Basic trust develops in an environment where people respond appropriately to the infant's communication of needs to be loved, respected and accepted.
Infants learn through their senses.
They learn by watching and moving freely in the environment. The infant is considered as a whole person and is affected by the quality of holding and feeding, as well as the quality of physical care. Freedom to move is essential to the development of the infant's potential. Learning, which leads to independence, occurs when infants participate in their daily routines of care. Infants must be spoken to in the language with which they will communicate.