RB RUSSELL INFANT PROGRAM
Ages 3 months -2 yrs old
R.B. Russell Infant Centre opened in November of 1991, a pilot project under the direction of the Winnipeg School Division to encourage adolescent parents to continue attending high school during pregnancy and post birth for their child up to the age of 2 years old. It was the first provincial licensed infant Centre in Manitoba to open in a high school, a first of its kind.
It is located at 364 Dufferin Avenue which is housed in R.B. Russell Vocational High School. Intercom door access is by the basketball court on the north west side of the school. Drop off parking is available on the street. (Dufferin Avenue)The infant Centre is licensed under the Government of Manitoba, Department of Education: Early Years for sixteen babies.
CURRICULUM
Early Child Care Educators provide quality programming using the Abecedarian Approach. Our educators also incorporate baby sign language to communicate before the child is verbal.
We will implement the four elements: Learning Games, Conversational Reading and Enriched Care giving with the focus of Language Priority. Staff will offer planned and spontaneous activities based on each child’s level of development and their interest throughout the day.
DAILY SCHEDULE
All our locations will follow the infants and toddlers’ individual schedules for feeding, diapering and napping. Breast feeding mothers will be encouraged to come and feed their infants at the appropriate times. Naptime is based on the child’s individual schedule.
The daily schedule is a guideline for staff and the children to help with daily routines and transitions throughout the day. We are flexible in changing or adjusting the daily schedule to meet the needs of each child individually.
Abecedarian Approach curriculum will be a part of the child’s individual schedule each day.