Raising Fort Wayne One Child at a Time

Our daycare programs in Fort Wayne utilize a holistic approach designed to treat your infant as an individual. From being flexible about nap and eating times to adapting on the fly to their needs, you'll know that your baby is receiving high quality care.

Unlike older children that can easily be assimilated into a single schedule, infants require constant attention and an ever-evolving daycare program. As such, the Little Thinkers Growing Minds solution puts a high emphasis on following your child's progress and gradually adjusting their schedule as needed to incorporate time with other infants as needed.

Because this style of infant daycare in Fort Wayne can be difficult to achieve, Little Thinkers Growing Minds hires only the best local staff and each member of our team has received excellent training to reach the high standards of care that have become our hallmark.

To find out more about our infant daycare options, simply call Little Thinkers Growing Minds at  260 399 5949.

As your toddler grows older and spends more time interacting with others in Fort Wayne, Little Thinkers Growing Minds will be there to help guide their development, encourage positive social habits, and teach them the basics of independent thought.

The years spent as a toddler in Fort Wayne will be some of the most important and formative of your child's life. For exactly that reason, Little Thinkers Growing Minds wants to help by ensuring that their journey into exploring the world around them is complete with professional chaperones that make sure they're both given the freedom to learn as well as the resources needed to excel.

Our space at Little Thinkers Growing Minds has been designed with your toddler in mind. Sharp edges are nonexistent and shelving is reachable for even the littlest of arms. At our innovative facility, your toddler will be able to explore and learn to their heart's content.

To schedule a visit or enroll your toddler into one of our daycare programs, contact Little Thinkers Growing Minds by email or phone at 260 399 5949.

Frog Street Infant features learning experiences and materials that support infants' development and learning. The curriculum is organized around age-appropriate Activity Cards, which can be used to create individualized plans for children.

Summary of Curriculum Review:

• Offers sequences of learning experiences that progressively build infants' concepts and skills in all domains
• Specifies developmentally appropriate learning goals throughout the curriculum activities
• Offers comprehensive standardized training and materials to support implementation
• Promotes some research-based teaching practices to support infants' development and learning in all Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) domains
• Gives some strategies and resources to support family engagement
• Offers some opportunities for active exploration and interactions that extend infants' learning
• Includes limited guidance in the areas of Creativity, Imitation and Symbolic Representation and Play, and Health, Safety, and Nutrition
• Lacks comprehensive guidance on ongoing child assessment
• Lacks comprehensive guidance on designing indoor and outdoor environments
• Lacks direction on how to effectively support infants' development and learning during caregiving routines
• Provides limited guidance on how to fully integrate children's and families' cultures and home languages into interactions, the learning environment, and learning experiences
• Offers limited support on how to ensure the learning environment and experiences are accessible for infants with disabilities, suspected delays, or other special needs
• Lacks ample opportunities for child-initiated play based on children's interests

Website: http://www.frogstreet.com/curriculum/infant/

We nurture and challenge each student so they can achieve their maximum potential. We believe that emotional growth, intellectual maturity and social consciousness are the ultimate goals of a well-rounded individual. When a child is nurtured and offered various educational challenges throughout his or her scholastic career a well-rounded “Little Thinker” is usually the happy result. We are members/ participants:

• Paths to Quality
• Child Care Aware
• On My Way Pre-K
• BrightPoint CCDF Voucher Program
• Child Development Association Council (CDA)

Naps

When infants play hard especially with tummy time, they need a conformable, quiet place to nap. Babies and young toddlers will sleep in a quiet bedroom-like atmosphere in cozy cribs, comfortable cots and toddler beds that we provide. Blankets, Sheets, Pillows, and Stuffed Animals from home are always welcome to help the children relax and feel comfortable and secure. We also have all staff trained in safe sleep in order for not only comfortable sleep, but a safe environment for little ones to rest.

Little Thinkers is a place where love abounds. Take time and learn about our childcare facilities from our website. For more information please email us at info@littlethinkersearlylearningin.com or contact us at: Infant/Toddler Program 260-715-5933 Pre K Call or text 260-715-5933 to schedule a visit. You’ll enjoy seeing our beautiful facility, meeting our little thinkers and faculty while discovering our very special Little Thinkers community.

Our primary focus for our early learning facility is to provide a safe and supportive environment that encourages self-esteem and educational curiosity.

Student/ Teacher ratio

Infant Curriculum

Meals and snacks

A variety of nutritious food is provided each day that meets the USDA guidelines of the Federal Government Food Program. We serve breakfast, lunch, morning, and afternoon snacks. Special diets served upon request. Making sure to take into account all allergies. We are also Safe Serve certified.

As a small business in Fort Wayne, Little Thinkers Growing Minds has only ever had a single goal, to make sure that the children of our community are prepared for the road that lies ahead. To meet this daunting task, we've developed a daycare center and team that are light years ahead of the competition.

Every step of the way, your child will receive our all-around approach to daycare, which mixes social interaction, physical play time, and personal development in equal parts with traditional learning.

To get started with a daycare that understands your children's needs, give Little Thinkers Growing Minds a call at 260-715-5933.