Motor
Toddlers can sit, run, walk forwards and backwards, climb up with two feet on a step, push, squat, kick, throw, and jump. Scribbling progresses to making a circle and flat line, holding a pencil halfway down using palmar, picking up small objects, building with 4-7 blocks, removing shoes.
Creative experience- Large indoor/ outdoor spaces filled with fun activities allow these movements. LCD writing tablets for writing, exercise, dance, and self-help skills contribute to building motor skills.
Language
They can link two words to make sentences, copy last words, combine words, name known objects, and point a finger to talk. At this age conversation is not understandable 25% to 75% of the time, thus it is vital to ask questions such as: What’s that? What are you doing?
Creative Practices: Staff constantly communicate with them while performing routines, labelling their feelings and actions, reading picture books with a few words, story baskets with props for songs and stories, and creating an opportunity to talk.
Cognitive
They sort objects by shape and colour, engage in make-believe play, learn concepts, match games, four-piece puzzles, and use mechanical toys.
Center provides cause & effect toys, science experience, sensorial toys, connecting pieces to build, and opportunities to solve problems.
Aesthetic
Children like colours, lights, sounds, smells, and soft toys. Some like messy tactile.
Center exposes the children to natural materials, stones, leaves, paint, playdough, smelly markers, sand/water play, disco light, texture material and soft toys.
Social emotions
Parallel play, sometimes play with other children for a short time, not sharing yet just the beginning, “me/mine” imitate parents, clingy to familiar adults, beginning of empathy.
Tantrums, instant gratification of request, very reluctant to compromise, curious but doesn’t have a sense of danger, hate restrained, and objects to change routines.
The Center takes verbal and non-verbal clues and guides them. We aim to build strong bonding relationships by being responsive and helping them to regulate and appropriately model their emotions.
Motor
They can balance, jump over obstacles, pedal the bike, dance on tiptoes and with creative steps, big thread beads, use scissors to cut, draw a person with 2 to 4 parts, accurately hit nails, excellent handling of pens, skilled at colouring in.
The Center has an indoor gym with large mirrors, props, and music that allows for creative movement; the other room has a projector that will enable them to watch and practice.
Language
Sentences are entirely understood. Understand the difference between nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They have minor grammatical mistakes. Ask very inquisitive questions; what does that mean?
Interactive circle time allows them to inquire and share information. Phonics programs allow them to use nouns, verbs and adjectives to frame sentences.
Cognitive
Can name most colours correctly, count numbers, paint but not recognizable, know alphabets and their sounds, classify, sort and follow a sequence, form hypotheses, solve problems, and ask intelligent questions.
While a planned curriculum allows them to practice, children are encouraged to engage in conflict resolution.
Aesthetic
They can identify musical sounds, are creative, recognize light and pleasing colour, and use playdough, art and painting to communicate feelings and ideas.
The Montessori section and music section fulfill their urge. Open art center enhances their creativity.
Social emotions
Can understand other people’s feelings and identify and express emotions with words. Likes to be part of a friendship group with the willingness to compromise and co-operate.
Educators participate in their play and plant roots of empathy and the value of friendship.
Only daycare service is provided. Our elementary schools are Ferris, Blundell , Brighhouse, Errington elementary. A driver is provided to the parent, and they will arrange for transportation from school to Daycare and pay directly to the driver.
Non-instructional care will be provided on availability with extra cost.
Our Summer Program is filled with fun and thrilling field trips. Parents look forward to registering.
Large nature art projects, many science experiences (ex. volcano eruptions), cooking, field trips (ex. fire station visits, libraries, and community centers).
Reading buddies, dance and movements, games, large puzzles. Water play, Sports day, ball pit, bubbles, outdoor construction blocks.
Older school-age children tend to take care of young children, which will enhance roots of empathy for both children.
Preschool spots are available from 7:30am to 900 am and 3:30pm to 5:00pm on availability.
Children with special needs are welcome. I accept children who do not require additional staff or special modifications in the physical structure like wheelchair accessible or furniture modification.
I have years of experience working with youth with disabilities in community living as a support worker, and I worked with MCDF as a Behaviour consultant. I have taken care of children with Speech delay, Autism, behaviour challenges, seizures, Allergies, Asthma, developmental delay etc.