Our infant program consists of two classrooms with six infants in each classroom. The child to teacher ratio at First Steps is 3.5:1 which is better than the state ratios of 4:1. This allows your child to get more individualized care and bonding. We have 3 infant classrooms.

Overview

From birth, infants are marvelous learners and immediately investigate the sights, sounds and flavors of the world. Our teachers have been trained to respond quickly and appropriately to your baby’s needs, and to provide stimulating activities to enhance their development.

Areas of emphasis in the infant classrooms are:

• Ensuring health and safety needs are met
• Helping each child trust their environment and form bonds with caregivers
• Allowing time and space for all our infants to explore their environments and themselves.
• Helping them be aware of people and things around them.
• Developing large motor skills: Sitting up, crawling, walking

Daily Schedule

Daily schedules for our infants are based around the desires of the infant and the family. Each child has their own eating and sleeping schedule. We do check diapers every hour for each infant. We also ensure that each infant goes on a walk at least once a day.

What to bring for your child

The following items need to be provided by the families. As items run low the teachers will let you know by writing it on your child’s daily report.

 

 

• Diapers – You can bring extra, we have room to store them
• Wipes
• Change of clothes that can be left at school in case of accidents
• Bottles –either formula or breast milk
• Pacifiers if your child uses one
• An item from home that can be comforting for your child such as a blanket or special toy
• Diaper cream
• Baby food