Intermediate Toddlers
25 months - 35 months
In our intermediate toddler rooms, children will begin the second step to our program’s curriculum. Our curriculum was designed to take each skill and content area and break it down into multiple steps, allowing children to learn at their own rate. In these rooms, you will find the same core concepts of teaching independence, relationship building, and introducing developmental areas as in our young toddlers, but at a higher level.
Milestones
Using words to communicate wants and needs
Build the beginning of foundations in literacy
Further development of fine motor skills
Can participate in basic sorting and matching
Able to work with others to solve basic problems
Your Toddler’s day
In our toddler program, a day consists of the following activities:
Core Learning Time
In our toddler program, the children engage in activities at the table that relate to math, creative representation, and fine motor skills. The children are able to move from activities freely and explore with teacher assistance while they build on these skills.
Active Play
The children develop self-skills as they climb through tunnels, position themselves down the slide, and run across the playground.
Rest Time
Rest time in the Toddler classrooms is based on one nap a day. During this time, toddlers work on comforting themselves and restoring their energy. If the child chooses not to nap, there are quiet activities they may do while others sleep.
Large Group Time
During large group time, children will engage in daily discussions about theme based topics, read and listen to stories that relate to our weekly theme, and talk about the weather outside. This gives the children a chance to be heard, participate, and build social skills.
Meals & Snacks
Our staff actively engage with the children during every meal time. They encourage and support our young toddlers when it comes to trying new foods, prepared daily in our onsite, licensed, and inspected kitchen. Our toddlers will learn how to drink from a small cup without a lid and how to use utensils.
Small Group Time
Small group time allows children work on specific concepts for each learning area with a small group of children. Some examples are as follows:
Math: Children start to practice basic concepts of math like sorting toys and counting along with their teachers. As they become more comfortable, they will start counting aloud themselves.
Science: Children begin to build their understanding of items around them by mixing colors together, exploring nature, and playing with magnets.
Writing: Children practice holding a crayon, putting it to paper, and pushing down to make marks. As they master holding the crayon, they will begin to make squiggle lines and circular marks, before progressing to writing letters.