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Welcome to the Infant Room????????????????????????????2020-2021? Meet the Infant Room Teachers!Hi, my name is Brittney Young, and I have been in childcare for seven years. I have been working at The Children School going on Five years in October’20. I started in the Toddler room and recently (September’19) became the New Lead Teacher in the Infant classroom. I also have experience with children outside of the classroom from being a nanny to children ages infant through nine years old. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and a Master’s Degree in Health Education; I also have a few credits in Early Childhood Education.I have always had a passion to work with small children and helping them grow and flourish into great people. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to work with so many different families and to enhance the lives of the children who cross my path. I am excited for this new school year, I am overjoyed to meet/ re-meet the parents and children.My name is Martha Whitlock Kolios, and I’ve been working with Infants and Toddlers in a daycare setting for close to twenty years. I have a master’s in teaching ESL from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and worked for three years teaching adult classes. It was only after my children were older that I realized how much I enjoy helping the little ones explore and understand their world. I have two children, one husband, and a cat.?Hi! My name is Petra’ Musau. I have been working in an Infant Room setting for over 10 plus years. I love working with the infants and watching them go through different milestones. I have four boys of my own and a husband at home, so my life is always full of surprises. I also recently enrolled in college to obtain a degree in Education. I look forward to meeting all the new parent and the children.? Welcome to the Infant RoomWelcome to the Infant Room for the 2020-2021 school year. This is an exciting time for both you and your child. We are very excited to get to know you and your child this year.? Our classroom is designed to make your child feel loved, cared for, and secure. The schedule in the Infant room is a flexible one, which allows all three teachers to spend time with each child, and to make your child feel at home in the classroom.Each day you will be greeted by one of the infant room teachers and asked to give an update on your child’s temperament from the previous night. This allows us to know how your child’s night went and what we may need to know for the day. The teachers will fill out a Daily Report each day that will explain diaper changes, food eaten, naptimes, and activities throughout that day.?The Infant room teachers will send home crib sheets, blankets, stuffed toys at the end of each week. Bottles, Cups, Pacifier’s, and other personal items will be sent home daily for washing. Parents are able to bring in personal snacks for their child. School snacks will be provided when your child is developmentally ready.? Examples of some snacks are fresh fruit, crackers, cereal, muffins, cookies, goldfish, yogurt, applesauce etc. This year’s classroom theme is Baby Looney Tunes. Each child will be a specific character and that character alone with your child’s name will be on everything specifically for your child. Example, crib, refrigerator bin, diaper bin, and shelf food bin will be labeled with a character and child’s name.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Important Information??????Everything must be labeled with your child’s name or initials. This includes all bottles, lids, clothes, blankets, food, ointments, packs of diapers, pacifiers, etc.Your child will participate in an outdoor activity daily with weather permitting. Please make sure that your child has weather appropriate clothing. For example, light jacket, winter coat, hat, mittens etc.Daily Reports contain information about your child’s feedings, diapers changes, activities, and temperaments that occurred throughout the day. Also we will list items you may need to bring in for the next day, such as diapers or formula when your child is running low on.The Infant Room has a “no shoes” policy which helps to maintain a clean environment for our crawling babies.The Infant will participate in Music with Mr. David starting in September 2020.The Infants will be participating in circle time on a daily basis. During this time the infants will sing songs, use props, and read a short story.Bottles will be warmed in a crock pot to prevent hot spots.Due to Covid-19 the teachers will be doing an abundance of cleaning and sanitizing throughout the day. There will be Mid-day and Evening cleaning to reduce and keep germ levels to a minimum.To help the babies fall asleep we will rock, pat, and cuddle them as needed. The nursery practices the back to sleep rule of The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP). Once the babies are asleep they will be placed onto their back in their cribs. Once they are able to roll from front to back and back to front we will let them roll to their tummies independently to sleep. According to the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) placing babies to sleep on their backs rather than tummies has been associated with a decrease in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS)Thank you for trusting us with the care of your child. Remember, one way to ensure the best relationship between you and your child’s teacher will be to keep the lines of communication lines open. Feel free to call us anytime or approach us with any concerns.Early dismissal Dates for Staff Meeting/Professional Development?????? Monday, October 12,2020 at 4:30pmWednesday, November 25, 2020 at 3:00pmFriday, December 18,2020 at 4:00pmMonday, January 18, 2021 at 4:30pmMonday, March 8, 2021 at 4:30pm?Themes for the School Year!September- Back to schoolOctober/November- Fall, ThanksgivingDecember- Christmas, Hanukkah, KwanzaaJanuary – Winter/ President DayFebruary- Valentine Day/Black History MonthMarch- St Patrick’s DayApril- SpringMay- Mother’s DayJune- Father’s Day/Summer (May be subject to change)Some Areas of Development we will be working on this year!Large Muscle Control (rolling crawling, reaching and pulling)Small Muscle Control (Grasping, Holding and Manipulating)Auditory/Visual Skills (following objects with eyes for a short distance and turning towards sounds)Development?of Verbal Skills (Babbling, Imitation, and encouragement of natural curiosity) Things to bring to the Infant Room??????? A general schedule of your child’s eating and sleeping routineSeveral changes of weather appropriate clothingTwo Crib sheetsOne container of Tylenol / Motrin or medication of choice (Subject to change due to Covid-19)One extra can of formula or breast milk if you breastfeed. We can freeze the breast milk so that we have a backup supply Solid food such as cereal, jar of baby food, etc.Bottles filled with formula, milk, water and or juice for each feeding … please note you can bring in cans of formula- powder or liquid (just make sure the amount given to your child at each feeding is written down).One tube of diaper rash ointmentOne spoon and bowl with a lid (if your child is at the stage of using).One package of diapers. We will inform you when your child needs more.Two packs of wipes and we will inform you when wipes are running low. One pack of “Bibsters” each month/or if your child uses a reusable bib that if fine also.A few pictures of your child and your family to decorate your child’s crib.? ................
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