Baby Beluga
6 – 18 months
The values that guide us toward achieving our mission:
Respect, commitment, honesty, creativity, love, communication.
Basic Principles
Every child is unique, and the child is the first teacher of their development.
The child’s development is a global and integrated process.
Children learn through play.
Collaboration and communication between educators, the daycare, and parents are essential to the harmonious development of the child.
Learning is active.
Infant development:
Develop coordination
Walk, run, climb
Language: lots of songs, books
Individual attention
Communication with parents *
Time outside *
Activities: Yoga, music, Story telling
Follow child’s pace for learning
Follow individual child’s rhythm
Develop good sleep habits
Play with others
Develop positive eating habits
Feed self
Try new foods/textures
Table food
Explore through sensory experiences;
Paint/water play/play dough ect