There are many skills acquired at this stage of a toddler’s development, as well as their desire for independence. Our program focuses on developing these new skills while fostering the child’s need to do for themselves. The children begin to feed themselves, use sippy cups, sleep on toddler cots, and complete small tasks, such as putting away a toy. They are stimulated with a variety of activities to satisfy their short attention span. The toddler class includes lots of physical exercise, including yoga, to increase their large motor skills and introduces smaller manipulative to increase their fine motor skills. Excellent early childhood development toys provide stimulation vital in developing these fine motor skills as well as the brain. Stimulation continues through this stage and there is additional emphasis on language development. This development is achieved through music, children’s books, peer interaction and sign language.

The learning environment is designed to enable the children to develop in a “safe and soft” atmosphere. This exceptional development program is integrated with first rate care for the toddler. The child to teacher ratio is 4 to 1 with a maximum class size of 16.

Parents will be informed of the child’s day through an individualized daily form. The child’s progress will be documented in a portfolio which will be sent home at the end of the year.