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Pumpkin Patch Childcare

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Address: 131-133 Avenel St

Avenel, NJ 07001

Pumpkin Patch Infant Center

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Address: 95-97 Avenel St.

Avenel, NJ 07001

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Full Program Curriculum

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Nursery

All the children in our nursery spend their day exploring all that is around them. While your child is in the nursery their caregivers will be working diligently in helping them meet all their new and exciting milestones such as: rolling over, sitting up, crawling, pulling themselves up and taking their first steps. Tummy time is also enforced throughout the day for our younger infants.


Additional Infant daily activities include:

  • Circle Time
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Dramatic Play
  • Music & Movement
  • Science Activities
  • Story Time

Toddlers & Tiny Tots

Younger children receive Daily Topics, so that parents are kept in the loop on their child's day. We also send home calendars monthly so that you know day to day exactly what your little one is learning.

Mathematics:

  • Counting
  • Adding
  • Subtracting
  • Sorting

Science:

  • Weather
  • Hands on sensory
  • 5 Senses

Language & Literacy:

  • Flash Cards
  • Alphabet & Phonics
  • Colors & Shapes
  • Recognizing Patterns

Additional Toddler daily activities include:

  • Arts & Crafts
  • Story Time 
  • Music & Dancing
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Cognitive Skills

All the children in our program learn social skills developing friendships. They master the skill of independence. Our goal is to prepare them for their next big step transitioning to our Pre School Center. All of our staff teaches through repetition and encourages positive behavior.

Infant & Toddler Program

Our Infant & Toddler Program is designed to create a loving, safe and nurturing environment for your special little Pumpkin. Our program offers three different classrooms that will help your child learn and grow. Our Nursery cares for children ages 6 weeks -18 months, our Tiny Tots Class cares for children ages 18 months — 2 years old, and our Toddler Classroom cares for children ages 2-3 years old. Staff from all classes will strive for your child to meet all of their expective milestones.


Each classroom has their own individual curriculum that they follow. Our Toddler Classes follow a routine daily schedule and spend their day learning while having fun. Parents will receive a monthly calendar so you may follow what activities your child will be learning daily.


We offer parent communication through monthly newsletters making all of our families aware of what’s new month to month. Our nursey will send home Daily Topic Reports that outline how your infant's day went. These reports will be sent home daily. In addition, all families are encouraged to sign up in our Remind app. Here at the Pumpkin Patch we emphasize on family orientation and love to have parent involvement as much as we can.

Pumpkin Patch Specials

  • Holiday Parties
  • Refer a Friend Program
  • Spring & Fall Pictures
  • Summer Program Water Play
  • Holiday Parties
  • Monthly raffles
  • Cameras & Security System

Thank you for taking the time to visit our Infant & Toddler Program. The Pumpkin Patch is a well established day care for the past 25 years. We are a state licensed school and have a loving and nurturing staff ready to care for your special little pumpkin. Our staff is CPR & First Aid certified. We have a security & surveillance system in place for your child's safety.


Our staff is here to help your child learn and grow. Our curriculum is designed to help your child meet all their milestones while having fun. Pumpkin Patch emphasizes on family orientation and loves to have parent involvement as much as we can. We hope that we were able to meet all of your expectations during your tour today. Please feel free to call with any questions you may have after reviewing your packet. We hope to hear from you soon.

Pumpkin Patch Infant & Toddler Center

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  • Ages 6 Weeks to 18 Months
  • Full Day: 6:30am to 7:00pm
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  • Ages 6 Weeks to 3 Years

We do accept payments through Community Child Care Solutions and other similar agencies.

Infant Daily Schedule

Activities we do throughout the day:

Sensory Activities:

  • Busy boxes
  • Mobiles
  • Rattles
  • Squeeze toys

Music Activities:

  • CD player & CDs
  • Xylophones
  • Musical toys
  • Rhythm instruments

Large Muscle Activities:

  • Gym mats
  • Large boxes
  • Soft balls
  • Push & pull toys

Dramatic Play:

  • Toy telephone
  • Stuffed animals
  • Dolls
  • Picture books

Other Activites:

  • Tummy time
  • Singing
  • Reading

Infant/Toddler Curriculum

The Pumpkin Patch Infant Program will provide your child with a loving, happy, fun environment. Your child will be involved in the following activities on a daily basis.

Sensory Activities:

  • Scribbles vigorously in imitation
  • Holds a crayon
  • Learning to self feed
  • Builds a tower of 2-7 cubes
  • Turns pages of book singly
  • Beginning gluing skills

Manipulative activities:

  • Sorting and stacking toys
  • Three or four piece puzzle
  • Large crayons and paper
  • Painting

Language/dramatic play activities:

  • Picture books
  • Story time
  • Singing
  • Toy telephone
  • Hand puppets

Building activities:

  • Soft blocks
  • Toy cars, trains & boats
  • Stacking toys
  • Toy animals

Music activities:

  • CD player and CD’s
  • Toy equipped with musical toys
  • Rhythm instruments
  • Musical mobiles

Large muscle activities:

  • Gym mats
  • Play tunnels
  • Push and pull toys
  • Foam blocks
  • Gymboree Time

Additional Infant Activities

***Ages 6 weeks-12 months***

Gross Motor Skills:

  • Leg exercises
  • Rolling over front to back
  • Rolling over back to front
  • Holds head & chest up on forearms for long periods
  • Sits supported with back straight
  • Grasps objects while sitting
  • Bounces when held standing
  • Crawls on hands & knees
  • Standing along, takes steps

Fine Motor Skills:

  • Clench small objects on contact
  • Holds rattle for 5-10 seconds before dropping
  • Reaches for objects with both hands

Cognitive Skills:

  • Social smile in response
  • Eyes follow dangling object
  • Looks at and reaches for toy
  • Bangs and shakes toys
  • Imitate sounds
  • Responds to name with head turn
  • Responds to verbal request
  • Looks at picture in book
  • Vocalizes to music
  • Gives toy to adult on request
  • Follow simple instructions
  • Builds tower of 2-3 cubes after demonstration
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