During the first 3 years of life, your child develops more rapidly than at any other time. They have, what Montessori termed as, an “absorbent mind” that absorbs large amounts of information from the environment through observation and experiences. These are the years that lay the foundation for later learning—and the stronger the foundation, the more the child will be able to build upon it.
Our Toddler program offers a curriculum that emerges from each child’s unique skills and interests. Based on daily observations, guides introduce new materials and activities that pique curiosity and stimulate learning. Learning objectives for your child at this age include developing skills such as language, concentration, problem solving, visual discrimination, and physical coordination.
The routines of everyday living are the foundation of the Toddler program. Activities promote independence, order, coordination, and concentration, as well as support social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Washing, dressing, toileting, and eating, according to each child’s individual capacity
Cleaning, food preparation and food service; plant care and animal care
Walking, climbing, running, jumping, balancing, climbing steps, and more
Reaching, grasping, picking up objects, transferring objects, using tools and utensils, doing art work
Naming objects, describing actions and intentions, discussing pictures, conversation, music, and singing
Developing social skills through interactions with peers, teachers, and adult-led small group games
Our Toddler environment gives your child the freedom to safely explore and learn through discovery. The setting is calm, inviting, and homelike, with soft rugs, books arrayed on low shelves and materials in baskets. Colors are muted, the atmosphere peaceful. The space is organized, clean, and uncluttered.
The classroom is a community in which respect for the independence and character of your child is paramount. Our guides are consistently calm, gentle, soft-spoken, patient, and trusting. They demonstrate respect and compassion by using eye contact, kneeling to the level of the child, addressing your children by name, and speaking before touching or moving them. The result is a calm, soothing atmosphere in which consistent guides create an emotional safe haven for those in their care.
Learning materials are easily accessible. These materials are designed to foster concentration, problem solving, and a sense of achievement. Children select the material that interests them, use it for as long as they would like, clean it up (with assistance when needed), and make another choice.
Equipment that supports gross and fine motor skills, such as low ladders with railings for children who are just learning to walk, are available for toddlers to try. Child-sized furniture, utensils, and other tools enable children to make independent choices and complete activities, which builds self-confidence, concentration, and critical thinking skills.
The materials go far beyond plastic squeak toys for chewing on and plastic blocks for banging together. Rather, they offer authentic and meaningful learning experiences.
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In most schools, on the first day of school, parents are forced to abandon their children at the school gate and leave. We strongly oppose this and here’s why.
Every parent has heard of the infamous “Terrible Twos,” a phase in a child’s life that often brings challenges and exasperation. Toddlers between the ages of one and three seem to undergo a significant developmental shift during this period, characterized by tantrums, defiant behavior, and heightened emotions.
Toddlers are just trying to understand the world around them and their place in it. Understanding their needs and corresponding behaviours will help us support them to make discoveries and construct themselves.
Toddlers are misunderstood humans. People see toddlers as difficult. There are not many good examples of how to be with toddlers in a loving, patient, supportive way. We want to paint a new picture of the Toddler.
Villa D, Sai Anugraha,
#27/1, Rukmani Street Extn.,
Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600090.
