2 years – 3 years
Gifted Toddlers
Within our 2-year old toddler suites, we focus our attention to further promote social and emotional development by providing routines and a safe environment where children are free to explore.
| Teacher to Student Ratio | |
|---|---|
| 1:8 | 1:11 |
| Our Ratio | State Ratio |
Classroom Environment
Independence is the name of the game at age 2. Toddlers at this stage are developing a keen sense of who they are and their newfound independence. Their language is developing as they often use words and phrases such as, “Mine, No, Juice, All Gone”.
Within our 2-year-old toddler suites, we focus our attention to further promote social and emotional development by providing routines and a safe environment where children are free to explore. We assist our toddlers in understanding the importance of sharing, taking turns, and being kind to their friends.
Because socialization is critical at this age as toddlers become aware of others, we’ve designed two toddler classrooms to address the developmental age difference between younger and older twos. Our Gifted Toddlers A classroom accommodates 24-30 month olds while Gifted Toddlers B offers care to ages 30-36 months. The classes feature a large open floor space with colorful rugs that are perfect for circle time activities and provide comfort during our independent play.
Each toddler classroom is equipped with bathrooms as we begin “potty training!” Our families never have to go at it alone; we partner with you during this exciting transition. Each toddler also receives a personal sleeping cot, and parents are asked to bring in blankets. Cots are safely disinfected at the end of each day.
Our teachers sanitize toys and bathrooms regularly throughout the day to ensure cleanliness. We limit class size to only 16 toddlers with two teachers, always maintaining a 1:8 teacher-student ratio. Breakfast, lunch, and snack are provided daily.
Curriculum
We introduce Frog Street, a nationally recognized curriculum that we use in classes for twos and older. Children are immersed in a language-rich environment essential for developing both receptive and expressive language skills. This toddler curriculum includes high-interest books, stories, songs, poems, and chants that will amuse and delight toddlers. The activity choices in the physical development domain provide toddlers with fun physical challenges, action songs, and games that will build coordination, balance, and muscle strength. Cognitive development elements include engaging activities that support cause-and-effect relationships and problem-solving to develop foundational skills for lifelong learning. Frog Street’s toddler and 2-year-old curriculum allows toddlers to build confidence with a special emphasis on social-emotional development, learning impulse control, and developing social skills. The curriculum includes 13 thematic activity guides that offer hundreds of activity choices that are intentional, integrated, and child-centered.
Our teachers are dedicated to helping each child develop socially and emotionally by establishing trusting and loving relationships with them. Throughout the day, we provide opportunities for pretend play, which is important in building language and teaching toddlers how to interact with others. When children take on roles, they develop their own ideas and stories, express feelings, and display creativity. Our teachers aid them in this process and also help them to resolve conflicts, follow directions, and make good choices. Core math skills are taught within a more structured approach to learning math and to extend learning beyond shapes and colors. Students begin to sort, match, count objects, and complete basic addition and subtraction activities. Teachers engage children in phonics, language development, vocabulary, and featured stories to introduce our Gifted Toddlers to early literacy instruction.
We also utilize Christian materials to highlight children’s Bible stories that are just right for our little toddlers to begin the process of character development, which is further strengthened when they advance to the PreScholars (age 3) program. The Gifted Toddlers classrooms are filled with age-appropriate toys and books that are explored independently by students during center time. Parental daily reports are provided to update families with meal and nap times, diapering, potty training, and all activities accomplished each day.
Classroom Schedule
A parental daily report is given to update each family on meal and nap times, toilet training and all activities accomplished each day.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 – 8:15 | Tabletop: Books, Puzzles, Toys, Arts/Crafts |
| 8:15 – 8:30 | Handwashing and Breakfast Prep |
| 8:30 – 8:50 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | FrogStreet Greeting Circle: Unite, Calm, Connect, Commit Morning Message |
| 9:15 – 9:45 | Diapering & Handwashing (Story Time, Books, Push Trucks/Cars, Table Toys) |
| 9:50 – 10:10 | Outdoor Play |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | Handwashing and Water |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | FrogStreet Literacy / Arts & Crafts |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | FrogStreet Language Development & Phonics |
| 11:15 – 11:50 | Lunch Prep & Lunch |
| 11:50 – 12:15 | Potty Break/Diapering & Nap Prep |
| 12:15 – 2:15 | Nap Time |
| 2:15 – 2:45 | Wake Up Time: Diapering and Tabletop Toys |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Afternoon Snack |
| 3:05 – 3:25 | Outdoor Play |
| 3:30 – 3:45 | Handwashing and Water |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | FrogStreet Number Sense & Math |
| 4:00 – 4:15 | Story Time / Music & Movement |
| 4:15 – 5:00 | Diapering / Potty Break |
| 5:00 – 5:25 | Circle Time (Review of the Day) |
| 5:30 – 6:00 | Table Toys & Dismissal |
Diapering occurs every 2 hours and as needed for each child.
Inclement Weather Activities Include Lakeshore Learning Indoor Fun & Sports Kit
Nutrition Program
Please click our Monthly Menu below to see the carefully planned meals our chef prepares onsite daily. Our meals are nutritious, delicious and sure to please each little tummy. With two primary thoughts in mind, children’s taste buds and healthy foods, our menu offers a yummy balance of proteins, grains, vegetables and fruit.
Weekly tuition includes breakfast, lunch, and 1 nutritious snack.
