We offer curriculum and activities that develop the "whole child". The following is a list that identifies Infant/Toddler Developmental Milestones.
Physical (Motor) Skills
0-3 Months: Accomplishes controlling neck and head, follows objects with
eyes, turns head in response to sound.
3-6 Months: Discovers hands and feet and how they move.
6-9 Months: Sitting up and grasping with fingers and thumbs.
9-12 Months: Crawling, pulls up to standing position and walks around
furniture.
12-18 Months: Walking, putting toys in a can, pincer grasp.
18-24 Months: Climbing stairs, scribbling, walking well, running and jumping.
Language (Communication) Skills
0-3 Months: Cooing, gurgling, and crying
3-6 Months: Uses different cries for different needs, laughs out loud.
6-9 Months: Babbles to self a lot tries to repeat sounds like ”mama, dada,
baba.”
9-12 Months: Understands “no,” says a few real words.
12-18 Months: Often speaks loudly because they like the sound of their own
voice.
18-24 Months: Says at least 50 words, combines two words, enjoys looking
at simple books.
Cognitive (Thinking) Skills
0-3 Months: Recognize faces and voices, adjusts to schedules, tracks
objects with eyes.
3-6 Months: Explores by mouthing and looking around, connects sight with
sound.
6-9 Months: Understands self as separate from others, fears that someone
who is gone will never come back
9-12 Months: Learning cause and effect behavior, learning that unseen
objects continue to exist.
12-18 Months: Understands fully “object permanence”, learns by
experimenting and exploring.
18-24 Months: Uses toys that can be pulled, likes to play “let’s pretend”.
Social-Emotional (Relationship) Skills
0-3 Months: Smiling, turning away when bothered
3-6 Months: Smiling, laughing, hugging, crying differently for each need, may
cry when left alone because he now likes people.
6-9 Months: Responds and socializes with special people, fears strangers,
pushes away food or toys not liked.
9-12 Months: Develops preference in people, becomes shy, feels hurt when
scolded and likes being praised.
12-18 Months: Explores while touching base (moves away to explore but
returns often to touch or stand near adult for security).
18-24 Months: Becomes disappointed easily, shows a sense of humor, does
not share well and begins to play house.
