Rayito de Sol’s Infant Spanish Immersion Program is designed to balance social, physical, cognitive, and language development in our students.

During their first year, babies begin to develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives.

• Gross motor: controlling the head, sitting, crawling, even starting to walk
• Fine motor: holding a spoon, picking up a piece of cereal between thumb and finger
• Sensory: seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling
• Language: starting to make sounds, learning words and understanding what people say
• Social: the ability to play with family members and other children

• Native Spanish-speaking teacher
• “Home-base” classroom
• Spanish curriculum designed to enhance each child’s senses by providing opportunities to enjoy and explore by touching, seeing, hearing, and grasping many exciting new concepts
• Spanish-speaking teachers dedicated to the development of trust, security, and emotional growth through prompt, tender, and responsive childcare
• Small group sizes to help teachers meet the needs of each child
• A flexible daily schedule developed by parents and teachers to meet the needs of each child
• Individualized lesson plans created to enhance and stimulate early development at each child’s pace
• Daily detailed individual reports on each child’s activities
• Assessment profiles used to identify appropriate learning objectives for each child
• Music enrichment program
• Sign language curriculum
• Partially enclosed nap rooms with child’s personal crib and bedding
• Semi-annual parent-teacher conferences (additional conferences available upon request)
• Daily communication between parents and caregiver strongly encouraged

Ages: 6 weeks to 16 months

Child-teacher ratio: 1:4

Maximum group size: 12

Program timeline: Year-round