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Infancy is described by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services that licenses our Center as the important period between birth and eighteen months. Our children form their first attachments to loved ones at this time. Our Nursery staff work hard to provide the security of a child’s attachment to these primary people and to provide the base for a child’s sense of self-worth and trust.
Highlights of the Nursery
 | Our child-to-infant ratio, 10 infants with 3 caregivers, is low enough to allow us to spend specialized time with each baby. Each child is unique and therefore we strive to help them develop at their own pace. All schedules are individualized. |
| We offer infant formula with iron and baby food per parental request at no additional charge. |
Program
Our Center provides an individualized stimulation program for infants in accordance with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. We encourage the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth and development of each baby with special attention to individual abilities, disabilities and needs.
Parents will see us...
| Warm meals and bottles, feed children on individual schedules. |
| Work in partnership with parents, communicating daily to build mutual understanding and trust and to ensure the welfare and optimal development of each infant. |
| Change diapers as needed with a positive attitude, following written procedures. |
| Provide daily opportunities for exercise within the Center and outdoors when appropriate. |
| Maintain a neat and orderly classroom which is conducive for play and exploration. |
| Place sleeping infants in an area that is separate from active play and eating areas. Babies have their own cribs and sheets. |
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Sanitize toys and equipment daily, following written procedures. |
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Document daily interactions with children (play, diapering, feeding, naps, etc.) on activity notes for parents. |
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Hang pictures of infants and their family members at heights that infants can see them. |
How we play...
| Caregivers frequently talk with, sing to, and read to infants. Language is a vital, lively part of our communication with infants. |
| We play Peek-a-boo, Ring Around the Rosie, London Bridge, Hokie Pokie. |
| Our play space is enclosed and comfortable; we have pillows, carpeting, and a special loft to protect younger babies so they may watch older ones crawl through tunnels below. |
| Open shelves have rotated play things that are responsive to children's actions and include a varied selection of skill-development materials, including nesting and stacking materials, containers to be filled and emptied, and a variety of balls, interactive action toys, dolls and animals. |