Toddlers

Ages: 2 to 3+ years

Group Size: 12

Staffing: 1 teacher, 1 assistant teacher, 1 aide

Description of Program:

Play is how toddlers discover their world and learn to communicate with others, helping them cope with the serious things that can happen to a two-year old: toilet training, new siblings, seeing a parent off to work from an unfamiliar place. Our teachers plan a variety of fun play opportunities each day, including story time; dramatic play with props and costumes; song games and finger plays to introduce numbers, colors, body parts, and other interesting concepts; experimental play with art materials; physical activity on the playground and outdoors; and free, unstructured play.

Typical Schedule:

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Free Play
8:00 - 8:40 a.m. Directed Play
8:40 - 8:45 a.m.Morning Circle (theme)
8:45 a.m.Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.Art activity/
Directed theme time/
Free play
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.Music
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.Outside play
11:45 - 12:00 p.m.Story/ Review of theme
12 p.m.Lunch/ Rest preparation
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Rest
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.Tabletop Activity
3:30 Snack
3:50 - 4:00 p.m.Closing Circle
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.Free Play
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.Outdoor/ Indoor
Activities