Caterpillars Classroom: 10 weeks to 6 months
- Mostly non-mobile infant classroom
- CLC only enrolls infants as class cohort in this classroom
- 2 naps a day: 9:30am (1.5 hours) and 1:30pm (2 hours)
- Parents provide milk and formula
- Feedings 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3:30pm
- 11am feeding or 11am meal based on what parents provide
- Parents must provide all meals, Gerber and infant snacks
Birds Classroom: 6 months to 15 months
- Crawling and mobile infant classroom
- 2 naps a day: 9:30am (1 hour) and 1:30pm (2 hours)
- Parents provide milk and formula
- Feedings 9am, 1pm, 3:30pm
- One less bottle feeding a day than Caterpillars as all infants are eating solids
Squirrels Classroom: 12 months to 18 months
- Infants transition to 1 nap a day (12-2:30pm) and sleeping on cots, not cribs
- Walking infant classroom
- Infants must drink milk and water out of a sippy or straw cup
- Parents provide 2 sippy cups
- CLC provides Vitamin D whole milk during light AM snack
- CLC provides light AM snack, lunch and light PM snack
- Parents must provide any special dietary request or milk alternative if needed
Infants are spoken to in Spanish exclusively throughout the day.
In preparation of your infant transition into CLC, we ask that parents follow the same routine at home for a smoother transition:
- Always place infants to sleep on their backs in their cribs. Do not allow your infant to stay sleeping on a rocking swing etc. Always transfer your infant to their crib as soon as they fall asleep.
- Always use sleeveless sleep sacks for infants under 12 months. Swaddles are not allowed at licensed childcares by the State of Colorado.
- About 4-6 weeks before your transition into CLC, we highly recommend weaning infants off for a smooth transition.
- Infant parents will be required to come in the week before their infants first day to demonstrate that their infant is able to take milk directly from their baby bottle.