Little Dreamers

• A nurturing environment that focuses on love and trust.
• Baby Sign language to increase early communication skills & reduce frustration levels for infant and toddlers
• Daily activities that are designed to support physical development

Below are some of the basic milestones we look for, in addition to specific academic and developmental achievements:

Movement

• Raises head and chest when laying on stomach (3 mo.)
• Pulls to sitting with no head lag (5 mo.)
• Transfers objects from hand to hand (6-7 mo.)
• Gets to sitting position without assistance (8-10 mo.)
• Crawls forward on belly (8-10 mo.)
• Gets from sitting to crawling or prone position (10-12 mo.)
• May walk two or three steps without support

Visual

• Watches face intently (2-3 mo.)
• Follows moving objects (2 mo.)
• Tracks moving objects with ease (4-7 mo.)
• Grasps objects dangling in front of him (5-6 mo.)
• Looks for fallen toys (5-7 mo.)

Language

• Distinguishes emotions by tone of voice (4-7 mo.)
• Responds to sound by making sounds (4-6 mo.)
• Syllable repetition begins (5-7 mo.)
• Responds to simple verbal requests (4-6 mo.)
• Makes simple gestures such as shaking head for no (8-10 mo.)
• Babbles "dada" and "mama" (8-10 mo.)

Cognitive

• Finds partially hidden objects (6-7 mo.)
• Explores objects in many different ways (8-10 mo.)
• Finds hidden objects easily (10-12 mo.)
• Imitates gestures (9-12 mo.)

Hearing and Speech

• Smiles at the sound of voice (2-3 mo.)
• Cooing noises and vocal play (3 mo.)
• Responds to sound (1-3 mo.)
• Startles to loud noise (1-3 mo.)

Social/Emotional

• Begins to develop a social smile (1-3 mo.)
• Enjoys playing and may cry when playing stops (2-3 mo.)
• Interested in mirror images (5-7 mo.)
• Shy or anxious with strangers (8-12 mo.)
• Shows specific preferences for certain people and toys (8-12 mo.)