Toddler Program
An academic program for students 18-36 months old.
Some refer to this developmental period as “The Terrible Twos.” We disagree; toddlers are terrific. We love everything about them – their energy, determination and curiosity – and purposefully created a very special place for your toddler to learn.
Program Requirements
Requirements for our toddler program:
- Children most be walking on their own
- Children most be eating and drinking on their own
- Children most be down to one nap a day
Although our toddler program is not AMI certified, we run it because as an AIM oversight Curriculum.
Program Options
Our Toddler Program is year-round, with tuition paid monthly. Children may be enrolled at any time during the school year.
Half Day
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., five days a week. The four core curriculum areas—practical life, sensorial, math, and language—are enhanced by cultural studies including music, art, and geography.
Full Day
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., five days a week. The full-day program lengthens the school day for the older children and allows them to work on more advanced projects with others their own age.
Extended Day
07:30 am – 05:30 pm., five days a week. Children in need of before- and after-school care can benefit from this program conducted on site by trained staff.
Special Classes
Optional after-school offerings include yoga, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), chess, and nature study.
An Environment Conducive to Learning
Where so many early childhood programs are chaotic and overwhelming, parents are often surprised to see the peaceful tone of our toddler classroom. The calm atmosphere and lack of distraction helps her to develop impulse control and concentration, planting the seeds for learning in this classroom and beyond.
A Community
Our students grow together into a close-knit, caring community. When children work, learn and grow together, they learn much more than any of them could learn alone!
“Help Me To Do It Myself”
Your child has a natural drive to be independent which we encourage by creating an environment where everything is just the right size for her to do things on her own. Child sized tools that fit her tiny hands allow her to prepare a snack and serve it to friends. A miniature broom empowers her to clean up on her own. She is taught the skills of self-care and toilet training. Your child learns a set of concrete life skills and self-confidence – but, more importantly, develops the belief that she can choose to make a genuine impact on her world.
A Beautiful Environment
Our bright and sunny toddler classrooms are specially designed for your child between the ages of 18 and 36 months. It is a world scaled down to your child’s size. Here, your child paints, cooks, waters the garden, sings songs with friends and plays with materials that develop fine and gross motor coordination.
Absorbing Language
We surround your child with rich and stimulating conversation to support this once-in-a-lifetime period of rapid language development. Your child, trying to blow bubbles, might be encouraged with “Blow! Can you make the air move just like the wind?” Your child’s mind effortlessly absorbs the new vocabulary, which plants the seeds for reading, writing and self-expression in the future.
A Joyful Experience
Maria Montessori once said, “One test of the correctness of the educational procedure is the happiness of the child.” Take a peek into our Toddler classroom and you will see children who are happy, engaged and deeply connected to their friends and teachers. As a result, your child develops a deep affinity for school and a true love-for-learning.
Ready To Move Up
Sometime between the ages of 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, your child’s language skills and self-expression will develop rapidly; he will express a growing confidence in independence and a keen interest in broader concepts; he will want to know what lies ahead, outside of the Toddler Classroom. At this point, he is ready to move up to the Primary Program, for children from the ages of 3 to 6.