Infants

Infant child playing at school in Lee Vista.The first 12 months of a baby’s life are met with unbelievable wonder and awe. Hand ‘N Hand recognizes parents are your child’s most loving and influential teachers. It is our desire to partner with you helping your little one reach all of the first year’s milestones.

Our Early Childhood Specialists have trained in research-based cognitive and social/emotional development for infants and toddlers. Learn Every Day Infant and Toddler Curriculum is the perfect choice to enhance our developmentally appropriate approach. Our team consists of dedicated, nurturing, and highly motivated individuals who value the connection between family and Hand ‘N Hand.

Speech and language concepts are developed by tiny eyes following familiar voices, cooing, babbling, and the excitement of communicating through gestures such as waving bye-bye and blowing kisses. This is accomplished through playful interaction with our Early Childhood Specialists who incorporate American Sign Language, singing, storytelling, and lots of conversation throughout the day.

Tummy time strengthens core muscles to build a firm foundation for crawling and later walking and offers a fun time for social development. Finger plays and finger foods help develop fine motor skills. Playing Peek-A-Boo introduces object permanence by allowing babies to discover objects may be present even if the child does not see the object (or person) for a brief moment. Games such as Patty Cake or playing with interactive toys encourage self-esteem as your little one realizes he or she can gain a great response from those around them.

STREAM: Relationships are essential for infants and toddlers to foster social, emotional, physical, and brain development. Building strong relationships between a young child and the care giver naturally allows trust to develop. Relationships and trust form the basis for both Kindness Counts and our STREAM approach throughout each age group.

Artist In Residence: Allowing infants and toddlers to participate in our hands-on art experience is really a “full body” experience. Hands are used to pat paint, squish soft molding materials, bang musical instruments, and experience the tickle of delightful puppets during dramatic play.

Kindness Counts: Of the seven pillars of character, Trustworthiness is the first principal presented in every class. Trust must be earned by children and modeled by staff. With great patience and consistency, our team realizes the importance of establishing trust with your little one. Making sure each baby’s basic needs are met throughout the day, in a secure and loving manner, leads to early bonding and future developmental success.

We invite you to become a part of our infant family, and together we can experience the joy and curiosity of your child’s most formative year.

Igniting young children’s imagination on their journey to educational excellence.