Language is starting to blossom as toddlers expand their vocabulary from single into multiple-word phrases. Our teachers continually model language and engage toddlers in conversations. By providing a language-rich environment that encourages your child’s progress towards achievement of two-way communication, your toddler will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in conversations with teachers and peers
• Follow one-step directions
• Develop an appreciation of books through stories and read alouds
• Increase short-term memory and recall
• Use writing tools and make purposeful marks such as scribbles on paper

A toddler classroom is full of math activities from figures for sorting, to shape boxes for matching, to cups to stack by size, to sensory tables to learn comparison of quantity and volume. Our toddler teachers help toddlers to take their first steps towards understanding math by:

• Using “number talk” such as more/less, under / over, inside / outside, full / empty
• Counting to two or three during activities such as snack time
• Talking about time in daily conversations (“Now…then…last”)
• Playing sorting and matching games

Toddlers have a strong sense of curiosity about how things work and an innate desire to make sense of the world. From stomping in puddles to investigating a sandbox, our teachers nurture and builds on these natural instincts, offering toddlers meaningful learning experiences that continually foster and develop their thinking and skills. Our teachers weave learning into all aspects of a toddler’s day by offering opportunities to:

• Explore multiple solutions during story times
• Play with puzzles and busy boxes
• Manipulate playdough with tools such as cookie cutters and rolling pins
• Experiment with volume through sand, water, and rice play 
• Formulate “why, what, how?” questions in daily interactions

 Our teachers encourage creativity and innovation by engaging children in artistic experiences that allow them to explore art with all their senses. Your toddler will have the opportunity to:

• Explore sensory materials – squishy clay, textured sponges, and scented paint
• Experiment with and explore colors
• Play, shake, and strum instruments from rain sticks to xylophones
• Participate in pretend play
• Play with puppets

Our toddler teachers encourage:

• Talking about feelings
• Having “show and share” times
• Encouraging play between peers
• Expressing compassion and empathy in books and daily interactions
• Connecting actions (i.e., taking a friend’s toy) to an effect (crying from the friend)

We offer:

• Half-Days 9:15 – 11:15 AM MWF
• Half-Days T-Th
• Full-Day 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM, M through F