualized by the child's needs with a goal of becoming more structured as they age. 

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Physical Development 

• Provides a safe environment for infants to exercise

• Provides space for infants to climb and pull themselves up

• Provides equipment for infants to grasp to aid in walking

• Provides open spaces for infants to scoot, crawl, and push carts

• Teachers further encourage physical development by expressing an interest in and acknowledging the infant's accomplishments

• Rattles, teething toys, shape toys, and stacking objects available for infants to improve their Fine Motor skills

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Language Development 

• Infants are spoken to frequently throughout the day 

• Teachers sing songs  and read stories to them

• Teachers build upon the infant's vocabulary by talking about the foods they are eating, the things they see, objects they grasp, and they use the names of the other infants 

• Baby sign language is used frequently for high interest words such as “milk” and “more”

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Cognitive Development 

• Provides a hands-on environment that invites learning

• Infants are invited to explore and discover their environment

• Infants begin to learn cognitive milestones  such as Cause and Effect

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Social Development  

• Infant schedules are individualized, which fosters the child’s security about their environment

• Holding, hugging and one-on-one interaction between Teachers help build a trusting bond that they develop a sense of security 

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