

Toddlers
13 - 36 Months
Classroom Concepts
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Develop independence in accomplishing tasks themselves
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Expand interactive social skills with peers
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Learn, sing, and interact with familiar songs
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Begin to recognize and identify colors
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Identify and participate in routines
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Introduction to counting and number concepts
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Recognize and enjoy familiar books
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Develop early writing behaviors
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Increase repetitive and expressive language
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Gain more body control through music and movement
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Begin toilet training when children demonstrate readiness
Curriculum
Our curriculum is literacy-based and focuses on language development and social/emotional growth for toddlers. Books and thematic activities, along with enrichment materials, provide toddlers with a rich awareness of the world around them and establish a foundation for reading, science, and math.
Added Values
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Developmental screenings twice a year (fall and spring) to assess student progress and growth
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Teachers use screening results to assess skill levels and target specific developmental achievements or deficits in order to individualize instruction
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Teachers communicate with parents throughout the day through messages and pictures so that parents feel part of their child's learning and development while at High Hopes
A Toddler's Day at High Hopes
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Learning Centers (Blocks, Manipulatives, Cozy Corner for exploring books independently, Imaginative Play)
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A balance of teacher-directed and child-directed activities
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Story time with Songs, Puppets, and other interactive activities
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Outdoor/Gross Motor Play
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Art and Sensory Activities
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Nap (on mats)
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Lunch and Snack with Friends at a Table
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Lots of TLC
