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At Discovery Corner, we believe that creating successful and learning
environment for infants and toddlers is a process and must be
continually re-evaluated based on the development needs of a specific
child enrolled in our program. Thus a set of lessons and themes,
planned in advance will not provide successful infant curriculum.
Instead the successful curriculum comes from relationships that are
developed between the children, the families, the caregiver, and the
space. We have identified four important ‘pillars’ of our model: |
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- Personal Relationships: This involves learning the signals and
communications styles of each child, responding when the child cries,
and communicating with respect during routines.
- Classroom Environment: We strive to provide physical space free from
hazards and harmful elements so that children may explore the
environment.
- Family Connections: Communicating with parents is accomplished
through conversations at pick up or drop off, and through written
communication about feeding, diapering, sleeping, health, and behavioral
changes.
- Care giving Environment: We strongly believe that effective infant
curriculum can only be built by honoring the unique rhythm of each
individual child, adapting to the child rather than child adapt to the
program.
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