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Hummingbirds

1 to 2 years
Young child holds their artwork - a paper heart with finger paint

In our older infant room, your baby is on the move!

at this stage

Your child is developing essential skills through movement, play, and creativity. They are building coordination by running, jumping, and climbing, while refining fine motor skills like grasping utensils and holding crayons. Early literacy and math concepts come to life through music, storytime, and hands-on activities that introduce counting, shapes, and measurement. Socially and emotionally, toddlers begin to recall events, use their imagination, and engage in pretend play.

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daily routines

Routine activities help your child to establish trust, anicipate events, and create bonds with caregivers. This vital groundwork allows their developing brain to be ready to learn new skills and engage in experiences that increase their knowledge base. 

  • Basic care tasks – These are learning opportunities too! (Language, motor skills, cause and effect, communication, and so much more.)

  • ​Themed play group

  • Learning activity or project

  • Gentle music at naptime

  • Story sessions

  • Outdoor play, weather permitting

weekly learning plans

Designed to enhance your child's daily routines and ensure they have an opportunity to explore to a variety of topics and experiences while increasing their knowledge base and building skills. These are made available for you each week in the Brightwheel app.

Did you know...

... that a group of hummingbirds is called a bouquet?

In Washington Township:
1489 Old Spring
Valley Court
Dayton, OH 45458

In Germantown:
2363 Dayton Germantown Pike
Germantown, OH 45327

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