• No shoes allowed in the Infant Room for sanitary purposes
•  Bottles must be premade prior to arrival
•  No toys or bumpers in the crib
•  Bottles expire one hour after initial use
•  All babies are placed on their back in their crib, per Academy of Pediatrics Standards
•  All bottles must be taken home each night

• A wide variety of literature including poetry & hand rhymes
• Art projects that use  diverse materials and textures
• Music that is cultural and classic, along with many favorite children’s songs
• The use of imagination with dramatic play
• Discovering different materials such as rice and water (older children have access to sand)
• Math skills such as counting, measuring, matching, shapes and opposites
• Science experiments and an appreciation of nature
• Fine motor skills such as stringing cheerios and painting, etc.
• Large motor skills such as climbing and rolling a ball, etc.
• Circle time which includes colors, sign language, weather, etc.

• Pacifiers are only given at nap time
• Children must be able to drink from a sippy cup
• All personal items must be labeled
• Age appropriate self feeding
• Hands must be washed when entering the classroom
• All children must wear shoes
• Pacifiers are only given at nap time  

Additional Information

• Some of the key elements for your child’s development in the Toddler Room are working on your child’s independence through self help. 
• We also work on fine motor and gross motor using activities such as tracing, cutting, using pincher fingers, walking, steps and outside play. 
• The major key element we work on is potty training.  We work with the child and the parents to make this process as easy as possible.

• In the Toddler Room, we stop using pacifiers during the day and during nap time.  If your child is still using a pacifier, we will slowly wean them from it. 
• We are also the “potty training room”.   All the teachers work on this skill with the help of parents. 
• All the children work on self help skills such as washing hands, self serve lunch/snacks and putting on their own coats. 
• Eventually they will use the potty by themselves (with teacher observing and guiding). 
• Our classroom is a place to learn and have fun simultaneously.  We believe that every moment is a learning moment!

• Make all children our priority
• Help children become familiar with a classroom setting
• Teach children while having fun
• Look at each child’s developing level to help each child grow academically and socially

• Teaching children to understand and follow rules
• Helping children become independent (i.e.- hanging up and putting on coat, set up for meals, use of bathroom facility, clean up  and washing hands
• Building social skills (i.e.- playing appropriately with friends, using their words to express themselves, sharing and taking turns)
• Expanding academic knowledge (i.e. – begin spelling and writing their name, recognition of numbers, shapes, colors and opposites, use of scissors and cutting and counting objects)

• No pull ups allowed in classroom – children must be in underwear
• Hands must be washed upon entering classroom
• No toys from home unless requested by teacher
• Each child must bring their own blanket and pillow for nap time

Additional Information

Our class participates in Stretch & Grow every Tuesday

We believe children learn best in a classroom that provides an age-appropriate, educational curriculum that is centered on the child.  We aim to help every child to develop life skills that will foster independence, social skills and cognitive development.  Our goal is to prepare each and every child in our classroom to be prepared to continue onto Kindergarten and excel in the traditional classroom. Our goal is to create a maximum love of learning!

Key areas of child development & learning

• Peer relations- Children are encouraged to enter into play and cooperate during both structured and unstructured activities.  We focus on appropriate interactions and self-regulation.
• Independence- Children develop independence by strengthening self help skills and making choices.  Children find their hooks and hang up their coats, sign themselves in and out of the classroom, choose activities and who they want to play with, serve themselves lunch, and toilet independently.
• Communication skills- Children will enhance communications skills through shared storytelling, questioning, lunch conversation, peer and teacher interactions, and journal writing.
• Reading- Children will develop an appreciation of literature through storytelling and reading quality children’s literature.  Children will also develop reading skills through buddy reading, guided reading, and a variety of phonics activities.
• Writing- Children practice writing on a daily basis.  In addition, on a weekly basis children will participate in multiple activities that develop fine motor skills.  Activities include but are not limited to: stringing boards, using play-doh to create letters, writing in sand, cool-whip and shaving cream, using chalk boards, and using worksheets to learn proper writing techniques. 
• Mathematics- Children will gain an understanding of spatial concepts, classification, patterns, numbers, one-to-one correspondence and graphing.  This is achieved through math lessons, free explorations, and manipulatives.
• Science- Children will strengthen problem solving skills, critical thinking and develop a curiosity about the world and how things work through simple science experiments and conversations about various science related topics.
• Music and Movement- Children sing and dance daily during circle time and free play.  Nursery rhymes and songs are also used during the literacy activities to help with phonemic awareness and fluency.

• Please label child’s belongings
• All children must lay on a cot during rest time- we do not require them to sleep and will give quiet activities to non-sleepers.
• All children must be potty trained
• We will use our “outdoor classroom” when the real feel temperature is between 25 degrees and 90 degrees.  Please dress your child accordingly.
• We have an open door policy and appreciate parent volunteers

• School is in session from 8:30 AM to 2:30PM.
• Both tardiness and absenteeism is tracked and progressive disciplinary action may be taken if either becomes excessive (details if all policies will be reviewed during registration into our Kindergarten program). 
• We have an open door policy and would welcome any parent volunteers in the classroom.