Our infant room for ages 3 to 18 months has a 1 to 4 ratio so that we can meet each child’s individual needs and schedules. Daily parent communication ensures each child is fed, changed and rested properly. These little ones get a lot of cuddling and one-on-one attention that stimulates all of their senses for healthy growth. Baby sign language is taught to help our toddlers communicate their many needs. Baby Bear and Cuddle Bear staff members work closely to ensure a smooth transition as our babies move to our active Cuddle Bear class. Grounding/ Anchoring of the child’s learning is done through RIE Philosophy and parent –child relationship building.

ABC Children’s Center toddler program is influenced by the Reggio approach at the fore end, that includes starting of the discussion topic to the activities theme in the classroom, community partnership with parents, outdoor classroom and projects done in atelier where the children create their own open ended project through teamwork and collaboration. Grounding/ Anchoring of the child’s learning is done through RIE Philosophy and parent –child relationship building. At ABC Children’s Center, the toddler program is formulated to build relationships and strengthen connections – between one child and another, between ourselves and the children in our care, children and their families, children and the natural world, and the fundamentals of space, independence, friends and community.

With low ratios of 1:6 in our classes, Children begin to explore number concepts, shapes and colors during their daily activities. The sensory rich environment encourages learning. Through stories and music the children’s language begins to blossom. For those who are ready for potty training their caring teacher lends a helpful hand.

It is a multi-age class emphasizing on the child’s learning process, how to solve problems, start a project from an idea, execute it and describe it through individual/ group presentations….. Going beyond the curriculum of KG. ABC T-K teachers begin by observing the children to gain understating of what interests them the most and then create strategies to challenge and provoke learning for increasing curiosity in the child. Children work through collaborative projects that encourage more questions and form group projects around their ideas. It is through their ideas and interest topics, the children learn about social skills, peer group working, language, math, and sciences, etc while learning at their individual pace. During their TK and Kindergarten readiness year, children are working at the advanced level of the projects, planning and leading the class projects and guiding the younger ones, which will give them a sense of responsibility, more analytical understanding and working with the teacher more on one to one learning.