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This group will sometimes merge with the Mobile Infants Daily Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arrivals and greetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sensory\/art activity ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outside time in buggy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lap time: songs, stories, face time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music and movement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solo play and watching others play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign language in conjunction with words<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fine motor activity ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large motor activity ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baby exercises\/massage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Back time, belly time, cuddle time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading books and listening to stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diapers are checked every hour and changed as needed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Infants are fed on an individual basis. 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