Little Explorers
Developmental Milestones
Physical:
0 – 3 months
- Sucking, grasping reflexes
- Lifts head when held at shoulder
- Moves arms actively
- Is able to follow objects and to focus
3 – 6 months
- Rolls over
- Holds head up when held in sitting position Lifts up knees, crawling motions
- Reaches for objects
6 – 9 months
- Sits unaided, spends more time in upright position Learns to crawl
- Climbs stairs
- Develops eye-hand coordination
9 – 18 months
- Achieve mobility, strong urge to climb, crawl
- Stands and walks
- Learn to walk on his or her own
- Learns to grasp with thumb and finger
- Feeds self
- Transfers small objects from one hand to another
Emotional/Social:
- Wants to have needs met
- Develop a sense of security
- Smiles spontaneously and responsively
- Likes movement, to be held and rocked
- Laughs aloud
- Socializes with anyone, but knows mother or primary
caregiver - Responds to tickling
- Prefers primary caregiver
- May cry when strangers approach
- Commonly exhibits anxiety
- Extends attachments for primary caregivers to the world
- Demonstrate object permanence; knows parents exist and
will return (helps child deal with anxiety) - Test limits
Intellectual/Cognitive:
- Vocalizes sounds (coos)
- Smiles and expresses pleasure
- Recognizes primary caregiver
- Uses both hands to grasp objects
- Has extensive visual interests
- Puts everything in mouth
- Solves simple problems, e.g., will move obstacles aside to
reach objects - Transfers objects from hand to hand
- Responds to changes in environment and can repeat action
that caused it - Begins to respond selectively to words
- Demonstrates intentional behavior, initiates actions
- Realizes objects exist when out of sight and will look for
them (object permanence) - Is interested and understands words
- Says words like “mama”, “dada”
Schedule
7:30AM – 8:30AM | Drop off, Hand washing, Diapers, Bottles |
8:30AM – 9:00AM | Circle time / Morning snack |
9:00AM – 11:00AM | Naptime |
11:00AM – 11:15AM | Diapers, Hand washing |
11:30AM – 12:00PM | Bottles/lunch |
12:00PM – 2:00PM | Music time, Story time, Sensory play, Outside Play (as weather permits) |
2:00PM – 2:15PM | Diapers, Hand washing |
2:30PM – 4:00PM | Naptime (time may vary depending on the quality of the morning nap) |
4:00PM – 4:30PM | PM snack, Clean up, hand washing, Diapers |
4:30PM – 5:30PM | Diapers (as needed), clean up, preparation for pick up, free play |
This schedule is a guideline for our days. Actual times and activities often vary in response to the children’s needs and interests.
Sample Curriculum
