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Infants · Young Toddlers ·
Toddlers ·
Infants
Young Toddlers
Toddlers
Preschoolers / Kindergartners
After-School Program
Preschoolers and Kindergartners ·
After School Program
A warm environment and positive interactions foster an infant's sense of
trust and self-esteem. Daily routines and sensory experiences are used to
promote listening and language skills, and to help infants learn about the
world around them. Play activities and interactions focus on the development
of large muscles for sitting, crawling, standing, walking and small muscles
for grasping, reaching, holding and picking up objects.
Classroom space and materials are organized to support the toddler's need
to physically explore, discover and be independent. Teachers provide
comforting words and lap time to help toddlers cope with separation from
parents. Toddlers are encouraged to participate in daily routines to develop
self-help skills and to feel good about themselves. Activities provide
repeated opportunities with sensory experiences that help develop large
and small muscles as well as promoting thinking and communication skills.
Stories, pictures and books are introduced to help toddlers experience
reading as a pleasurable activity. Staff members reinforce positive behaviors,
set limits, and are consistently available to support the toddler's conflicting
need for independence and comfort.
Increased need for independence in making simple decisions, engaging in
pretend play, and playing cooperatively with others. Toddlers are supported
in their self-help skills and encouraged to help with daily routines to become
familiar with the sequence of routines and foster their self-esteem. Activities
provide opportunities to practice skills, increase communication about
sensory experiences and promote listening and speaking skills. Indoor and
outdoor activities focus on helping toddlers strengthen and develop small
muscles, large muscles and hand-eye coordination. There will also be an
introduction to computer literacy.
Classroom space and materials are organized in distinct "interest centers"
to support young preschoolers' initiative to practice new skills, test things
out, and express their ideas and feelings. The center will be set up to
encourage preschoolers to select activities, engage in hands-on exploration
and pretend play and develop the ability to play cooperatively. Small muscles
and hand-eye coordination continue to be strengthened through art activities,
sand and water play, work with manipulative toys and blocks. The daily
schedule includes many activities for large muscle development. Stories
and books are used to increase familiarity with the meaning of letters and
words (early literacy) and to foster the idea of reading as a pleasurable
activity.
(3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
The Bobbie's Babies After-School Program offers 5- to 12-year olds tutor-assisted homework sessions and creative arts. Children can also be enrolled in two other programs at an additional
cost—computer training provided by Little Bytes and natural health education by Peaceful Child, Inc., designed to teach children the benefits of good nutrition and relaxation.
