Infant Care - Ft Myers & Bonita Springs
Nurturing Growth & Development
Growing Up on Our Block begins at birth. The earliest learners are the youngest infants. At birth, babies begin to learn to trust. This builds a foundation for them to learn other important skills. Infants need to know someone really cares about them. They will grasp this concept through the tone of voice and gentle touch a caregiver uses. Once they know that someone really cares about them, they will discover that they are an important but separate individual.
Growing Room offers individualized infant care through our Primary Caregiver Program. Each baby has a primary caregiver who is responsible for consistently providing care and working with infants and parents as they progress through infancy. The caregiver provides exciting activities appropriate for each child’s development.
We use the Creative Curriculum and the Active Learning for Infants curriculum in all of our infant classrooms. This program helps infants grow and develop throughout the first year of life. Our goal is to provide experiences to assist children in creating a picture of who they are, what they can do, and what they think and feel. We want to show them they are important, unique and competent. We strive to accomplish this through the following key experiences…
Language Development
- Listening and Talking
- Books and Pictures
- Conversations and Sounds
- Sign Language
- Basic Spanish
Physical Development
- Large Muscles: rolling over, sitting, crawling, standing, and walking
- Small Muscles: grasping, picking up, dropping, and changing hands
Learning from the World Around Them
- Nature: outdoor play and water play
- Five senses
- Number songs
- Shapes, sizes, and colors
- Tasting foods
- Developing a sense of self: mirror play
Contact us today to learn more about our infant care services in Ft Myers & Bonita Springs.
Our Curriculum
