![]() ![]() Lessons and activities are designed to build both gross and fine motor skills such as: grasping, batting, reaching, rolling over, crawling, standing, cruising and walking. Free movement and maximum exploration are promoted throughout the environment with materials and furniture at the infant’s level. The activities in the room are designed to stimulate gross and fine motor skills, social-emotional and intellectual needs of the infant. In the Infant Community, the child is working any time they are awake. Work Period: The Work Period in an Infant Montessori class is not a defined block of time as it is at the Toddler and Two’s level. This time will be broken into smaller increments as necessary for the child. Tummy Time: Infants will have 30 minutes of time on their stomach each day (until they are rolling over, crawling, etc.) to explore their environment, and to strengthen their necks and upper body. Sleeping: Nap schedule in the Infant Community will be on demand, according to the needs of the child. Older infants, not taking a bottle will have breakfast (if applicable), lunch and snack-on-demand as needed, generally once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The following is a list of activities that will take place in the class with timing based on the need of the child:įeeding: Infants will be fed on demand and work towards a regular schedule of breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner depending on the child’s arrival and departure times. The daily schedule of the Infant Community varies in terms of timing based on the needs of each child. However, all children should arrive by 9:00 AM. Children may arrive and leave anytime during those hours. The hours for the Infant & Toddler Community are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. ![]() Program hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 5 days per week. The Infant and Toddler Program serves children ages 0 to 24 months.
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