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2521 Horizon Dr, Burnsville, MN 55337
Toddler Program
Toddler Program- Ages 16 Months - 3 Years
Toddler Environment:
The first few years of a child's life are crucial to their personality and intellectual development. Children need not only love, emotional nurture and a healthy physical environment, but also an environment that promotes their very real need to learn. The Montessori teaching method
provides a basis for individualized learning activities, appropriate for even the earliest stages of a child's development. Children in our program flourish in prepared environments, which respect, support and respond to their basic needs for independence, exploration and the building of trust and self-esteem. The structure of the curriculum is based on five developmental areas: Sensory and Perception, Physical and Motor, Self-Help Skills, Language, Social and Emotional.
Sensory and Perception:
The young child absorbs the world around him/her through five senses, and a rich environment should cater to the child's senses.
Physical and Motor:
Along with the mind, both fine and gross motor skills develop rapidly from three months to three years. Attention to these needs supports balanced development. A young child's ability and movements are important to his/her environment involvement, and thus education.
Self-Help Skills:
The focus is on helping the child attain and enjoy independence; each individual must learn to self-educate. Ex.) washing hands, eating with a spoon and fork, and dressing/undressing.
Language:
The construction of vocabulary is a part of every aspect of the classroom from snack time to manipulating a toy to group activities. Ex.) Encourage Toddler to talk more, work on having child ask for assistance rather than crying or whining, and Encourage toddlers to use manners.
Toddler Daily Schedule
6:30 – 8:00: Arrival time in the extended care room.
- Breakfast ends at 8:00
8:00: Transition to toddler room.
8:00 – 8:45: Free play, diaper change/toilet (8:15).
8:45 – 9:00: Circle time.
9:00 – 9:15: Story and washing hands for snack.
9:15 – 9:30: Morning snack.
9:30 – 10:00: Group science/art activity, diaper change/toilet (9:45).
- 9:30 – 9:45 (Tuesdays): Music with Ms. Romayne
10:00 – 10:40: Outside/large motor.
10:40 – 11:00: Story and washing hands for lunch.
11:00 – 11:30: Lunch
11:30 – 12:00: Diaper change/toilet, quite time.
12:00 – 3:00: Naptime.
2:30 – 3:00: Quiet activities, waking up, diaper change/toilet.
3:00 – 3:30: Wash hands for snack, afternoon snack.
3:30 – 5:00: Outside time/large motor/free play/sensory play.
5:00 – 5:30: Diaper check/toilet use.
4:30 – 6:00: Transition to extended care room/departure.