The Toddler Community

18-36 Months

Our bright and sunny toddler classrooms are designed for children ages 18 to 36 months.  It is a world scaled down to a child’s size.  Tiny tables and chairs, low hooks for jackets and ankle high toilets foster independence and self-sufficiency.  Here your child paints, cooks, waters the garden, sweeps with miniature brooms, washes dishes and plays with materials that develop fine and gross motor coordination.

Our program is distinguished by the way in which we approach each child with respect.  We believe in assisting the child in her drive toward self-sufficiency.  Children who act upon their environment independently feel confident and capable as human beings.

This is the age in the human child when language development is most actively pursued and it is imperative that the he is surrounded by rich and stimulating conversation.  An 18 month old child, trying to blow bubbles, might be encouraged with “Blow! Can you make the air move just like the wind?”  When a 20 month old child picks up a peach, we point out that “It is spherical, just like a ball.  The toddler’s mind absorbs the new vocabulary, which plants the seeds for reading, writing and self expression in the future.

School is a joyful place for toddlers.  This prepared environment offers your child an incredible opportunity to explore her world under the guidance of highly trained teachers.  She will emerge as a confident, independent community member ready to move on to the next stage of her journey – the Primary classroom for 3 to 6 year old children.

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