ProgramNido / Infant
For children ages 12 Months - 18 Months
We support each child’s social, emotional, and academic development while providing a safe and nurturing place for both body and mind.
Emphasizing Trust
We offer a secure, nurturing environment emphasizing trust and each child’s daily rhythm.
What is the Nido infant Program?
At Horizon Child Care, our Nido program is designed for infants, typically from 9 to 18 months old, creating a nurturing environment that supports their developmental needs. The classroom is carefully prepared to be safe, inviting, and accessible, allowing infants to explore and learn at their own pace.
Materials are chosen to promote sensory exploration, motor skills, and independence, while respecting each child’s individual rhythm. Educators observe and guide children, balancing freedom and structure to foster curiosity and self-discovery. Language development is emphasized through rich verbal interaction and exposure to vocabulary in a calm, soothing environment.
What does a day in the life of your infant look like?
Your Baby’s day in our Montessori infant child care room is calm, nurturing, and focused on fostering independence and exploration. Here is a description of what the main highlights of your baby’s day might look like:
- Snack and Feeding Times
- Movement and Gross Motor Activities
- Rest Times
- Exploration
Join us for a tour
Tours are held most Monday to Saturday between 9:30 am to 5:30 pm by appointment only.
OUR CURRICULUMGoals for our Nido / Infant program
A tradition of caring is our approach for all our families and children at Horizon Montessori Childcare.Our approach places equal emphasis on each child’s social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive growth.
Language
Our Montessori Nido Language curriculum aims to presenting language activities for your infant. Activities to develop language skills, including focusing, naming and identifying objects, creating sound effects, retrieving objects, identifying numbers, and more.
Social Activity
Here at Horizon we aim to introduce your infant to social activities that develop social skills, including reaching and grasping, recognizing simple songs, imitating actions and sounds, and many more
Practical Life Activities
Presenting practical life activities to your infantinant is our top priority. Your infant will be exposed to activities to develop their practical life skills, including using basic eating utensils, sorting, caring for self and environment, and more.
Cognitive Skills
Our childcare educators plan and develop activities to develop your infants cognitive skills, including focusing, remembering, matching, identifying, tracking, and more.
Motor Skills
Activities to develop motor skills, including rolling, grasping, placing, stacking, pouring, and more are included in the day to day planning of your infants day.
Sensory Abilities
Horizon Montessori Childcare prides itself in its ability to provide your infant with activities to develop sensory abilities, including visual tracking, experiencing sounds and volume, recognizing patterns, feeling textures, identifying objects, experiencing temperature, and more.
Get to Know your Nido / Infant Program Fees
Explore how Alberta Child Care Affordability Grants work to make our Horizon Programs Affordable for you.
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