Hedgehogs
Whether they’re smiling for the first time, rolling over, crawling, or saying their first words, the infants in The Hedgehog Room are constantly growing, exploring and learning new things.
The Hedgehog Room was designed to provide exceptional care for infants, aged six weeks to ten months. Enrolled families can expect a safe, secure, nurturing, and age-appropriate learning environment. Experienced, well-qualified teachers are staffed at a 1:4 ratio. Teachers are dedicated to responding promptly to every child’s feeding, sleeping, diapering and playtime needs.
Families form partnerships with teachers to develop schedules that cater to each child’s individual needs. Families are provided with daily written reports that accurately summarize the child’s daily activities and record any new developments. In addition to communication at drop off and pick up, families are encouraged to call or visit as desired.
Classroom Schedule
Our teachers provide numerous activities and interactions that stimulate learning and promote growth, while recognizing each child’s individualized schedule. Some activities/interactions include tummy time, group and one-on-one playtime, story time, self-exploration time, as well as an abundance of developmental activities to build strength and mobility.
Children are fed based on their individual schedule and needs. Teachers continually work together with families to review and update the feeding schedule based on the child’s growth (introduction to cereal, baby foods, and solid, table foods).
What to Expect in the Hedgehog Room
Social Emotional Development
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Children will be using facial expressions and body movements to express comfort or discomfort.
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Children will display a variety of emotions, interest, pleasure, anger, surprise, anxiety, and sadness.
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Children begin to recognize their own abilities; and are aware of self and own preferences.
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Child becomes calm when needs are met.
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Children respond to positive emotional interactions with coos and smiles and show distress to negative interactions.
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Children start to display personal preferences and individual temperament.
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Children begin to engage in short play interactions with others.
Physical Development
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Child will manipulate objects with hands.
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Child will learn to roll over.
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Child will learn how to sit up.
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Child will begin to crawl.
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Child will begin to pull himself/herself up using shelves, toys, etc.
Language Development
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Children will start to enjoy certain songs or music.
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Children will start cooing and babbling.
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Children will start to understand and use sign language such as “eat”, “more”, “all done” and those are listed below so you can encourage using them at home too!
Cognitive Development
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Children turn their head or body towards voices and sounds.
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Children respond to voices and intonation of familiar adults and children.