Infant Information
Infant's Schedules and Activity: Infants should be fed as they are hungry and put to bed, as they are tired. Infant's should be talked to and played with on their schedules. It's best to interact with the babies when they are awake and happy. When interacting with infants, staff observe infants and toddlers and stayed in tune with their likes and dislikes. When we are planning things for infants and toddlers, our focus is on the basics of their learning, their explorations of their world, incorporate their interests, and their attention span for their learning. When we interact with the infants and toddlers we take turns their interaction, follow their lead in play, we express positive feeling while playing,provide age appropriate toys for all age levels, and encouragement.
Infant food information
Kind Hearts Day Care partners with a local food program: Provider's Choice. Parent's can either choose from Target or Wal-mart generic brands for an infant formula for their infant. If you choose not to take either of these brands, than you are required to provide your own formula for your infant. You will also need to fill out a form called Parent Documentation of Supplying Infant Formula for Provider's Choice. Kind Hearts Day Care also provides infant oatmeal and rice cereal when your infant is ready for it. After the infant has had infant oatmeal or rice cereal we also offer baby food, infant puffs, and any other items that are considered infant food. We do not offer the infants food until you have tried it at home first. Kind Hearts Day Care requires you to write down any foods that you have tried at home first, then this gives us an idea of what your infant is eating at home. We work together to make sure that your child is having an enjoyable time with trying new foods. When your child is ready to move on to table food, we have an infant food grinder that we can us to grind up all their foods. Infants who transition from formula to milk are offered either Whole milk or 2% until they are 2 years of age. Kind Hearts Day Care follows your lead when it comes to your infants foods. We also watch for food allergies too.
Breast Feeding Policy
All mothers are encouraged to nurse and provide breast milk for their baby as long as they choose to do so. We will support your choices as a parent. Breast milk must be transported to the day care in an air-tight container that won't leak. The containers will need to have your child's name and date on the containers. Kind Hearts Day Care will request a few extra frozen packages of frozen breast milk that will be available in our freezer. This is just in case one of the breast milk containers gets split or your child needs a bit more then we have at the time. If we do use one of the frozen breast milk containers we will have to use it within a 24 hour period. If your child will need extra milk and there is not any extra breast milk available, we will have to substitute with a formula. You will need to pick from the formulas I provide, this is for the just in-case moments. Kind Hearts will have a bottle warmer on hand to warm up the breast milk. We don't put it into the microwave, this is not recommended.
Infant and Toddler Information
We offer an inviting and caring atmosphere for infants and toddlers to explore their continually expanding world around them. We provide an environment filled with responsive interactions and positive reinforcement; an individualized approach that meets the developmental needs of each child. Our intent is to give your child a place where they can feel safe and happy and can begin to build confidence and a positive self image. Our goal is to stimulate and challenge your infant or toddler by constantly singing, talking, holding, and playing with them. We continually tell your child what we are going to do to them before we do it (i.e. diaper changes, feeding, etc). This gives your infant or toddler a sense of control in their otherwise fully dependent lives. We always interact at their level, and every sound and movement your child makes is met with a warm response: a word, a smile, and a touch, thereby, nurturing a foundation for development and helping to enable your child to reach their full potential.
Your baby's first year of life is an amazing time, filled with discovery and enormous growth. Infants learn an abundance of new skills each day, such as how to imitate sounds and facial expressions, pulling, reaching and grasping objects, smiling and laughing. These milestones are not only key events of an infant's development, but they are also building blocks for abilities to come like crawling, walking, and talking. We build on these skills learned as an infant, by encouraging problem solving, cooperation, language, and social skills. We celebrate and embrace each developmental milestone with enthusiasm, persistence, and joy. As your child grows and becomes more independent, they begin to make the transition from an infant to a toddler. Children at this age are inventors, builders, problem solvers, discoverers and dreamers. They learn about the world around them as they take things apart and put them back together. We give your toddler the necessary tools they need to aid them in accomplishing their goals; thereby, helping to lay the foundation for all intellectual and emotional development to follow.
Items needed for infants while at Kind Hearts Day Care
Items parents bring to Kind Hearts Day Care:
Please Label all Items
*Three bottles and liners if needed
(Kind Hearts Day Care washes soiled clothes that are soiled from being at day care)
*Three sets of extra clothes while they are infants
*Diapers of your choice
*Small blanket
*Infant hat for outdoors
*Baby wipes if you choose not to use ours.
*Diaper Creams
*We will notify you in advance of items getting low so you have time to replace your supply.
*Breast Milk if you choose to. (Containers need to be dated and labeled with your child's name on it).
Items we provide for your child:
*Wal-mart generic brand wipes
*Infant food
*Infant formula (unless you choose not to)
*Infant dishes
*Infant Sippy cups
*Infant water if needed
*2% or Whole milk until they are 2 years old
*Bottle Warmer
** Infants will receive a daily slip with all their personal scheduled information until they are 15 months.
Baby Equipment offered while at Kind Hearts Day Care:
Infant Swing indoors and outdoors
Infant bouncer seat that plays music
Infant Riding Toys
Strollers
Exersaucer
Play Gyms
Lots of Infants Toys
Infant Highchairs
Infant Sleep Position Practices
Based on the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) all infants will be placed to sleep on the infant's back unless the daycare home has been provided the “Parent Directive Sleep Position From” authorizing another sleep position for that particular infant.All infants will be placed to sleep on a firm, tight-fitting mattress in a sturdy and safe crib with no pillow, quilts, comforters, bumper pads, sheepskins, stuffed toys, or other soft items in the crib. The infant's seeping area will be maintained with in a temperature range of 65 to 72 degrees depending on the season. When an infant can easily turn over onto his/her stomach, staff shall continue to put the infant to sleep initially on the infants back but allow the infant to roll over onto his/her stomach as the infant prefers.
Positioning devices that restrict an infant’s movement in the crib will not be used. Infants will be checked on every 15 minutes to check for breathing and color of the skin. A baby monitor will be placed in each room where a young child sleeps, so staff can hear them at all times.
Infant's Schedules and Activity: Infants should be fed as they are hungry and put to bed, as they are tired. Infant's should be talked to and played with on their schedules. It's best to interact with the babies when they are awake and happy. When interacting with infants, staff observe infants and toddlers and stayed in tune with their likes and dislikes. When we are planning things for infants and toddlers, our focus is on the basics of their learning, their explorations of their world, incorporate their interests, and their attention span for their learning. When we interact with the infants and toddlers we take turns their interaction, follow their lead in play, we express positive feeling while playing,provide age appropriate toys for all age levels, and encouragement.
Infant food information
Kind Hearts Day Care partners with a local food program: Provider's Choice. Parent's can either choose from Target or Wal-mart generic brands for an infant formula for their infant. If you choose not to take either of these brands, than you are required to provide your own formula for your infant. You will also need to fill out a form called Parent Documentation of Supplying Infant Formula for Provider's Choice. Kind Hearts Day Care also provides infant oatmeal and rice cereal when your infant is ready for it. After the infant has had infant oatmeal or rice cereal we also offer baby food, infant puffs, and any other items that are considered infant food. We do not offer the infants food until you have tried it at home first. Kind Hearts Day Care requires you to write down any foods that you have tried at home first, then this gives us an idea of what your infant is eating at home. We work together to make sure that your child is having an enjoyable time with trying new foods. When your child is ready to move on to table food, we have an infant food grinder that we can us to grind up all their foods. Infants who transition from formula to milk are offered either Whole milk or 2% until they are 2 years of age. Kind Hearts Day Care follows your lead when it comes to your infants foods. We also watch for food allergies too.
Breast Feeding Policy
All mothers are encouraged to nurse and provide breast milk for their baby as long as they choose to do so. We will support your choices as a parent. Breast milk must be transported to the day care in an air-tight container that won't leak. The containers will need to have your child's name and date on the containers. Kind Hearts Day Care will request a few extra frozen packages of frozen breast milk that will be available in our freezer. This is just in case one of the breast milk containers gets split or your child needs a bit more then we have at the time. If we do use one of the frozen breast milk containers we will have to use it within a 24 hour period. If your child will need extra milk and there is not any extra breast milk available, we will have to substitute with a formula. You will need to pick from the formulas I provide, this is for the just in-case moments. Kind Hearts will have a bottle warmer on hand to warm up the breast milk. We don't put it into the microwave, this is not recommended.
Infant and Toddler Information
We offer an inviting and caring atmosphere for infants and toddlers to explore their continually expanding world around them. We provide an environment filled with responsive interactions and positive reinforcement; an individualized approach that meets the developmental needs of each child. Our intent is to give your child a place where they can feel safe and happy and can begin to build confidence and a positive self image. Our goal is to stimulate and challenge your infant or toddler by constantly singing, talking, holding, and playing with them. We continually tell your child what we are going to do to them before we do it (i.e. diaper changes, feeding, etc). This gives your infant or toddler a sense of control in their otherwise fully dependent lives. We always interact at their level, and every sound and movement your child makes is met with a warm response: a word, a smile, and a touch, thereby, nurturing a foundation for development and helping to enable your child to reach their full potential.
Your baby's first year of life is an amazing time, filled with discovery and enormous growth. Infants learn an abundance of new skills each day, such as how to imitate sounds and facial expressions, pulling, reaching and grasping objects, smiling and laughing. These milestones are not only key events of an infant's development, but they are also building blocks for abilities to come like crawling, walking, and talking. We build on these skills learned as an infant, by encouraging problem solving, cooperation, language, and social skills. We celebrate and embrace each developmental milestone with enthusiasm, persistence, and joy. As your child grows and becomes more independent, they begin to make the transition from an infant to a toddler. Children at this age are inventors, builders, problem solvers, discoverers and dreamers. They learn about the world around them as they take things apart and put them back together. We give your toddler the necessary tools they need to aid them in accomplishing their goals; thereby, helping to lay the foundation for all intellectual and emotional development to follow.
- Through encouragement we help each child in our care to build confidence and a positive self image, with constant clapping, hugging, and praise for their every accomplishment.
- Throughout each day we practice on reaching, grasping, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, climbing, throwing, catching, kicking, cooing and talking; whichever developmental stage your child happens to be in at the time.
- Infants and toddlers learn through play by utilizing flash cards, soft books, numbers, shapes, colors, the alphabet, stacking blocks, soft puppets, soft dolls, large knobby puzzles, walking toys, and many more items.
- We provide a clean and well organized environment for your infant and toddler to develop safely.
- Our child friendly backyard is equipped with lots of fun and safe age-appropriate playing equipment, which helps to build large motor skills.
- By constantly listening, talking, describing objects, actions and their meanings, we help to expand your child's ever-growing vocabulary. During the preschool circle time activities, the infants and toddlers are involved by sitting close by. Staff sings along with the group and helps the infants and toddlers with any actions by helping them move their arms and legs to the music or story actions. Infants and toddlers are always on the move, even though they don’t sit and listen all the time, they are learning and listening as they move around the room.
- Books are always available for the children to look at, and story-time is presented many times throughout each day, allowing infants and toddlers to experience the magic and wonder of books.
- Through music, song and dance we foster self-expression and creative movement; while encouraging group interaction, cooperation, and sharing.
- Your child is encouraged to play and explore to promote cognitive and motor skills.
Items needed for infants while at Kind Hearts Day Care
Items parents bring to Kind Hearts Day Care:
Please Label all Items
*Three bottles and liners if needed
(Kind Hearts Day Care washes soiled clothes that are soiled from being at day care)
*Three sets of extra clothes while they are infants
*Diapers of your choice
*Small blanket
*Infant hat for outdoors
*Baby wipes if you choose not to use ours.
*Diaper Creams
*We will notify you in advance of items getting low so you have time to replace your supply.
*Breast Milk if you choose to. (Containers need to be dated and labeled with your child's name on it).
Items we provide for your child:
*Wal-mart generic brand wipes
*Infant food
*Infant formula (unless you choose not to)
*Infant dishes
*Infant Sippy cups
*Infant water if needed
*2% or Whole milk until they are 2 years old
*Bottle Warmer
** Infants will receive a daily slip with all their personal scheduled information until they are 15 months.
Baby Equipment offered while at Kind Hearts Day Care:
Infant Swing indoors and outdoors
Infant bouncer seat that plays music
Infant Riding Toys
Strollers
Exersaucer
Play Gyms
Lots of Infants Toys
Infant Highchairs
Infant Sleep Position Practices
Based on the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) all infants will be placed to sleep on the infant's back unless the daycare home has been provided the “Parent Directive Sleep Position From” authorizing another sleep position for that particular infant.All infants will be placed to sleep on a firm, tight-fitting mattress in a sturdy and safe crib with no pillow, quilts, comforters, bumper pads, sheepskins, stuffed toys, or other soft items in the crib. The infant's seeping area will be maintained with in a temperature range of 65 to 72 degrees depending on the season. When an infant can easily turn over onto his/her stomach, staff shall continue to put the infant to sleep initially on the infants back but allow the infant to roll over onto his/her stomach as the infant prefers.
Positioning devices that restrict an infant’s movement in the crib will not be used. Infants will be checked on every 15 minutes to check for breathing and color of the skin. A baby monitor will be placed in each room where a young child sleeps, so staff can hear them at all times.