Toddler Community

Help Me to Do It Myself

Children learn by doing. Learning to care for themselves—washing hands, putting on jackets—and doing it themselves is an important part of the toddlers’ daily work. Your child has a natural drive to be independent, which we encourage by creating an environment where everything is just the right size for her to do things on her own. Child-sized tools that fit their tiny hands allow them to prepare a snack and serve it to friends. A small broom empowers each child to clean up on their own. They are taught the skills of self-care and toilet learning. Your child will learn a set of concrete life skills and self-confidence—but, more importantly, they will develop the belief that they can make a genuine impact on the world.

We surround your child with rich and stimulating conversation to support this once-in-a-lifetime period of rapid language development. As your child begins to realize that everything around him has a name, they become fascinated with their environment in a new way. The toddler guides have special training to offer your child keys to the world of language so your child can effortlessly absorb new vocabulary, which plants the seeds for reading, writing and self-expression in the future.

Where so many early childhood programs are chaotic and overwhelming, parents are often surprised to experience the peaceful tone of our toddler classroom. The calm atmosphere and lack of distraction helps toddlers to develop impulse control and concentration, building a foundation for learning in this classroom and beyond.

To be a toddler is to be curious. Toddlers crave sensory input, order, and information about the real world. There are so many things to see, touch, hear, feel, and do in the classroom that support this drive. Beautiful materials that stimulate the senses are rotated frequently on low shelves to pique your child’s curiosity. Toddlers are encouraged to move freely around the classroom, to choose activities, and to explore their own interests.