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Our Programs

A Place to Thrive

Over time, we’ve designed and adapted programs to meet the high standards of today’s world of education. By providing a supportive environment, we make sure each child receives exactly what they need.

***We Also Ready, Paint, Draw, Write, Play, Montesori Style Teaching & Work on our Fine Motor Skill***

Infant Program

Fine Motor Skill Development

0-3 Month

  • Focus eyes on objects about 12 inches away

  • Raise head when lying on their stomach

  • Jump at loud noises

  • Smile back when you smile at them 

  • Watch their own hands move

  • Hold a rattle for a few minutes

3-6 Month

  • Kick their feet and wave arms when they see or hear someone they know

  • Reach for toys or people

  • Roll over

  • Turn toward a familiar voice

  • Hold head steady

  • Notice small objects

  • Push up with arms while on their stomach

  • Sit up straight with help

  • Begin to focus on patterns in black and white

6-9 Month

  • Sit up without help

  • Stand up while holding onto your hands

  • Stand up on your lap and bounce

  • Recognize a familiar voice

  • Start to crawl around and may pull up on furniture

  • Eat a cracker by themselves 

  • Play pat-a-cake

  • Play with their hands and feet

  • Pick up cereal (such as Cheerios) and try to put in mouth

9-12 Month

  • Crawl, climb, cruise (moving about while holding on to supporting objects, furniture, etc.)

  • Begin steps toward walking alone

  • Explore and handle objects: wave, shake, twist, turn, squeeze, poke and even put them in their mouth

  • Crawl while holding a toy

  • Pick up small objects between thumb and one or two fingers (although not with ease)

  • Take steps alone; walk like a robot

  • Pull string to get the toy at the other end

  • Move a toy from one hand to the other

Toddler Program

Fine Motor Skill Development

12–15 Months

  • Pick up tiny objects using only thumb and forefinger (pincer grasp)

  • Point and probe with forefinger

  • Hold something out for you to take (they won't always let go)

  • Walk with one or both hands held, or walk alone without support

  • Rock to rhythm while standing alone

  • Stoop to pick up things on the floor

15–18 Months

  • Try new ways to fit things together

  • Take covers off containers

  • Throw a ball while sitting or standing

  • Explore their world by climbing to things out of reach

  • May start potty training (don’t rush—go at the child’s own pace)

18–21 Months

  • Walk up stairs, holding an adult's hand (or a railing)

  • Climb and stand on a chair

  • Roll a ball

  • Feed themselves

  • May help to dress themselves

  • Begin to recognize, name and pick out common objects

21–24 Months

  • Walk with more direction to their movements and remember familiar places as well as things that happened at those places

  • Kick a ball forward without losing balance

  • Walk up and down stairs alone (while holding on to a railing)

  • Jump and stand on tiptoes

  • Enjoy music and begin to develop a sense of rhythm

12–15 Months

  • Pick up tiny objects using only thumb and forefinger (pincer grasp)

  • Point and probe with forefinger

  • Hold something out for you to take (they won't always let go)

  • Walk with one or both hands held, or walk alone without support

  • Rock to rhythm while standing alone

  • Stoop to pick up things on the floor

15–18 Months

  • Try new ways to fit things together

  • Take covers off containers

  • Throw a ball while sitting or standing

  • Explore their world by climbing to things out of reach

  • May start potty training (don’t rush—go at the child’s own pace)

18–21 Months

  • Walk up stairs, holding an adult's hand (or a railing)

  • Climb and stand on a chair

  • Roll a ball

  • Feed themselves

  • May help to dress themselves

  • Begin to recognize, name and pick out common objects

21–24 Months

  • Walk with more direction to their movements and remember familiar places as well as things that happened at those places

  • Kick a ball forward without losing balance

  • Walk up and down stairs alone (while holding on to a railing)

  • Jump and stand on tiptoes

  • Enjoy music and begin to develop a sense of rhythm

Pre-K Program

Fine Motor Skill Development

2–3 Years

  • String large beads

  • Hold scissors correctly (use blunt-edged scissors)

  • Scribble and mark with crayons

  • Walk between two straight lines

  • Jump or walk backward

  • Copy vertical and horizontal lines

  • Cooperate in dressing

  • Close snaps and unbutton large buttons

  • Pedal a tricycle

2-3 Years

  • Run without falling

  • Play on swings, ladders and other playground equipment with a fair amount of ease

  • Jump about 8 inches from a standing position (broad jump)

  • Open and close scissors (use only blunt-edged type and, please, supervise!)

  • Drink from a small cup or glass without help (they may still spill a lot)

  • Drink from a cup using a straw

  • Use the toilet without help

  • Begin to cut with blunt-edged scissors

3-4 Years

  • Perform self-help skills such as brushing teeth, combing hair and washing hands

  • Copy the letter “T”

  • Make a few other letters and begin printing own name

  • Use a knife and fork

3-4 Years

  • Make shapes with clay

  • Select clothing and dress themselves

  • Put shoes on correct feet

  • Kick a ball

  • Zip and unzip coats and pants

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