Our toddler program is based on a child’s Physical,
Social/Emotional, and Intellectual development. Throughout all the
learning centers these facets will be addressed.
Physical development will be accomplished with both indoor and
outdoor activities. Some tools to aide this development will include
a variety of different size and textured balls for catching and
throwing, push and pull toys, a large open area to run, appropriate
climbing equipment and wheeled toys without pedals for outdoor
activities. Indoor activities will include stacking different size
objects and blocks, an opportunity for scribbling and manipulating
their fingers to correctly hold a writing instrument, drinking out of
a cup and using eating utensils. All of this will help foster a
child’s fine motor skills. They also will start to learn some
self sufficient skills such as beginning to toilet train at their own
rate, and washing their hands.
We will foster their Social, Emotional and Intellectual development by
offering an environment rich with books, music, dramatic play
area and daily interaction to enhance their vocabulary, teach
them their shapes and colors and to start number recognition.
As professionals in child development we recognize the need
for alone time and solitary play time. We will offer a less
stimulating environment for those children that sometimes need the
opportunity to wind down or simply have some alone time. We will have
individual teacher child quiet times when needed.
A daily sheet will go home with toddlers recapping their entire day,
including toileting, nutrition and nap time.
