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Infant Daycare

6 weeks to 12 months

For more information contact: kassiesarkar@orchard-center.com

Infant Daycare

Our Infant Daycare program provides a warm, welcoming environment where your baby can grow from a bundle of joy to a bundle of curiosity. Your baby’s primary caregiver is a nurturing child development professional who is focused on creating experiences and opportunities that invite exploration and support the rapid and important development that is occurring in a child’s first year.

Our  curriculum creates a developmentally appropriate learning atmosphere that encourages infants to become confident, successful, lifelong learners.

From their very first cries, and babbles, infants learn to use language to bond with their world, to develop relationships, and to get what they need. Our infant teachers encourage these skills through everyday activities.

Every Child is Unique

That's why we tailor our programming to each child's specific needs.

Below, you'll find our Target Milestones and Goals for each age-group, 

so that you know exactly how we aim to support your child at school.

Target Communication Milestones

The baby makes high-pitched squeals.

When playing with sounds, baby makes grunting, growling, or other deep-toned sounds.

If you call the baby when you are out of sight, baby looks in the direction of your voice

When a loud noise occurs, baby turns to see where the sound came from. Baby makes sounds like “da,” “ga,” “ka,” and “ba.”

If you copy the sounds your baby makes, your baby repeats the same sounds back to you.

Target Gross Motor Milestones

 While the baby is on their back, they lift their legs high enough to see their feet.

When your baby is on their tummy, they straighten both arms and push their whole chest off the bed or floor.

Baby rolls from their back to tummy, getting both arms out from under them.

When the baby is on the floor, they lean on their hands while sitting (if they already sit up straight without leaning on their hands).

The baby supports their own weight while standing when you hold both of their hands to balance them.

Baby gets into a crawling position by getting up on their hands and knees

Target Fine Motor Milestones

The baby grabs a toy you offer and look at it, wave it about, or chews on it for about 1 minute.

The baby makes high-pitched squeals.

The baby reaches for or grasps a toy using both hands at once.

The baby reaches for a crumb or Cheerio and touches it with their finger or hand.

The baby picks up a small toy, holding it in the center of their hand with their fingers around it.

The baby tries to pick up a crumb or Cheerio by using their thumb and all of their fingers in a raking motion, even if they aren't able to pick it up.

The baby picks up a small toy with only one hand.

When a toy is in front of the baby, they reach for it with both hands.

When the baby is on their back, they turn their head to look for a toy when they drop it.

When the baby is on their back, they try to get a toy they have dropped if they can see it.

The baby picks up a toy and puts it in their mouth.

The baby passes a toy back and forth from one hand to the other.

The baby plays by banging a toy up and down on the floor or table.

Problem Solving Milestones

The baby picks up a toy and puts it in their mouth.

When the baby is on their back, they try to get a toy they have dropped if they can see it.

The baby plays by banging a toy up and down on the floor or table.

The baby passes a toy back and forth from one hand to the other.

Your baby picks up two small toys, one in each hand, and holds onto them for about 1 minute.

When holding a toy in their hand, the baby bangs it against another toy on the table.

Target Personal-Social Milestones

When in front of a large mirror, baby smiles or coos at themself.

The baby acts differently toward strangers than they do with you and other familiar people.

When in front of a large mirror, the baby reaches out to pat the mirror.

While the baby is on their back, they put their foot in their mouth.

The baby tries to get a toy that is out of reach—they may roll, pivot on their tummy, or crawl to get it.

Music Goals

 Absorption: Child will learn to hear and aurally collect the sound of music in the environment.

Random Responses: The child will learn to move and babble in response, but without relation, to the sound of music in the environment.

Purposeful Responses: The child will also learn to relate movement and balle the sound of music in the environment.

Kinetic Learning Goals

We use bean bags, hula hoops, crawling tunnels, bouncy balls, soccer balls, footballs, cones, and more to give children the best possible fun and an encouraging start when it comes to early physical fitness and development.

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Monday-Friday  7:30am-5:30pm

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