Infants & Young Toddlers

Ages 3 Months – 24 Months

At this age, children expand their curiosity and  begin to explore the world around them by using  their new gross motor skills (crawling and  walking). Through daily routines and play,  children are involved in an early stimulation  program with the following characteristics:

  • Adults constantly talk to children.
  • Adults naturally expand children’s  language.
  • Children are involved in small group  activities such as: story telling, drawing,  singing, dancing and playing.
  • Adults provide children with age  appropriate toys to explore and enhance  their curiosity.
  • Adults help children exercise to promote their motor development.
  • Adults encourage children’s self-  awareness and individuality by talking  about their physical and emotional changes