🍼 Infant & Toddler Care
One warm, mixed-age class for our youngest learners. Babies and toddlers grow alongside each other under the care of our team — led by BC ECE-certified educators — at our 9256 163A St location.
For Infants (Birth – 18 Months)
The first 18 months of life are a period of extraordinary growth. Your baby is building the neural pathways for language, attachment, movement, and emotional regulation — all at once. Our infant care is designed around this science.
We keep our group small so that each child receives genuine one-on-one attention. Your baby will have consistent caregivers who learn their individual cues, sleep rhythms, feeding preferences, and personality from day one.
Responsive Attachment
We follow your baby's cues — for feeding, comfort, sleep, and play. Consistent caregivers build secure attachment.
Tummy Time & Motor Development
Daily supervised tummy time and movement play to support core strength, head control, and early mobility.
Sensory Exploration
Safe, age-appropriate sensory activities — textures, sounds, colours, and gentle outdoor experiences every day.
Sleep Routine Support
We work with the sleep schedule you've established at home and document all naps in the parent app.
Language & Communication
Constant narration, songs, and responsive talk to support pre-verbal communication and early language.
Daily Outdoor Time
Fresh air every day — in a stroller, in a carrier, or on a blanket in our secure backyard.
For Toddlers (18 – 36 Months)
The toddler years are a whirlwind of "no," "mine," and "I do it!" — and they're absolutely incredible. Between 18 months and 3 years, children are building the foundations for language, social relationships, emotional self-regulation, and physical independence.
Our approach is designed around what toddlers actually need: consistent routines, gentle limits, lots of movement, and adults who understand that big emotions come from a brain that's still learning.
Language & Communication
Expanding vocabulary through books, songs, narration, and rich conversation. We track language milestones and share updates.
Social & Emotional Skills
Learning to take turns, express feelings with words, navigate sharing, and form early friendships in a supported environment.
Gross Motor Development
Running, climbing, jumping, and outdoor play every single day. Our backyard and local parks are used rain or shine.
Fine Motor & Art
Play-dough, crayons, stickers, cutting, threading — activities that build hand strength and creativity simultaneously.
Music & Movement
Daily singing, instruments, and movement play. Music supports language, memory, coordination, and pure joy.
Life Skills & Independence
Tidying up, washing hands, putting on shoes, helping set the table — age-appropriate responsibility builds confidence.
When Your Child Is Ready for Preschool
Around 30 to 36 months, most children are ready to move to a more structured group setting with same-age peers. Our families graduate from PWA Infant & Toddler to PWA Preschool (9270 163A Street — walking distance) when developmentally ready. Same brand, same philosophy, often the same familiar faces.
The transition is gradual and individualized. We don't move children on a fixed birthday — we move them when they're showing the curiosity, independence, and social readiness that the preschool program calls for. For the longer story on what comes next, see our essay Preschool to kindergarten — how we build K-readiness →
A Typical Day
Infant schedules are always individualized to each baby's rhythms. Toddlers follow a shared routine.
Program Details
9256 163A St, Surrey BC
What to Bring
Infants:
- •Diapers & wipes (labelled)
- •Prepared bottles/breast milk
- •Change of clothes (×2)
- •Sleep sack or blanket
- •Comfort item (soother, toy)
- •Sunscreen (Apr–Oct)
Toddlers:
- •Diapers/pull-ups + wipes (if needed)
- •Change of clothes (×2)
- •Water bottle (labelled)
- •Packed lunch + snacks
- •Outdoor shoes (rain boots encouraged)
- •Sunscreen (Apr–Oct)
Continues With Us
When your child is ready, they continue with us at PWA Preschool (30 months to school age). Same brand, walking-distance location, continuous relationships.
Read our essay on how we build K-readiness · Browse our 10 nearby Surrey elementaries.
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