Community School

Infant Child Care
Our infant teachers practice RIE (resources for infant educarers), and view each child as an initiator, explorer, and self-learner. We believe children develop best when allowed ample time and space to stretch, roll, creep, crawl, and climb. Our teachers trust each child to develop at their own pace and process the wide range of emotions so integral to learning self-regulation.
Our Infant Rooms are groups of up to 6 children and 3 teachers. In general, children in the Infant Room are between the ages of 5 to 12 months. In these classrooms we use a primary caregiving model. Children's needs throughout the day are met by their primary teacher. This establishes trust and a strong reciprocal relationship. Primary teachers are responsible for changing, feeding, and helping the children in their primary group fall to sleep. All teachers are responsive to the needs of the class; however, the strong bond each child forms with their primary teacher gives them added security at this special stage of development and allows for a gentle, secure transition into a group care environment.

