CHILD CARE AREAS

• Infants - 3 to 12 months:
  Staff provides a warm, loving, peaceful environment for our babies to first venture out into our community. Staff interacts one-on-one with the infants; the children are frequently held and carried to provide them with a wide variety of stimuli and experiences. Our staff talks to the infants before, during, and after moving the child. Each baby follows his or her own unique schedule. Parents provide baby food, diapers, formula and bottles as needed. There is a maximum of four children for each educarer.
• Toddlers and Cruisers - 8 to 18 months:
  Gaining sure footing for our new walkers is a major focal point for these children! We provide their first experiences with small, short, planned group activities throughout the day. The maximum child to educarer ratio is 4:1.
• Pre-Scooters - 18 to 26 months:
  This group is very active! The individual personality of each child is blossoming; they are adding nearly one new word a day to their growing vocabulary. We provide an atmosphere designed to encourage their emerging individuality, with guided activities for learning basic social skills There is a maximum of five children for each educarer.
• Scooters A & B - 24 to 36 months:
  We focus in this age group on becoming aware of their friends, developing positive relationships with others, and working together. Social and interpersonal skills are nurtured within each of our children by providing creative play activities; the child?s intellectual development is encouraged through educational toys and games, as well as nature walks, art, group reading, and song and dance. Potty training is an exciting and important part of their lives, and we gently lead the child in developing good habits and hygiene. There is a maximum of six children for each educarer.
• Bloomers - 3 years old; Delights ?4 yrs; Fantastics ? 5 yrs
  Our emphasis is on pre-reading, pre-writing, and pre-math skills through use of varied age appropriate materials. Staff supports interactive play and development of independence, helping when needed but coaching / allowing the child to do what they are capable of doing themselves. Learning takes place through hands-on activities, including puzzles, painting, reading, dramatic play, computer, and outdoor activities, for example.

OPTIONAL PROGRAMS

For a minimal fee, instructors from the community come to the Child Care Center to offer your child the following optional activities. These programs are for children three years and older :

• Ballet : once a week program is available for children three years of age and up;
• Computer: once a week class is a small class of four children; for more information: debsalonso@aol.com.
• Yoga: a once a week yoga class is available; for more information: jmaven4@yahoo.com.

Please call us at (305) 666-2203 for more information, or for an appointment to visit the Child
Care Center.