Onesies & Twosies

Onesies & Tweenies

The emphasis of our One-Year-Old curriculum is to enhance the social-emotional, physical and language development of your child.

We also concentrate on sensory awareness and discovering the world around them. Our focus is on positive interactions with your child and fostering children’s development with their words, actions and gestures.

These positive interactions help your child grow and develop in a nurturing and loving environment.

Please Note: All children need the following items:

  • A weather-appropriate change of clothes to keep in their cubby

  • Diapers and wipes for the diaper changing area (Label Everything)

  • A crib sheet and blanket are needed for nap time (Label Everything)

    • Self-Awareness - Recognition of self as a separate person with strengths and needs, likes and dislikes

    • Self-Regulations - Ability to comfort self and manage emotions

    • Attachment / Social Relationship - Connections between child and other people

    • Sensory - Five senses used to explore and learn about the environment

    • Fine Motor - Development of strength and coordination of muscles in hands and fingers to explore and manipulate objects in the environment

    • Gross Motor - Development of large muscle, strength, control, coordination and balance to move in and interact with the environment

    • Health Awareness and Practice - Experiencing and learning about healthy habits: personal care, hygiene, nutrition, physical activity and safety

    • Receptive Language - Listening and understanding

    • Expressive Language - Communicating and speaking

    • Emergent Literacy - The foundations of reading: being read to, recognizing familiar signs and labels, pointing out pictures and associating with words and sounds

    • Emergent Writing - The beginnings of writing: scribbling using crayons and markers, notice letters and words on paper

    • Receptive Language - Listening and understanding

    • Expressive Language - Communicating and speaking

    • Emergent Literacy - The foundations of reading: being read to, recognizing familiar signs and labels, pointing out pictures and associating with words and sounds

    • Emergent Writing - The beginnings of writing: scribbling using crayons and markers, notice letters and words on paper

    • Cause and Effect - Events and outcomes are caused by themselves, other people or things

Twosies & Trainees

The emphasis of our Two-Year-Old curriculum is to enhance the social-emotional, physical and language development of your child.

We also concentrate on sensory awareness and discovering the world around them. Our focus is on positive interactions with your child and fostering children’s development with their words, actions and gestures.

These positive interactions help your child grow and develop in a nurturing and loving environment.

Please Note: All children need the following items:

  • A weather-appropriate change of clothes to keep in their cubby

  • Diapers and wipes for the diaper changing area (Label Everything)

  • A crib sheet and blanket are needed for nap time (Label Everything)

  • Self-Awareness

    • Recognition of self as a separate person with strengths and needs, likes and dislikes

    • Learning to express feelings, emotions and developing independence

    Self-Regulations

    • Ability to comfort self and manage emotions

    • Develop calming and coping skills and self-control

    Attachment / Social Relationships

    • Building connections between your child and other people and responding to emotions of others

    • Express feelings through facial expressions, gestures and sound

  • Sensory

    • Use of the five senses to explore and learn about the environment

    • Gain experiences using different sensory activities

    Fine Motor / Gross Motor

    • Development of strength and coordination of muscles in hands and fingers

    • Develop hand-eye coordination by touching, reaching and grasping

    • Development of large muscle strength to move in and interact with the environment

    • Increase strength, control, balance and coordination of their bodies

    Health Awareness and Practice

    • Experiencing and learning about healthy habits: personal care, hygiene and nutrition

  • Receptive Language / Expressive Language

    • Listening and understanding

    • Showing interest in the language of others

    • Communicate using words and sounds

    Emergent Literacy (the foundations of reading)

    • Learning rhymes, stories and songs

    • Show appreciation for book reading, story sharing and singing

    Emergent Writing (the beginnings of writing)

    • Use and experiment with different writing materials

    • Notice signs and words in the classroom

  • Sensory Awareness / Spatial Awareness

    • Exploration of our world and the properties of things using our senses

    • Sense of space and how things fit; stacking, filling, dumping or building

    Memory

    • Develop an understanding that people, objects and events continue to exist when they cannot be seen

    Play

    • Engage with real objects in imaginative ways

    • Imitate and practice what happens in their life with the use of props

What else is included?

Snack - We provide a snack in the morning for all children and a second snack in the afternoon for the children who stay for childcare; milk and juice are also provided

Arts and Crafts - The children will paint, color and use arts and craft supplies

Music and Physical Education - Your tuition includes a music program and physical education for all of the children enrolled; these classes are conducted by our specialized music and physical education teachers

Special Events

Halloween Parade – In October all children will participate in the Halloween Parade

Fire Truck – During Fire Prevention Week, the fireman and his fire truck will visit us and talk to the children about fire safety

Performances – Throughout the school year such as puppet shows and plays

Lunch with Santa – In December Santa will come to visit, give gifts, eat lunch and sing songs with us

Traveling Zoo – Every May, the Traveling Zoo will visit and let us see their small animals