Creative Curriculum for Infant/Toddlers, infant/toddler.

Infants and toddlers are not built for worksheets. They reach, mouth, drop, stack, and climb, and the room is set up for that work. The Creative Curriculum for Infant/Toddlers uses play as the way in, and Mi Casita uses it for all children, including infants and toddlers.

Child development is divided into four areas: social-emotional, physical, language, and cognitive. These areas overlap, so a teacher watches all of them and plans for all of them. A child who shares a wooden block is practicing social-emotional and language skills at the same time.

Your child gains early experience with socialization, emotional development, and learning through play. Teachers pay attention to each area as they guide learning. They also look for what makes each child unique, because no two children bring the same interests, temperament, or learning style to a room.

Those positive experiences build an appreciation for life-long learning. Children pick up skills they use at home: naming feelings, taking turns, trying again when something is hard. Because the four development areas overlap, work on language also supports social and thinking skills. Progress in one area shows up in the others. For families, the goal is simple and lasting: children who feel comfortable and ready to learn.