The Teachers:

Nancy Deal - am infant teacher.  Miss Nancy came to Chutes 'n' Ladders in January of 2007 with over 10 years of early childhood experience.  She received her Florida Childhood Development Associate Equivalency (CDAE) Credential in July of 2006 and is a caring, compassionate teacher for our infants.  In-service training for the past year includes Sensory Integration, Infant and Toddler Mental Health, and a 45-hour course entitled Best Practices in Child Care.  She is also certified in First Aid and Infant/Child CPR.

                            Miss Nancy                                                                              Miss Cheryl
                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                            

Cheryl Sands - pm infant teacher.  Miss Cheryl begun her preschool career with Chutes 'n' Ladders, and has been with us since December of 2006.  Miss Cheryl quickly fell in love with her position at the school and has a great relationship with the children and parents.  She breezed through the Introduction to Child Care training in just a few months, and now is working towards continuing her education of early childhood development.  Miss Cheryl is currently certified in First Aid and Infant/Child CPR. 

The Schedule:

Your baby's first year is marked by rapid development.  Each month is filled with meeting many different milestones, including laughing, holding objects, sitting up, and much more.  It is important to keep in mind that infants develop at different rates.   Each infant is fed, napped, and has play time according to their own schedule. 

The learning environment of our infant room is designed to help meet the needs of all stage of infant development, including language, cognitive, social/emotional, and motor development.  We have many various educational toys that are rotated on a regular basis, depending on the developmental level of the babies in the room.  While the classroom is licensed for 8 children, we have limited the capacity to only 4 so that the infants have more room to develop their ever important gross motor skills, such as crawling and walking.  There is also an outdoor infant play area so the babies may breathe in the fresh air and take in some natural scenery.