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The first year of life is a time when babies strengthen their muscles and bones and learn how
to use their bodies to move around and to manipulate their environment. If babies are
constantly held and carried during the first year, they will lose valuable opportunities to gain
fine-tune skills. Parents and caregivers should facilitate movement and growth by giving
babies safe environments to play and to explore on their own.

Our Caregivers can lay young infants on a clean blanket on the floor, surround them with
clean, safe toys, and allow them to reach, wiggle, kick, and roll on their own or in play with
others. Infants are given many opportunities to lie on their bellies, in order to help them build
arm, back, and neck muscles. As babies mature and their mobility improves, our teachers will
do more to ensure a safe environment for exploration.

Teachers at Discoveryland also facilitate growth by engaging in developmentally-appropriate
activities, such as "peek-a-boo," assisted walking, reaching activities, and other healthy
activities that encourage movement. During playtime in the early months, Teachers hold toys
such as stuffed animals or rattles at different locations in the baby's lines of sight and
encourage them to reach toward the object. While playing some fun music or singing a song,
teachers lightly assist babies in a standing position and guide them to move their body with
the music. Babies will also start combining gross and fine motor skills by practicing play such
as manipulating, and later stacking, blocks while sitting up.

Infants can safely and happily play for short durations in our fenced in colorful play area.
However, as infants begin crawling and especially when they begin attempting to cruise and
to walk, the play area has teachers assisting babies explore their surroundings.

For safety our infants have swings and chairs and exer-saucers located outside the play area.
 Cruisers and walkers are kept away from our infants.   Once again, with a little time, effort,
and creativity sense, teachers create a safe and fun place where infants and toddlers can
learn and practice their motor skills.   Our older infants thoroughly enjoy ball pits, tunnels and
tents.

Infants and toddlers also have many opportunities to work on speech development.  They are
always spoken to and given flash card pictures of animals, daily items and much more.  
Blowing bubbles and finger songs are more fun activities that our infants enjoy.  
Infant Page
Our Teachers
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Miss Anush,
Head Teacher
Miss Ellen,
Head Teacher
Miss Jill,
Aide