Toddlers

(18 months to 2 years 8 months)

All children must arrive by 9:30 AM and all families must transition from the classroom at 4:30pm (core day) or 5:30pm (core day + PM) for building closure.   

 

The pace and flow of the day is based on meeting individual and group needs of the children in the class.  Diapering occurs throughout the day as needed and at regularly scheduled times.  The time, number, and nature of changes are recorded Each week, experiences based on observations of the children are planned to provide a daily balance of the following: indoor/outdoor, active/quiet, individual/small group, gross motor/fine motor, child initiated/staff initiated.  The curriculum includes play experiences based on the children’s cues that foster growth in the Personal/Social, Cognitive, Sensorimotor and Language/Communication domains.

Weather permitting, children play outside every day.

 

Over the course of the day, our schedule includes:

Arrival time and open snack.   A variety of indoor and outdoor explorations that may include: sensory experiences, dramatic play, block play, gross and fine motor experiences, language and literacy, math and science experiences, creative expression, small or large group experiences, reading books together, singing, peer and teacher interactions

Lunch, toileting and rest time.  Children who have rested for 30 minutes but are not asleep go to quiet experiences in the classroom

Open snack time and a variety of indoor and outdoor explorations that may include: sensory experiences, dramatic play, block play, gross and fine motor experiences, language and literacy, math and science experiences, creative expression, small or large group experiences, reading books together, singing, peer and teacher interactions.

 

Children have the opportunity to move freely throughout the classroom and activity areas.  Due to licensing requirements, there are limits as to the number of children allowed in each activity area at one time.