- Basic trust in the child to be an initiator, an explorer, and a self-learner
- An environment for the child that is physically safe, cognitively challenging, and emotionally nurturing
- Time for uninterrupted play
- Freedom to explore and interact with other infants
- Involvement of the child in all care activities to allow the child to become an active participant, rather than a passive recipient
- Sensitive observation of the child to understand the child’s needs
- Consistency, clearly defined limits and expectations of developing self-discipline
We believe this philosophy enables children to ultimately grow into confident, self-reliant adults.
The infant program is intended to stimulate your infant along individual developmental lines. Each child follows their own program/schedule, desires, needs and preferences. Sleeping, feeding and diapering schedules are communicated daily via Daily Reports.
Infant Ratios: Bright Stars maintains a staff/teacher-to-infant/toddler ratio of 1 to 3 for a majority of our day, and 1 to 4 during opening and closing hours.
