The Toddler Environment:
- Areas include gross motor development; fine motor development, language skills, and sensory/perceptual development.
- Our activities are designed to develop hand-eye coordination and independence.
Toddler Program
Our Toddler Program has a capacity of 10 children with a 1:5 teacher to child ratio. Our small class sizes provide our children their personal space and comfort in a small group learning environment.
Social and Emotional Developmental Goals:
- To help the child play independently with a larger group of children, and to share and take turns.
- To help the child follow the “Play safe” and safety rules.
- To help the child develop an interest in a variety of activities.
Language Goals:
- Follow simple instructions.
- Encourage the child to use language to communicate.
- Encourage the child to use proper manners.
- Singing simple and silly songs.
- Exposure to books, nursery rhymes, and storytelling to encourage early literacy.
- Introduction to phonics, the calendar, numbers, shapes, and colours.
- Encouraging the child to express themselves creatively by using arts and craft materials, dancing, and using musical instruments.
Self Help Goals:
- Wash hands (with assistance from the teacher).
- Tuck in a chair.
- Tidy up after a meal or a snack (older group).
- Eat with a spoon.
- Put on and remove their jackets and shoes (older group).
- Return activities to the shelf after every use.
- Tidy up the toys after playtime (with assistance from the teacher).
- Potty training (the child will be encouraged and reminded when ready).
"My daughter attended Follow The Child from the time she was 13 months until she was in Senior Kindergarten. She thrived at FTC. She was eager to go every day and didn’t want to leave when I picked her up. Staff treated my daughter like she was one of their own and took the best care of her. The owner is a pleasure to deal with and she runs her facility to the highest standard. They were flexible and accommodating when our needs changed. Highly recommend Follow The Child!"
Katherine Beauchesne