All-Year Infant (Ages 6 Weeks to 14 Months)

Education begins at birth. - Dr. Maria Montessori

The DCFS-licensed Infant program, at our Roosevelt Campus, provides learning experiences in an environment that is cheerful, inviting and rich with opportunities to explore. Low shelves and tables make the materials easily accessible to the infant that is mobile, while there is always a hum of conversation from teachers to children. 

This program is not a daycare, it is so much more. Alcuin Montessori is a school for infants and toddlers with a full Montessori curriculum based on the pedagogy of Dr. Maria Montessori, a doctor, scientist and education who understood how children, grow, learn, and thrive. 

​The Infant teacher is specifically trained to work with very young children. The natural routine in this classroom includes time for feeding, sleeping, exposure to music, the outdoors, and our large muscle room. 

View our curriculum benchmark document to learn more about the academics.   

Read our Infant/Toddler blog post!

​SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
May vary slightly by classroom

• Drop off begins at 7:15 a.m.
• 7:30-8:30 a.m.
  Arrival/Breakfast/Diapering/Toileting
• 8:45-9:45 a.m.            
  Work Cycle (Age and developmentally appropriate)
  Younger infants nap as needed
  
• 9:45-10:00 a.m.       
  Cleanup, Song/circle time/Story
• 10:00-11:00 a.m.      
  Nap time (ages 6 months and up)
• 11:00-11:30 a.m.        
  Snack time/Toileting/dress for outside or Gross Motor Time
• 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  ​Go for a walk/playground/Gross Motor activity
• 12:30-1:00 p.m.         
  Wash hands for lunch/Toileting
• 1:30-3:00 p.m.          
  Nap
• 3:00-3:30 p.m.           
  Snack/Toileting/Dismissal Begins
• 3:30-6:00 p.m.           
  Dismissal Continues/Work cycle/Gross Motor time/Outdoor play

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Recommended Reading:

• Understanding the Human Being - Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro

• Montessori from the Start - Paula Polk Lillard
• Michael Olaf's Montessori Child Development Stages, Year One

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