Infant Room

Even at this young age, the children spend the majority of their days outside, engaging all their senses while exploring in our beautiful Nature Classroom. Consideration is always given to the children’s physical need for health & safety. We believe that being outdoors in beautiful, natural environments is an essential experience for all children, including our youngest learners.

One of our goals is to cultivate authentic relationships and connections and to create a sense of belonging among and between children, adults and the world around them. Relationships are at the core of everything we do.

Room Schedule

The daily schedule is flexible and allows for playful learning throughout the day, where children have choice of activities and learning centres. There are opportunities for indoor & outdoor play, active & quiet play, nutrition breaks & rest time throughout the day. Children in our infant program are on their own unique schedule and do not need to conform to any kind of child care centre schedule.

Room Structure

Our Infant Room is licensed for 6 children, ages 6 weeks – 18 months. We have 2 full-time teachers working with the children.

Infant Room Information

We provide a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack and a hot lunch daily. We also provide 2% milk and water for your child. Menus are posted on our family information boards. To help promote good dental hygiene, we will give milk and formula in cups or bottles. We do not serve juice. We serve whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, organic whenever possible, lean meats. Parents are required to bring baby food and formula if required.

We believe that diaper changes are an excellent opportunity for one on one interaction with your child. The teachers will sing, play and talk with your child while changing his/her diaper. We follow all public health guidelines for diaper changing routines. The diaper change area is disinfected after every diaper change and the teacher will wash her hands after every change. Parents are required to bring in diapers and wipes for their child. We accept and encourage the use of cloth diapers.

Each child has their own crib. We supply the crib sheets. Please ensure that your child has a blanket for their bed. We will wash the sheets here. Your blanket will be sent home every Friday for washing. Please remember to return it to the centre on Monday. Please let us know how your child normally falls asleep. i.e. with pacifier, rocked, etc. There is no set sleep time for the infants as we follow each child’s individual rhythms and schedules.

Please label everything!

Blanket for sleeptime
A pacifier if needed
A full change of clothes (replenish as needed)
Appropriate clothing for the season. We go out in all weather (snow pants, mittens, rain suit, sun hat, boots, etc)
Indoor shoes that can stay at the centre
Diapers & wipes. We accept and encourage the use of cloth diapers
Any baby food or formula (peanut/nut free)

Infant Room Gallery

Additional Child Care Programs

We have child care programs for various age groups starting at infants up to school aged children

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