The Infant Program at Mountainside
Even in the early months of life, infants are experiencing their physical and social environment. Long before they can move around, they explore with their eyes, attend to sounds, and manipulate objects within their grasp.
We provide many materials that support their development. Play materials we provide for birth to six months include a range of interesting things to see, hear, and touch, materials that support the infant's developing self-awareness; materials that allow the infant to produce effects and materials that are safe.
For infants seven months through twelve months we provide a range of interesting things to explore and manipulate; materials that allow the infant to produce interesting effects; and materials that reward early attempts at mastery.
Our infant room schedules are individualized, allowing each infant to eat and sleep according to their own schedules. The infants are offered many different activities throughout the day that encourage fine motor, gross motor, social/emotional and cognitive development. Diaper changing occurs every two hours or as needed throughout the day. Also, weather permitting, the children go outside daily.
