Infant/Toddler Program

An academic program for infants 4-18 months old and toddlers 18-36 months old.

Where so many early childhood programs are chaotic and overwhelming, parents are often surprised to see the peaceful tone of our infant/toddler classroom. The calm atmosphere and lack of distraction helps children develop impulse control and concentration, planting the seeds for learning in this classroom and beyond.

A Community

Our students grow together into a close-knit, caring community. When children work, learn and grow together, they learn much more than any of them could learn alone!

“Help Me To Do It Myself”

Your child has a natural drive to be independent which we encourage by creating an environment where everything is just the right size for her to do things on her own. Child sized tools that fit her tiny hands allow her to prepare a snack and serve it to friends. A miniature broom empowers her to clean up on her own. She is taught the skills of self-care and toilet training. Your child learns a set of concrete life skills and self-confidence – but, more importantly, develops the belief that she can choose to make a genuine impact on her world.

A Beautiful Environment

Our bright and sunny toddler classrooms are specially designed for your child between the ages of 18 and 36 months. It is a world scaled down to your child’s size. Here, your child paints, cooks, waters the garden, sings songs with friends and plays with materials that develop fine and gross motor coordination.

Absorbing Language

We surround your child with rich and stimulating conversation to support this once-in-a-lifetime period of rapid language development. Your child, trying to blow bubbles, might be encouraged with “Blow! Can you make the air move just like the wind?” Your child’s mind effortlessly absorbs the new vocabulary, which plants the seeds for reading, writing and self-expression in the future.

A Joyful Experience

Maria Montessori once said, “One test of the correctness of the educational procedure is the happiness of the child.” Take a peek into our Toddler classroom and you will see children who are happy, engaged and deeply connected to their friends and teachers. As a result, your child develops a deep affinity for school and a true love-for-learning.

Our Menu

“Food is the moral right of all who are born of this earth.”

What could be more meaningful to a young child’s developing independence than mastering the skills required to meet a fundamental human need? Here, in Little Explorers, our Kids play a vital role in meal preparation and table set up. In our community, most of the ingredient are organic, fresh and locally grown. We value meal preparation and pleasant atmosphere at the table as a learning experience that children should not miss.

Ready To Move Up

Sometime between the ages of 2 1/2 to 3 years of age, your child’s language skills and self-expression will develop rapidly; he will express a growing confidence in independence and a keen interest in broader concepts; he will want to know what lies ahead, outside of the Toddler Classroom. At this point, he is ready to move up to the Early Childhood program, for children from the ages of 3 to 6.