The Pillars Infant Program
As an infant, your baby is learning and growing every day. Consistent nurturing and gentle care are essential to help make babies feel safe. As they grow and gain awareness of their surroundings, they also begin to explore. Our infant classroom supports:
- Baby’s safe sleeping habits
- A personalized, custom feeding schedule
- The development of gross and fine motor skills
- Sensory experiences
- Active tummy time
- Building trust with adults
- Lots of songs, stories, and hugs
Infant Class Developmental Benchmarks
Our infant class focuses on specific developmental and spiritual benchmarks.
Language Development
- Understanding words and gestures
- Progressing from babbling with affection to first words
- Repeating sounds/words
- Using exclamations like “uh-oh”
Health & Nutrition
- Having a routine that regulates feeding and sleeping
- Showing interest in new foods
- Learning to hold a bottle
- Learning to finger feed
- Looking to familiar adults for emotional support
- Sitting with or hugging a familiar adult
- Learning to play in a safe environment
Social/Emotional
- Playing alongside friends
- Learning to trust adults
- Calming down when being held
- Smiling and laughing
- Facial expressions and body movements
Physical Development
- Balancing while sitting up
- Moving toward out-of-reach objects
- Pushing toys
- Climbing
- Walking
- Using pincer grasp (thumb & forefinger) to pick up food or objects
- Grasping objects
- Exploring with their hands
Cognitive Development
- Paying attention to people, objects, and sounds
- Watching facial expressions
- Exploring their surroundings
- Using the five senses and a variety of actions to examine people (ex: shaking, chewing on, touching, or dropping objects)
- Repeating an action to achieve a goal
- Moving and “humming” to songs or music
Spiritual Teaching Objectives
- The Bible is one big story that tells us about God.
- God made the earth and everything on it, including you!
- God loves you.
- Praying is how we talk to God.
- Singing is how we celebrate God.
- Jesus died on the cross to forgive us for our sins.
- We get to Heaven by believing in Jesus – who He was and what He did for us.
The Pillars Infant Classroom Activities
| Circle Time | Infants will learn about shapes, numbers, and colors. |
| Curriculum | Infants will observe, play, connect, and respond while engaging with teachers in cognitive skill development. |
| Fine Motor Development | Infants will be given manipulatives to aid in building fine motor development, such as pinching and grasping. |
| Gross Motor Development | Teachers will help infants master sitting up, crawling, standing, walking, etc. |
| Outside Exploration | Infants will be able to explore the great outdoors throughout the day. |
| Sensory Stimulation | Infants will explore different textures, shapes, and sounds. |
| Spiritual Development | Infants will hear bible stories, songs, scriptures, and prayers every morning. Morning Prayer and Daily Devotion are an important part of the day. In addition to this, the Chaplain will visit once a week for Chapel. |
| Tummy Time | Infants will strengthen their neck, core, and shoulder muscles while exploring new toys. |
Infant Class Photos
Our Locations
San Antonio
11040 Reed Rd, San Antonio, TX 78251
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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11087 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250
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6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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San Antonio
383 Harmony Hills, Spring Branch, TX 78070
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San Antonio
2144 Gabriels Place, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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San Antonio
2567 FM 1103, Cibolo, Texas 78108
Monday – Friday
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
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San Antonio
7852 Rimrock Springs, San Antonio, TX 78253
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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San Antonio
14931 Potranco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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Dallas / Ft. Worth
6451 FM-663, Midlothian, TX 76065
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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Dallas/Ft Worth
3140 N Walnut Grove Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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Dallas/Ft Worth
919 Cheek-Sparger Road, Colleyville, TX 76034
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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2301 Hall – Johnson Rd #8725, Grapevine, TX 76051
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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Dallas/Ft Worth
8402 Chiesa Road, Rowlett, TX 75089
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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Dallas/Ft Worth
2501 Hickox Road, Rowlett, TX 75089
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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3501 Murphy Road, Richardson, TX 75082
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:00 pm
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1570 S. Independence Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75072
Monday – Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
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