Infant Program
(6 Weeks - 18 Months)
Infant Care, much like at home
Infant Care
Proven as best over time
Safe and Healthy Environment
Maplelawn Childcare’s daycare is a safe, secure, and stimulating environment that positively engages and celebrates children and their families through a world-class childcare support system.
Infant Daily Engagement
Learning is a dynamic process that occurs throughout the day; thus the child needs to be engaged in meaningful, playful and joyful learning experiences.
Infant care like at home
A home away from home, they are managed by committed and experienced teachers with strong backgrounds in caregiving and early years learning, who personalize the experience to accommodate each child’s emotional, social, and intellectual needs and temperament.
Infant Centric Environment
Staff and Infant Connect
Our staff bond with our infants to create the sense of trust that enables them to explore the world around them. The caregiving teacher is the most important part of the learning environment for the infant.
Infant Learns Actively
Maplelawn Childcare infant program recognizes that the infant is capable and an active learner. The infant does not need to be “taught” lessons or content. The infant is respected as an already very competent learner, and is allowed, and encouraged, to explore, play, discover and practice in ways, and on a schedule, that best fits his or her emerging abilities, interests, and skills.
Child Development Monitored
Every child’s development is tracked and their growth within the classrooms is recorded by our Lead teachers using nationally recognized assessment tools as well as BrightWheel. We monitor and record tummy time, 30 minutes of which is required each day by Virginia Department of Licensing.
Importance of First Few Months of infant care
The first few months of life is very essential, and the objective of the caregiver is to create a loving, safe, and secure environment. This is the most important period in your child’s life, and it is our goal to nurture your child’s abilities, and to help them develop habits that will help them throughout their life.
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Your Child is cared for and given freedom to grow and learn naturally. We will help them follow a daily routine, kindness, and to love learning.
Infant Centric Approach
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Self Directed learning
Methodologies of infant care
Methodology / Insight to this program – That every infant feels the love and protection that they need to encourage safe exploration and independence. Infant programs are organized to ensure that environments, experiences, activities, and routines have relationship building as the starting point.
Infant Focused Classroom
For physical development, social and emotional development, cognitive development, and language development, Maplelawn childcare places the infant at the center of the curriculum. The design and development of curriculums are based upon knowledge of the sequence and milestones of infant development combined with an understanding of the present needs and interests of the individual infants.
Teacher's Approach
Teacher’s Approach – Loving, caring, open arms. Helping baby grow through responsive caregiving. Soothing and safe environment that allows for cruising and exploring the class.
The Right Environment
The room is designed in such a way that each child is given the opportunity to reach his/her milestones at their own pace allowing for exploration and discovery. The setting is calm, inviting, and homelike, with soft rugs, a rocking chair, books, and toys in low shelves. Spaces and places have developmentally appropriate toys and furnishings that will accommodate the needs of crawlers, walkers, and almost-walkers.
Best-in-Class Day Care
Our Commitment
Safe and Healthy Environment
Maplelawn Childcare is a safe, secure, and stimulating environment that positively engages and celebrates children and their families through a world-class childcare support system.
Daily Engagement
Learning is a dynamic process that occurs throughout the day; thus the child needs to be engaged in meaningful, playful and joyful learning experiences.
Home away from Home
A home away from home, they are managed by committed and experienced teachers with strong backgrounds in caregiving and early years learning and childcare, who personalize the experience to accommodate each child’s emotional, social, and intellectual needs and temperament.
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How to Enroll
Welcome to Maplelawn Childcare, Laurel branch. We believe that early childhood education sets the foundation for a lifetime of learning. We are thrilled that you are interested in enrolling your child in our program! Here is a simple and step-by-step enrollment process:
A. School Tour
Plan and set up a tour with the school office. You will receive basic school information at that time and experience all the available facilities. Get clarifications for all your questions.
B. Submit Application with enrollment fee
Once you've decided to enroll your child at Maplelawn Childcare Laurel branch, you'll need to fill out an application form. The application form asks for basic information about your child, such as their name, age, and any special needs they may have. Get enrollment form by clicking the below button.
C. Select a Start Date
Once you have decided the date of starting shcool for your child, check with us for availability of space. If space is available, pay the requisite fee and provide necessary documentaion (you can download necessary forms here). On completing these steps, your child is ready to start the school.
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