Toddlers (12 – 24 months)

We have separated toddlers into two separate classrooms as the development needs for these children are very different. Each toddler room has activities tailored to encourage their growth as individuals as well as members of a social group. Both toddler rooms are transition rooms between infant and turning two.

Young Toddlers (12 – 18 months)

As infants mature and become young toddlers, we continue to stimulate their senses and encourage them to explore their world. Teachers will lead young toddlers through age-appropriate activities to improve coordination, and increase verbal and problem solving skills. Young toddlers are usually fed on their own schedules and are fed on demand, and may require more holding, rocking and soothing than older toddlers.

Older Toddlers (18 – 24 months)

Older toddlers tend to have more advanced motor skill abilities, and are more self-aware and assertive than young toddlers. At this stage, your older toddler will begin to experience a somewhat more structured classroom routine. He or she will start to learn valuable skills such as taking direction from adults other than parents, how to co-exist with other children in a learning environment, and how to share.

Areas of Development:

Language and Literacy: Through books, songs and daily activities, teachers will help your child become comfortable with language and help grow vocabulary.

Fine Motor Skills: Toddlers’ fine motor skills, which include finger and hand movements, need to be encouraged in many different ways in order for them to progress. Learning Ladder offers a wide variety of activities for your child to develop his fine motor skills, ranging from finger painting, to making and manipulating clay.

Gross Motor Skills: Children will be encouraged to improve their gross motor skills and hand/eye coordination by a variety of activities which include, batting at objects, kicking, walking and running.

Cognitive Skills: Cognitive skills include thinking, learning, and the accumulation of knowledge. Toddlers will focus on investigating their environment through their various senses and will begin to sort toys by shape and color and will be encouraged to identify facial features.