OUR PROGRAMS

 

Infant Program 



Ages Between (6 weeks – 16 months)

Infants at Joy Daycare  enjoy a safe and caring environment that promotes physical and cognitive development through play and exploration at their own pace. Development occurs at a rapid pace during the first two years after birth.

• Teacher-child ratio: 1:4

• Maximum group size: 4

• Small group sizes to better meet the individual needs of the child

• Teachers dedicated to the development of trust, security and emotional growth through prompt, nurturing and responsive care

• A curriculum designed to foster learning through stimulating sights, sounds and physical exploration

• Daily reading to all children

• Daily stroller rides inside or outside (weather permitting)

• Detailed individualized reports on each child’s activities provided daily

• Sign language exposure

• Child’s personal crib and bedding

• Bi-annual parent-teacher conferences (additional conferences available upon request)

• Open door policy for parents

Infant Program Objectives

Physical Development: Provide an environment that fosters growth in gross and fine motor development at developmentally appropriate levels for each infant.

Gross Motor Objectives

• Develop muscles to hold head and chest up

• Develop muscles to roll stomach to back and onto sides

• Develop ability to swipe objects with hands

• Develop hand and arm control to hold bottle

• Coordinate muscles, arms, and legs to crawl

• Develop strength to pull self up

• Develop muscle strength to walk without support

Fine Motor Objectives

• Develops ability to hold a rattle or small object

• Tracks a moving object with eyes

• Develops control to feed self with spoon and/or fingers

• Exchanges object between hands

• Develops ability to bring objects together with hands

• Develops ability to place objects into a container

• Grasps a tiny object using a pincer grasp

Intellectual Development: Provide an environment that fosters growth in language, critical thinking, exploration, concentration and sensorial skills at developmentally appropriate levels for each infant.

Cognitive Objectives

• Explores objects with mouth and hands

• Connects sight with sounds

• Discriminates needs

• Follows falling object with eyes

• Searches for a hidden object

Social / Emotional Development: Provide an opportunity for each infant to develop positive and nurturing relationships with peers, adults, and their environment.

Social/Emotional Objectives

• Focuses on face of caregiver or another infant

• Responds to voice

• Smiles responsively

• Discriminates wants

• Plays independently

• Plays simple games (Ex: Peek-A-Boo, Itsy Bitsy Spider)

Language Development: Provide an opportunity for each infant to develop expressive and receptive language with each other, and their caregivers.

Language Objectives

• Laughs and responds with a smile

• Utters speech sounds

• Babbles responsively

• Imitates sounds

• Responds to instructions

 

DEVELOPING TODDLER PROGRAM

 

Ages Between :16 months – 20 months

Toddler development occurs at a rapid pace

• Teacher-child ratio: 1:7

• Maximum group size: 6

• Small group sizes to better meet the individual needs of the child

• Teachers dedicated to the development of trust, security and emotional growth through prompt, nurturing and responsive care

• A curriculum designed to foster learning through stimulating sights, sounds and physical exploration.

• Daily reading to all children

• Daily walks inside or outside (weather permitting)

• Detailed individualized reports on each child’s activities provided daily

• Potty training efforts at child’s own pace

• Bi-annual parent-teacher conferences (additional conference available upon request)

• Open door policy for parents

Developing Toddler Program Objectives

Developing Toddlers at Joy Day care enjoy a curriculum that promotes physical and cognitive development through play and exploration. Creativity and freedom of choice are encouraged as older toddlers assert their independence.
Curriculum has been designed for the provide growth, development and reinforcement of the following behaviors, skills and concepts.

Physical Development Objectives

• Leads with one foot to walking up/down stairs

• Jumping off low levels

• Imitating horizontal and vertical lines

• Drawing a circle

• Kicking a ball

• Scribbling with a crayon or marker

• Threading beads on a string

Social/Emotional Development Objectives

• Attempts to dress self

• Awareness of others in group

• Engages in parallel play

• Beginning to cooperate with others

• Begins to show pride in projects

• Explores everything

• Sees self as powerful and creative

• Aware of bodily needs

Communication/Language Development Objectives

• Begins to recite simple lines, songs, finger plays

• Combines words to make sentences

• Uses adjectives, adverbs

• Identifies and defines use of familiar things, i.e. Body parts, household items

• Vocabulary of two hundred words

• Begins to use plurals

Intellectual Development Objectives

• Identifies familiar objects by touch

• Classifies objects into two groups-large vs. small

• Begins to “pretend” play

• Sorts things into categories-hard vs. soft

• Labels familiar items-balls, coats, spoons, pans

• Uses names for self and others

 

 

 

 

Intermediate Toddlers Program

Ages between (21-33 months)

As intermediate toddlers develop into preschoolers they are provided with opportunities to gain a sense of mastery over their environment through child-directed exploration and play.

• Teacher-child ratio: 1:7

• Maximum group size: 4

• Small group sizes to better meet the individual needs of the child

• Teachers dedicated to the development of trust, security and emotional growth through prompt, nurturing and responsive care

• A curriculum designed to foster learning through stimulating sights, sounds and physical exploration.

• Daily reading to all children

• Daily walks inside or outside (weather permitting)

• Daily visits to separa

  Intermediate Toddler Program Objectives

  The age-appropriate toddler playground (weather permitting) or visits to indoor large muscle room

• Detailed individualized reports on each child’s activities provided daily

• Potty training efforts at child’s own pace

• Sign language exposure

• Bi-annual parent-teacher conferences (additional conference available upon request)

• Open door policy for parents

Intermediate toddlers at Joy DayCare enjoy a curriculum that promotes physical and cognitive development through play and exploration. Creativity and freedom of choice are encouraged as older toddlers develop into independent preschoolers.

Curriculum has been designed for the provide growth, development and reinforcement of the following behaviors, skills and concepts.

Physical Development Objectives

• Leads with one foot to walking up/down stairs

• Jumping off low levels

• Imitating horizontal and vertical lines

• Drawing a circle

• Kicking a ball

• Scribbling with a crayon or marker

• Threading beads on a string

Social/Emotional Development Objectives

• Attempts to dress self

• Awareness of others in group

• Engages in parallel play

• Beginning to cooperate with others

• Begins to show pride in projects

• Explores everything

• Sees self as powerful and creative

• Aware of bodily needs

Communication/Language Development Objectives

• Begins to recite simple lines, songs, finger plays

• Combines words to make sentences

• Uses adjectives, adverbs

• Identifies and defines use of familiar things, i.e. Body parts, household items

• Vocabulary of two hundred words

• Begins to use plurals

Intellectual Development Objectives

• Identifies familiar objects by touch

• Classifies objects into two groups-large vs. small

• Begins to “pretend” play

• Sorts things into categories-hard vs. soft

• Labels familiar items-balls, coats, spoons, pans

• Uses names for self and others