Toddler Prep Program - A Montessori Education

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Toddler/Prep

18 Months - 2.5 Years

The goals of the Toddler/Prep class are to give the child a positive first experience at school and to help him/her gain independence and self-confidence.The Toddler/Prep class may be one of the child’s first opportunities to begin to learn the negotiations of socialization. Children and their families are helped through the separation process and invited into a warm Montessori environment.

Trained teachers provide practical life activities, sensorial exploration, art media exploration, and pre-reading/pre-math experiences. Language development is aided through songs, stories, and social interactions with peers and teachers. The Toddler/Prep class brings out the 18 month to three year olds’ capacity for fun and joy in learning.

Morning Program Schedule

7:00 AM

Optional Childcare
8:50 - 9:10 AM

Drop-off and welcoming of the children
9:10 - 10:45 AM

Circle / Work time
10:45 - 11:15 AM

Playground activities
11:15 - 11:45 AM

Work time
11:45 - 12:00 PM

Calendar / story
12:00 - 6:00 PM

Pickup / Optional Childcare

Toddler/Prep Program Goals

Communication Development

Supporting your child's verbal, non-verbal, and listening skills for connecting with family, friends, and beyond.

Listening to and following directions
Naming people, animals, colors, and shapes
Singing, poems, and naming games
Participating during circle time
Practicing responding to adults and children
Identifying feelings

Growing Brain Power

Providing an enriched environment and the personal relationships to make the most of your child's amazing brainpower.

Sensory learning through sight, touch, smell, taste, and listening
Matching simple objects to pictures
Sorting by color
Grading largest to smallest
Gaining independence through daily-living activities

Growing Brain Power

Helping your child develop trust, self-confidence, and problem solving skills for positive relationships with friends, parents, and teachers.

Developing trust with teachers and friends through example, playing, and participating
Using words with other children for social interaction
Practicing taking turns
Developing friendships through side by-side play

Helping Healthy Bodies Flourish