Infant program

 Safe Haven facilitates the development of a positive self-image in each child .Our infants are active participants in their day and typically learn through eager exploration of their surroundings at their own pace. All caregivers will meet their needs, including routines such as diapering and feeding. Caregivers will typically work with infants  to promote individual and responsive care while providing a safe, positive, emotionally nurturing environment. In addition to meeting the basic comfort needs of each infant, faculty members work to stimulate language development and sensory integration. One-to-one interaction between infants and caregivers is very important, and during waking hours, teachers expose each infant to a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to provide sensory, visual, auditory, fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive skill development. Each day, caregivers will prepare a daily report for parents summarizing activities and other details of each infant’s care. Caregivers will change infant’s diapers every 2 hours; or soiled with a bowel movement. Every attempt is made to maintain a stable faculty schedule with as few changes as possible, enabling each infant to develop a sense of trust and security with the primary faculty.

INFANT SLEEP POLICY 

• Infants will always be placed flat on their backs to sleep. 

• Infants who use pacifiers will be offered their pacifier when they are placed to sleep, but it will not be put back in should the pacifier fall out once they fall asleep. 

• When infants are in their cribs, they will be within sight and sound of faculty at all times. 

• Devices such as wedges or infant positioners will not be used.

• Cribs will be free from bumper pads, blankets, loose bedding and other soft objects (i.e., pillows, quilts, comforters, stuffed toys, etc.)

• Sleep clothing, such as sleepers, sleep sacks, and wearable blankets, may be used as alternatives to blankets. 

• Infants will not be placed in the crib with any items which could pose a strangulation or suffocation risk, such as a bib, pacifier clip, or any sort of necklace,etc.

INFANT SAMPLE SCHEDULE 

6:30am............Center opens

7:00 - 8:00am………..Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00am………..Music and movement 

9:00 - 10:00am………..Sensory activities and fine motor experiences 

10:00 - 10:30am……….Outdoor time (weather permitting)/Gross Motor Activities 

10:30 - 10:45am……….Early literacy concepts (stories and book exploration) 

10:45 - 11:00am ………Prepare for lunch

11:00 - 11:45am ………Lunch

11:45 - 12:00pm……….Clean up 

12:00 - 2:00pm………..Quiet/Rest time

2:00 - 2:30pm………..Snack 

2:30 - 3:00pm………..Prepare for outdoor time 

3:00 - 3:45pm………..Outdoor time (weather permitting)/Music and movement 

3:45 - 5:00pm………..Environment exploration (language, fine motor, nature, sensory) 

5:00 - 5:30pm………..Clean up 5:30 - 6:00pm………..Quiet activities/Departure