Teachable Moments

• Care for each infant in a warm, affectionate way that lets each child know he/she is a special person. • Meet each child’s physical and emotional needs. • Maintain strict sanitation procedures that are adhered to faithfully. • Create a classroom environment that offers opportunities for exploring, learning and interacting. • Stimulate the senses; recognize that infants learn through the use of their eyes, ears, fingers, sense of taste and smell. • Engage in one-to-one interactions between teachers and children daily. • Provide a variety of activities that aid in the development of cognitive, motor and language skills, as well as in an awareness of the environment. • Encourage independence and risk-taking. • Provide rich, accurate representation about gender, race, culture, age, and physical abilities. • Achieve individual developmentally appropriate routines.

• Provide a loving, caring, atmosphere where affection is shown to each child. • Instill in each child a feeling of autonomy and positive self-concept. • Provide a joyous, enthusiastic and spontaneous environment. • Meet each child’s physical needs. • Establish the foundation of respect for equipment and space. • Establish the foundation of respect for others, encouraging social development. • Provide ample opportunities for the development of fine and gross motor skills. • Use a variety of activities that encourage language, and social interactions. • Support and encourage a child as they experiment with a variety of art materials, music, movement and dramatic play opportunities, and manipulative activities. • Develop self-help skills in order to create independence and confidence in each child. • Encourage sound health, safety, and nutritional practices • Respect each child’s developmental needs.

• Provide a loving, caring, and safe atmosphere where affection is shown to each child. • Instill in each child a feeling of independence and self-discipline by allowing choices and exploration. • Provide a joyous, enthusiastic, creative and accepting environment in which children can guide themselves through work and play. • Meet each child’s physical needs while encouraging independence in self-care. • Teach and show by example respect for equipment and space. Teach and show by example respect for others and encourage social development through a sense of caring and sensitivity toward others. • To allow the natural pace of individual and group learning to emerge. • Provide ample opportunities to develop gross motor skills that allow children to use their bodies in active ways, both indoors and outdoors. • Use a variety of activities that encourage language and social interactions. • Support children as they experiment with a variety of art materials, science, music, movement, dramatic play opportunities, and manipulative activities. • Develop self-help skills in order to create independence and confidence in each child. • Promote curiosity and intellectual growth in each child. • Provide a variety of activities to encourage and support cooperative play. • Encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety, and nutritional practices. • Provide an atmosphere where children can discover, explore, and learn independently. • To inspire children to be authors, inventors, illustrators, designers, dancers, singers, etc. and to celebrate their unique talents and abilities • Provide accurate representations about gender, race, culture, age and physical ability. To honor and welcome all children