Explore The Creative Curriculum for Infants
Nurture the unique strengths, interests, and needs of our youngest learners.
About The Creative Curriculum
Developed in response to feedback from our customers, The Creative Curriculum for Infants empowers teachers to more effectively support the unique needs of our youngest learners during these critical periods of rapid development.
This groundbreaking solution provides tools, resources, and support to empower every teacher to easily individualize the developmental support offered to each child.

First-of-its-kind solution
Our connected infant curriculum and guided assessment solution provides teachers with personalized learning plans to individualize every child’s experience every day.
Daily Resources
3 Teaching Guides (4 months per guide)
Curriculum Guide
Skill Development Card Organizer
Skills for Infants booklet
Skill Development Cards- Infants: 309 cards; age range 0–18 months
12 baby-proof, easy-to-clean books by Barefoot Books
50 age-appropriate Photo Cards
Foundation Volumes (digital only)
Digital Resources
Pre-populated plans in Teaching Guides, The Creative Curriculum Cloud,and the Teaching Strategies Teacher App
12 months of curriculum content
Weekly plans with 6 distinct times of day
Weekly Family Playlists
Age-based care routine strategies designed to support relationshipbuilding during these important moments
Dynamic Individual Child Plans optimized for mobile delivery but alsooffered via The Creative Curriculum Cloud
Guided assessment and progress monitoring
Provides customizable planning and smart teaching tools, digital access to curriculum resources, resources for engaging families, embedded microlearning, and more
Includes routines, curricular experiences, and guided assessment—everything you need in the moment at your fingertips
Includes online professional learning community of 75K educators; hundreds of embedded microlearning videos; and flexible courses provided in a variety of formats, including all CDA and CCDF training

Support the unique needs of
infants in more depth than ever before
Track and celebrate infants’ rapid growth
Validated Ireton skills adapted and aligned to the objectives for development and learning ensure more discreet observations and individualized support during this critical period of development.
Easily nurture every infant based on where they are
The seamlessly connected curriculum and guided assessment experience provides teachers with data-informed recommended experiences to help them truly individualize learning for every child based on where they are in their development.
Save teachers time with pre-populated plans
Teaching Guides include 12 monthly themes, pre-populated weekly plans, and care routine strategies, allowing teachers to focus on what matters most—building deep connections with children.
Support teachers every step of the way
Set teachers up for success with step-by-step guidance, embedded professional development, and a community of support—all in one place.

Top 6 Reasons to Love our ALL-NEW
Infant Curriculum
Granular skills aligned to the objectives of development and learning capture rapid progress
Entry screener identifies child’s developmental stage and directly feeds Individualized Child Plans
Ongoing guided assessment dynamically updates Individualized Child Plans and sets GOLD preliminary levels
Pre-populated weekly plans and care routines save teachers time
Distinct age-targeted curriculum focuses exclusively on infant development
Deeply integrated digital and print experience
