Toddlers

SPES prides itself on placing each child's development, growth, and safety as top priority. Above all else, our teachers develop age-appropriate activities for the different age groups at the center. In addition, our staff will revise those activities in ways that will maximize each child's particular needs. Our goal is to interact with each child at their level.

Our toddler room is filled with educational and age-appropriate toys and materials. We follow a weekly curriculum including the following areas:

• Music & Movement/Story Time — Includes self-expression, songs, books, instruments and finger plays.
• Art & Sensory — Includes simple art projects, coloring and many different items to help with sensory development.
• Gross Motor Play — Includes activity walkers, and push/pull toys.
• Fine-Motor Play & Self – Help Skills Building—Includes stacking blocks, connecting toys, cooking projects and manipulative toys.
• Play & Learn Time — There is scheduled time at the beginning and end of each day for the kids to explore the room and engage in free play. This is a good time for them to develop language and social skills.

In our toddler area, children are meeting new challenges as fast as they come. Children learn best when they are in a stimulating environment. Activities during the day focus on music, stories, outdoor play, and learning basic skills  much of the day. Crawling, walking, and eventually running are milestones they accomplish in what seems like the blink of an eye.