Discovery Learning Center



Discovery Learning Center

Curriculum Goals

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Toddler 15-33 Months

Ratio 1:6

A toddler learns by experiencing the environment through their senses, by moving around and through social interactions. The appropriate teaching is to give many opportunities or self-starting simulating activities. Children this age thrive on routine and repetition to help them experience success. For example, patience and allowing enough time for tasks is essential (i.e. when a child is learning to put on his/her jacket).

A typical daily program includes time for table activities and play. A variety of age-appropriate materials are available to encourage the development of pre-reading, pre-math and critical thinking skills.

Toddlers are learning language rapidly. Books, puzzles, and music as well as time and space for active play are needed as they start to acquire social skills.

Our curriculum for this age group provides growth and development in the following areas:

Social and Emotional

A. Personal Connections: It’s about trust

1. Shows need for familiar adult’s approval and also acts independently

2. Shows cautious interest in unfamiliar adults

B. Feelings about self: Learning about me

1. Shows emerging sense of self

2. Shows growing ability to manage own behavior in different ways

3. Expresses feelings through language and pretend play

C. Relationships with other Children: Child to Child

1. Plays beside other children

2. Responds to other children’s feelings

Communication and Language

A. Understanding and Communicating: Toddler Talk

1. Understands questions, simple directions, beginning concepts, and the ideas and sequence of stories

2. Uses words and some conventions of speech to express thoughts and ideas

3. Participates in conversations

Cognitive Development

A. Exploration and Problem Solving: Toddler Discoveries

1. Explores new ways to do things and shows beginning of concepts of color, size, matching, and weight

2. Uses reasoning skills and imagination when planning ways to make things happen

3. Begins to understand consequences when re-creating events and following familiar routines

Physical Development

A. Movement and Coordination: Toddler Discoveries

1. Shows coordination skills while moving around and engaging in play activities

2. Demonstrates eye-hand coordination while manipulation and exploring in play activities

3. Participates in self-help activities

[pic]Toddler Daily Schedules

7:00am Open/ Inside Play

8:0oam Breakfast

8:45am Story and Calendar Time

9:00am Outside play

10:00am Planned Activities

11:00 Lunch

11:45 Books and Puzzles

12:00 Nap/Rest Time

2:00 Music

2:30 Snack

3:00 Free Play/ Outside play

It is our philosophy that early childhood should be a time of fun, warmth, security, exploring, and discovery. Children are creative, and receptive, and our program strives to nurture and encourage these qualities in its children. It is also our policy that children will be supervised at all times.

Conferences will be held twice a year to formally go over our documentation of your child’s development in all areas, intellectual, physical, social and emotional and any other area that you would like to have us work on. However, if at anytime you have questions, comments, or concerns about our curriculum please feel free to discuss it with your child’s teacher or the Director.

Our hours of operation at the center are Monday through Friday 7am-5pm.

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