Our infant care staff are all specialists in the care of babies. They love and care for your baby as if he/she were their own. Along with this loving attention, we incorporate an abundance of educational opportunities throughout the day. Our teachers provide curriculum based on Creative Curriculum and other benchmarks accepted throughout the industry (as listed below). We practice positive guidance and implement physical activities to develop social behaviors and gross motor skills.
Our classroom is filled with a variety of colorful, developmentally appropriate toys and equipment designed for your child’s physical and mental growth. Our teachers read, sing, and play with the children to ensure progressive language development as well as the cognitive and emotional development.
Each of our infants has an individualized schedule that is updated periodically and designed to meet his/her needs. In addition, our teachers also make sure to communicate with parents regarding their child’s day. We provide a daily communication sheet for each child with all the details the parent needs to know about what happened that day! How much did the child eat, when and how long did he/she sleep, when was he/she changed and what were the activities for the day.
At Rocking Horse Academy we provide our babies with an extraordinary environment filled with plenty of love and the educational stimulation babies need for healthful growth and development.
| Social & Emotional Development | |
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Recognize familiar people Separates from parents easily Plays cooperatively with friends |
Expresses appropriate emotions Imitates adult actions in play Follows routines independently |
| Gross Motor | |
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Reaches for objects Rolls over independently Holds head steady Supports head/chest on tummy Sits up independently Pushes/pulls toys Moves to music |
Crawling Pulls up to standing position Stands alone Climbs playground equipment Throws a ball Walks |
| Self Help | |
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Drinks from cup Eats table food |
Naps once a day |
| Fine Motor | |
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Can grasp object with one hand Can transfer object from one hand to the other one |
Can pick up small objects (Cheerios) |
| Cognitive/Language | |
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Follows object with eyes Understands simple instructions Understands and/or uses sign language |
Enjoys listening to song/finger plays and stories Names or points to familiar objects |
