INFANT PROGRAM

(3 months - 18 months )

 

 

 

The Nido (Italian for "nest")
often used by babies whose parents work all day.

From three months to fourteen / eighteen months of age with an
adult-to-child ratio of one to three.

It is equipped with customized stands, stairs, and bars that the babies use
for pulling-up exercises.

The sleeping area is isolated and quiet, with individual beds for each child.

The eating area is equipped with child-sized tables and chairs instead of
high chairs.

A variety of materials and interesting objects to look at, explore and
experience, which are designed to meet the developmental stages and
sensitive periods of the infant.


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An area for infant massage and music.

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An infant designed outdoor environment.


A flexible sequence of routines and activities that reinforce the rhythmic patterns and activities of individual infants - not a rigid schedule.