Infant Program
Infant time period is probably the most significant of development. Children begin learning at birth. I encourage babies to communicate by playing games like peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake. Through holding, singing and talking to your child, I give individualized care and attention that help develop the foundations for language and learning.

Breastfed Babies
I am supportive of mother’s breast feeding infants. I follow specific guidelines when working with Breast Milk. I require Breast Milk to be supplied in specific color coded or pattern coded bottles, if more then one bottle fed baby is in care at the same time. I will discuss these rules individually with each breast feeding mother. Breast Milk must be supplied to the child care in appropriate bottles on a daily basis. A minimum of eight (8) ounces must be provided to the provider to be stored in the freezer as a back up supply.

Infant Schedules
I will attempt to respect and keep the newborn infant feeding schedule requested by the parent if at all possible. Infants on bottles only will be fed when hungry. A hungry infant must not be forced to wait to eat. This is critically important to their brain development. No infant who is hungry will be forced to wait to eat because of parents requested feeding schedule. NO EXCEPTIONS! Infants on solid foods will eat with the child care at regularly scheduled child care meal times.

Toddler Curriculum
As a toddler, your child still needs the individualized attention and interaction. There are fun things to watch, touch and do. I listen and talk with each child and try to anticipate individual needs. Since children learn through playing and exploring, I provide them with a wide range of activities throughout the day. Language, self-help and potty-training skills develop during this period. Toddler activities also help develop small and large muscle groups. My business partner and co-owner of Reach for the Stars developed and publishes a Toddler Curriculum that we use in conjunction with the preschool program I wrote.