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Minnesota Infant Care & Education Center

At Today’s Life Schools & Child Care, your baby is our top priority. We create a warm, engaging space where your little one feels safe, loved, and valued every day. Our team supports your child’s growth at every stage, giving them the care and attention they need to thrive.

Classrooms

We know how important it is for you to stay connected to your baby’s day. That’s why we follow a weekly theme-based schedule that includes fun and developmentally rich activities. Your baby will enjoy:

– Daily circle time with songs, stories, pictures, and flashcards
– Sensory play
– Baby massage
– Sign language
– Art projects

We offer two specially designed infant classrooms – one for non-mobile babies and one for mobile infants – to keep everyone safe and engaged.

Our goal is to help your baby grow in every way. Here’s what we focus on in our infant program:

  • Exploring with their whole body and senses
  • Staying curious and eager to learn
  • Building trust through strong relationships
  • Learning to express what they know and feel

Each classroom is designed to support your baby’s stage of development while helping them learn, explore, and connect in a safe, caring space.

Infant 1 Program Focus

In this room, we help your baby build foundational skills through gentle guidance and fun routines like:

– Tummy time
– Rolling over
– Holding bottles
– Clapping
– Crawling
– Sitting

These prepare your baby for the next step – our mobile infant room.

Infant 2 Program Focus

Here, we support your little one as they begin to:

– Walk
– Use sippy cups
– Eat table food
– Drop their morning nap
– Sleep on a cot
– Use a pacifier less

These skills help them transition smoothly into our toddler room.

Health and Safety

Our infant program welcomes babies from 6 weeks to 16 months. We keep a low ratio of one caregiver for every four babies to ensure lots of one-on-one attention, love, and security.

All caregivers are trained and certified in Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) before they start – and every year after.

Nap times follow your baby’s natural rhythm and your preferences. We use safe-sleep practices to keep your baby safe and well-rested.

Cleanliness is a top priority. We sanitize toys and surfaces multiple times a day. Diapering is done with care, focusing on comfort and hygiene.

To keep everyone healthy, we require each infant to have a recent physical exam and up-to-date immunizations before starting care.

Meals and Snacks

Until your baby is ready for table food, we’ll follow your feeding plan using your bottles and food.

Communication

We know choosing infant care is a big decision. That’s why we keep you in the loop every day. You’ll receive a daily report with details about naps, feedings, and activities. Plus, we hold parent-teacher conferences twice a year.

Come visit us! Click here or call us at (952) 358-2020 for Eden Prairie or (763) 951-2032 for Brooklyn Park to schedule your tour today!

With locations in Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Park, we proudly serve families across the Minneapolis area.

How are infant care centers different from daycare centers?

Infant care centers are designed specifically to care for children under two years of age. The staff-to-child ratio is higher and the caregivers are trained to care for newborns and babies. The environment is more conducive to napping and sleeping because infants require more sleep than older children.

Your infant will have the opportunity to socialize with other children, learn new skills and develop their emotional and physical abilities. At Today’s Life, our center offers a sense of stability and routine, and it will help them build strong attachments with our caregivers. We provide a safe, nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment for your child to learn, grow and bond with other babies.

We recommend scheduling a tour and meeting our staff. We offer free tours, allowing you to witness first-hand how our staff interacts with the children and get a feel for our center’s overall atmosphere. This is a great opportunity to ask questions about our policies and procedures, making it easier to determine whether our center is a good fit for your infant.

Some signs that a center is poorly run include dirty or unkempt children, staff who are not attentive to the needs of the children and a lack of structure or routine. Poorly run centers can also be chaotic and loud. If you have any concerns, we recommend touring the center and getting to know the staff before enrolling your child.

Signs of a well-run infant care center include children who are clean and well-cared for, staff who are attentive and responsive to the needs of the children and a structured daily routine. Well run centers are typically calm and quiet.

Today’s Life service costs vary on account of age groups and attendance. Please reach out to us for specific rates regarding your situation.

Today’s Life staff boasts exemplary qualifications. Qualifications for our staff is based on a wide range of criteria defined by state rules from Child Development certificates to Bachelor’s degrees and hands-on experience.

Parents are required to provide personalized plans we follow to ensure your child has the care you desired. Table food, diapers and wipes are provided by the center. All infants’ personal items must be labeled.

We offer promotions on enrollment fees on occasion and do offer a 10% and 5% discount on sibling enrollment at our centers.

Today’s Life does not provide any type of transportation to our children. All field trips are in-house.

Today’s Life strives to provide the best quality care and learning environment to each infant to promote healthy growth.

Our ratios are 4:1 child to adult caregivers.