Toddler Program (18 Months – 3 Years)
Toddler rooms buzz with activity, couched in care. Here, the education of the youngest Pinewoods students is nurtured as educators focus on the growth of independence, self-regulation, social competencies, and language development. Pinewoods offers two toddler classrooms with twelve students guided by a teacher and teacher’s assistant. These classes enjoy playing together outdoors and the opportunity to learn from and lead peers in this multi-age setting. Many Toddlers join the morning-only program, while others stay full day for lunch, nap, and afternoon learning engagements.
Our Toddler programs encourage the development of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills. These skills are accelerated and expanded because they take place in a community of peers. Learning to share space, play and work with others supports social awareness and requires broad language skills. When the young child observes how their actions influence others, they learn to identify their own emotions and the emotions of others. The young child learns to put their innate compassion into action, as they develop social awareness, empathy, and self-regulation.
Learning in the Toddler program is facilitated by preparation of the environment. This environment provides developmentally appropriate activities and choices so young children are empowered to become self-directed. Immersed in a world that is created just for them, children begin to coordinate movements they refined through practice as they explore their indoor and outdoor environments. Value is placed on learning to care for the physical environment as educators scaffold the interplay of the child’s actions with the surrounding world.
Our Toddler programs encourage the development of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills. These skills are accelerated and expanded because they take place in a community of peers. Learning to share space, play and work with others supports social awareness and requires broad language skills. When the young child observes how their actions influence others, they learn to identify their own emotions and the emotions of others. The young child learns to put their innate compassion into action, as they develop social awareness, empathy, and self-regulation.
Learning in the Toddler program is facilitated by preparation of the environment. This environment provides developmentally appropriate activities and choices so young children are empowered to become self-directed. Immersed in a world that is created just for them, children begin to coordinate movements they refined through practice as they explore their indoor and outdoor environments. Value is placed on learning to care for the physical environment as educators scaffold the interplay of the child’s actions with the surrounding world.
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