Babies Room
6 Weeks - 2 Years
Children 6 weeks to 2 years have their own unique routines for playing, feeding, and sleeping.
Our educators ensure consistency with routines that to provide children with a sense of autonomy and a healthy sense of self. Our educators understand that nurturing relationships are the foundation of healthy child development. They provide a safe and stimulating environment that encourages babies to explore their surroundings through planned and spontaneous activities.
Our programs are designed to facilitate the development of the early years milestones as well as meet each child’s cognitive, social and emotional, and physical needs based on individual observations.
Regular and ongoing communication with our families is the key to successful engagement and we will always keep you informed about the progress of your child’s day.
A Day in the Life of the Baby Room
Children thrive with routine and structure in their lives.
Through routines children can develop a sense of autonomy and self-help skills. Children begin to anticipate their daily routines and become familiar and comfortable within their patterns.
| Activity / Meal Time | |
|---|---|
| 6:30am | Age-appropriate activities offered in the toddler room. This is a chance for the children to spend sometime with their siblings before transitioning to their own play spaces. |
| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Group Time: Singing songs or reading stories |
| 9:15am | Morning Tea |
| 10:00am | Sleep time for younger babies |
| 9:45am | Planned and spontaneous indoor and/or outdoor experiences based on group and individual programming (weather dependant) |
| 11:15am | Lunch |
| 11:45am | Sleep time for children that didn’t sleep earlier in the day |
| 1:30pm | Planned and spontaneous indoor and/or outdoor experiences based on group and individual programming (weather dependant) |
| 2:00pm | Sleep time for younger babies |
| 2:15pm | Group Time: Singing songs or reading stories |
| 2:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:00pm | Planned and spontaneous indoor and/or outdoor experiences based on group and individual programming (weather dependant) |
| 4:30pm | Late snack |
| 5:00pm | Babies re-join siblings in toddler room, for group time. |
- Younger baby’s routines will be adjusted to meet individual needs.
- Bottles will be offered as per babies routines and parents requests.
- Nappy changes will occur every 2 hours from 8am, unless a change is needed earlier.
Families will be given an individual communication book which will go home at the end of every day and will provide families with daily updates about nappy changes, meals/bottles and how much their child ate/ drank, sleep times, and what experiences their child enjoyed throughout the day. This book can also be used by parents to communicate with staff.