Infant-Toddler Program
Summer Registration for
Infant-Toddler Program
Registration for the Infant-Toddler Program's summer session will take place March
14 - 31. Registration materials will in the Nursery Lobby. The summer session begins
on June 1 and ends on July 29. The days and hours of operation are: Tuesdays
and Thursdays, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The Infant-Toddler Program is a child care program and a ministry
to the church members and prospective members of First Baptist Church. Children
of non-church members are also enrolled in the program. The weekday program, designed
for eight-week-old infants through toddlers who turn two years old after September
1st of any year, was founded in 1969 and currently serves 80 children. The school
year session begins in late August and ends in late May. The school day is from
9:00 until 2:00 on Mondays through Fridays. The summer session hours and days
of operation are from 9:00 until 2:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays during June and
July.
The Infant-Toddler Program is a licensed child care center. As with all of the Preschool
Ministries programs of our church, our goal is to help the youngest preschoolers
feel happy and secure at church, feel good about themselves, and learn that God is
love. Recently, the program has begun to incorporate elements of the Reggio philosophy,
which originated in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood
Education is based on a comprehensive philosophy which emphasizes the image of the
child as competent and capable; the child's role in constructing knowlede through
exploration, self-expression, problem solving, and investigation; respect for self,
others, the school environment, and the world; developing relationships outside the
home; and the importance of family participation in the daily life ot the program.
The educational approach of the Infant-Toddler Program compliments the Reggio philosophy,
as well as the philosophy of the Preschool Ministries of the church. We use the High
Scope Approach to Infant-Toddler Group Care and Education. This method is based upon
the theory that all children are active learners and that they acquire knowledge
by actively experiencing the world around them.
Rosemary M. New
Director
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School Year Program
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Summer Program
Tuesday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.