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6 weeks to 14 months · 1 teacher for every 4 infants

Infants

Our infant room holds eight babies with two teachers, and each baby is assigned a primary teacher who does most of their feeding, diapering and soothing. That is the person who will learn your baby's cues and the person you will talk to at drop-off and pickup.

Infants follow their own schedule, not ours. You tell us when your baby eats and sleeps and we follow it, and you will see every bottle, nap and diaper change in the parent app as it happens.

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Infants room at Ashford Academy in Schaumburg

What Your Child Will Learn

Language

  • Teachers talk and sing through every routine
  • Board books at every age
  • Simple signs for "more", "milk" and "all done"

Movement

  • Tummy time several times a day
  • Reaching, rolling, sitting and crawling
  • Pulling up and cruising along low furniture

Senses and thinking

  • Textured toys, mirrors and rattles
  • Peekaboo and hiding games for object permanence
  • Music and quiet time

Feeling secure

  • The same primary teacher every day
  • Being held, rocked and responded to quickly
  • A gentle move to the toddler room at 15 months

Learning goals for the infant room will be finalized with Aman's curriculum content.

A Day in the Infant Room

  1. 6:30
    Arrival, cuddles and a quiet start
  2. On your schedule
    Bottles and naps in the sleep room
  3. 9:00
    Tummy time, books and songs
  4. 10:00
    Stroller walk or outdoor time in the infant yard
  5. 11:30
    Lunch or bottles, then naps
  6. 2:30
    Sensory play and floor time
  7. 4:00
    Music, books and one-on-one time until pickup

Sample schedules. Infants follow their own feeding and sleeping schedule, which we set with you.

Questions Parents Ask About the Infant Room

Do you accept breast milk?

Yes. Bring labeled bottles each day and we store them in the infant room refrigerator and follow your feeding plan.

Where do babies sleep?

In their own crib in a separate sleep room off the classroom, on their backs with nothing else in the crib. A teacher is in the room the whole time.

When do babies move to the toddler room?

At 15 months, which is when Illinois licensing moves a child from the infant group to the toddler group. We plan the move with you and do a few visits first.

More answers on the FAQ page, or call (847) 555-0100.
Toddlers

See the infant room on a tour

Tour the academy, or send us a few details and we will email you the tuition sheet and current openings. You can also call (847) 555-0100.

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