Infant Room (eight weeks to 17 months)
Offered at both Natomas and Gold River locations
At Little Blossom Montessori School, the Infant Room program is designed to work with babies’ individual needs, adapting to their physical, cognitive and psychosocial stages of development. The Infant Program serves children from the age of eight weeks until 17 months. The program is designed to duplicate the loving care and gentle stimulation that infants and toddlers need to grow and develop to their full potential. Flexible scheduling allows children to eat, sleep or play according to their own natural timetable.
The Infant playroom boasts decor and equipment that allow the babies to improve their motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Activities are based on infant's developmental ability and are selected with specific skills in mind. Stories and songs are part of every hour of the day. The Infant Program has a separate Nursery room where babies have their own assigned crib or bassinette. Infants are never given a bottle in their cribs as required by state regulation.
At 12 months, the infants are encouraged to explore, discover, invent and experiment while they gain an understanding of the world around them. They have moved out of the nursery and now have their own nap mats in the Infant Room II. This room is well equipped with educational play materials that encourage babies to safely explore the physical world.
Each infant has a log book that documents their day. Records indicated how the child ate, slept, interacted, and played as well as diapering. We encourage parents to share their thoughts and concerns by writing any comments in the log. Each child has their cubby for their personal items and clothing. Parents provide diapers and wipes. The ratio for the infant program is one teacher for every four children.
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