Teachers
The toddler room is lead by two co-teachers
Age
12-24 months – children typically transition to the “twos” around 20 months
Ratio and Class Size
1:4 with up to 8 children
Goals for our Tots
Our toddler program provides and environment and experiences that encourage toddler’s natural curiosity and desire for independence. Specific program goals:
- Gain new self-help skills like hand washing, cleaning up after themselves, feeding self and using a cup
- Learn sounds that animals make
- Recognizing simple shapes
- Increase vocabulary through singing songs and reading books
- Name objects such as animals, shapes and friends
- Treat one another with kindness by using gentle hands and inside voices
Activities*
Our toddlers engage in a variety of indoor and outdoor age-appropriate activities everyday designed to help them develop physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially.
Indoor:
- Participating in a daily “lesson” based on the week’s learning theme
- Listening to stories
- Signing, dancing and acting out songs
- Art projects with teachers
- Free-play with friends in the room’s centers including quiet corner, dramatic play, blocks and manipulatives/fine motor
- Resting and looking at books in the cozy corner
- Active play in Asbury’s large indoor place spaces
Outdoor:
- Playing in the sandbox
- Learning how to navigate the play structure independently
- Playing with friends in the playhouses
- Playing with outside toys like trucks and balls
- Going for walks around the block in the tot’s buggy
Example of weekly theme
During “name game” week, our tots did a variety of activities designed to help them learn their names, their friend’s names and their teacher’s names. This included, sponge painting the first letter of their names, singing the “Name Game” song, playing with letter blocks, jumping up and down when their names were called, and reading alphabet books.
*Detailed daily schedules are available from Asbury Preschool’s Director upon request.
Parent Communication and Involvement
Daily reports are sent home every day and cover everything from how long your child napped and how much they ate to activities enjoyed, diapers changed, and any other pertinent announcements.