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Signature Development Partnership

Signature Development Partnership

Intentional developmental support that grows with your child through purposeful play, responsive relationships, and individualized guidance.

The Signature Development Partnership typically begins between four and six months, when infants are spending longer periods awake, engaging more actively with their environment, and developing emerging skills in movement, communication, exploration, and play. Eligibility is based on developmental readiness rather than age alone.

Our Signature Development Partnership brings developmental guidance directly into your home through purposeful play, movement and mobility support, communication development, sensory exploration, and problem-solving, building a consistent rhythm that grows alongside your child. We work closely with you, coaching alongside your caregiving team so every adult in your child's life is aligned on the same developmental approach.

Caring for a newborn or young infant? Explore The Early Foundations Experience, designed specifically for the earliest months.

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What's Included

Four-week minimum commitment.

"Continuity, not just care, that's the difference."

Who This Is For

Families whose child is developmentally ready to move beyond newborn care, typically between four and six months, and who want daytime support that goes beyond supervision, a dedicated developmental partner who treats everyday routines as opportunities for growth, through young toddlerhood.

How It Works

1. Discovery

We learn about your child, your family's goals, and your daily rhythm.

2. Personalized Recommendation

We recommend the Care Experience that best fits your child's developmental stage.

3. Care Begins

Your dedicated developmental partner begins purposeful in-home sessions.

4. Growth Together

We continually adjust activities and guidance as your child develops.

Partnership Options

12 hours per week

Three four-hour developmental sessions each week.

20 hours per week

Five four-hour developmental sessions each week.

Every Signature Development Partnership is guided by the Little Whole Me Method.

Relationship First  ·  Development Led  ·  White-Glove Communication

Not ready for ongoing partnership?

Start Here: The Infant Development Consultation

A one-time, 90-minute in-home consultation that ends in a written Development Blueprint, a natural first step before beginning an ongoing partnership.

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Why choose a Development Partnership instead of occasional childcare?

Occasional childcare focuses on supervision. Our partnership is built around continuity, a consistent relationship with your child, intentional observation of their progress, and developmental momentum that only comes from ongoing, purposeful engagement over time.

Is this the same as a nanny?

Our development educators can provide full daytime care, but every session is intentionally structured around developmental goals rather than general supervision alone.

What ages do you support?

The partnership typically begins between four and six months and may continue through young toddlerhood, depending on the child's developmental readiness and family goals. This is a recurring developmental service, distinct from our newborn-focused Early Foundations Experience.

Developmental Care That Evolves With Your Child

Birth through approximately 4 months

The Early Foundations Experience

Responsive support centered on attachment, regulation, feeding, sleep, positioning, sensory development, and early family rhythms.

Typically beginning between 4 and 6 months

Signature Development Partnership

Ongoing developmental support centered on movement, communication, exploration, purposeful play, problem-solving, relationships, and growing independence.

Available across both stages

Infant Development Consultation

A one-time professional consultation providing observation, individualized recommendations, a written Development Blueprint™, and follow-up guidance.

Because development doesn't start later, it starts now.

Ready to begin?

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