Waddle Ducks: our infant class

What learning looks like at this age

At 2 to 6 months, learning is sensory. Babies take in the world through touch, sound, light and movement, and through the warmth of the people caring for them. Under the British EYFS framework, our focus is on the three prime areas:

• Communication & Language: songs, rhymes and gentle chatter, so your baby hears warm language all day long.
• Physical Development: tummy time, reaching, grasping and stretching on soft, padded flooring.
• Personal, Social & Emotional Development: secure bonds with familiar carers, the foundation everything else is built on.

Treasure baskets, high-contrast books, textured toys and soothing music give little hands and eyes plenty to explore, always at your baby’s own pace.

A gentle daily rhythm

Our day runs from 7:00 AM, but in Waddle Ducks the routine belongs to your baby, not the clock. Feeds, naps and cuddles follow the pattern you set at home, woven around short bursts of sensory play, fresh air and one-to-one time. We keep daily records of sleeping, feeding and changing, so you know exactly how the day went.

Choose a half day finishing at 2:00 PM or a full day until 5:00 PM, on 3 or 5 days a week, and because we are open year-round, you can start whenever you are ready.

Small class, familiar faces

Infant groups are deliberately small, with some of the lowest child-to-staff ratios in the nursery. Every baby has a Key Person, one educator who knows their cues, their routine and their family, and a daily communication diary travels home with every child. A full-time registered nurse is on site, and our no-footwear classrooms are sanitised daily.

What comes next

Around 6 months, babies move up to Tiny Toucans, our class for 6 to 12 month olds, where crawling, babbling and bolder exploring take over. Read more on the Tiny Toucans page.

Questions parents ask

Explore our other classes

Little Regent has six classes in all. Alongside Waddle Ducks, meet Tiny Toucans (6–12 months), Fabulous Flamingos (12–24 months), Playful Pandas (2–2.5 years), Sparkly Swans (2.5–3 years) and Elegant Eagles (3–4 years). Our curriculum page explains the EYFS thread that runs through every one of them.