Your toddler is learning how to use their body and how to explore their world more on their own. They want to do more, and we help. We mix paints with our hands to make colors and practice holding markers and crayons. We act out stories at circle time and let the children explore manipulatives and the playgrounds outside. Even at this age, we encourage independence in both thought (choosing among several activities) and action (helping move items to tables, cleaning up, etc.).

Our twos love to engage with our different stations (art, science, library, etc.) as our teachers offer guidance and support. At this age we also begin to focus more on social skills, like how to play with our friends and how to share, as well as emotional skills, like how to calm ourselves down and what to do when we get angry. We continue to encourage independence with potty-training for those who are ready and by helping children with daily tasks like taking off their own shoes and washing their own hands.

We help our threes develop their natural expressiveness, through language, art and play. Our teachers ask more open ended questions and patiently encourage children as they ask “but why?”. We prod children to talk about their art as three year olds often use artwork to tell stories. We support the development of future literacy by practicing pattern recognition and we practice story telling using a beginning, middle and end. Threes are also able to better understand abstract concepts and so we introduce themes like ‘community’ and ‘team work’ and ‘honesty’. Our threes are eager to do more physically as well and so we engage in more demanding activities like hopping, throwing & catching and tag.

Our preschoolers are getting ready for Kindergarten and beyond. We practice sight words, like learning our friends’ names, and early phonics by recognizing sounds and letters in words. We go beyond counting and develop actual numeracy through measuring and estimating activities. We help foster concentration by allowing students to spend more time engaged in tasks before switching to the next part of the day. Most importantly, we try to equip our students with the critical thinking skills that will help them learn and grow throughout their lives, inside and outside of school.

We not only provide a loving and safe environment, but we work with you to provide the best care possible while you're away. Do you have a unique feeding schedule or other special requirements? Let us know. We also ensure that your infant receives the stimulation they need to grow, through singing, hugging, and talking with your baby.