Toddlers

Ages 1 to 2 years

Our two toddler rooms provide a warm, nurturing space where children begin to explore the world around them. At this stage, we begin to introduce simple routines, hands-on play, and early structured activities that support language, motor, and social development.

Curriculum and Development

The following standards are from the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards and used as a foundation for our curriculum.

Cognition

Cognitive Flexibility
Initiative/Motivation
Engagement in Learning
Logic and Reasoning
Symbolic Representation

Language and Literacy

Receptive Language
Expressive Language
Literacy
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness

Social and Emotional Development

Regulation
Emotional Expression
Sense of Self
Relationships with Adults
Relationships with Peers

Creative Arts

Appreciation and Engagement in the Arts

Physical Health and Development

Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Self-Help
Physical Health

Mathematics and Science

Counting and Cardinality
Number Operations
Measurement
Geometry
Scientific Practices

tod art_edited

tod centers4

tod class

tod art_edited

1/7

Toddler Schedule

7:00 am Beach Babies Opens

7:00 am - 8:00 am Drop Off/Free Play*

8:00 am - 9:00 am Centers/Structured Activities

9:00 am - 9:15 am Clean Up

9:15 am - 9:30 am Morning Snack

9:30 am - 10:00 am Morning Circle

10:15 am - 11:00 am Thematic Centers

11:00 am - 11:45 am Outside Time (Weather Permitting)

11:45 am - 12:15 pm Lunch

12:15 pm - 2:30 pm Nap/Quiet Time

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Afternoon Snack

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Afternoon Activities/Outside Time/Indoor Free Play

5:30 pm Beach Babies Closes

*Please do not let your child walk in with food in their hands because we have children with food allergies.

**Each child gets a diaper change at least every 2 hours, they are constantly checked to see if they need a new diaper. Children who are potty training or potty trained are reminded to go to the potty throughout the day and at handwashing times.

Slide Title

This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start editing the content.

Potty Training

We are so excited to assist you and your child with this important milestone! Potty training is a big step, and as a team, we are here to support your efforts at home and answer any questions you may have along the way. Our goal is to make this experience as positive, fun, and successful as possible for your child while they’re in our care.

12-18 Months

12 Months

Uses and copies simple gestures (ex: waving "bye-bye")
Responds to simple spoken requests
Says "mamma and dada"
Pulls up to stand

Milestones

Increasing use of coordinated gestures and sounds
Combine words into short two-word phrases like "Me up!"
Begin to understand conversations involving taking turns
Point to, name, or commend on familiar pictures

Language and Communication

Fluffy Footprint Sheep

Art

Cognitive

What sound does this animal make?
Move around the room and make animal sounds to encourage the baby to look towards the sound.

Social Emotional

Mirror Play

Place a mirror so the baby can see themself. Move the mirror. Does the baby look for their reflection?

Offer the baby a clean, soft animal teething toy to reach for and practice putting in their mouths.

Tummy Time

With farm animal toys in front of the baby to explore and try to reach for.

Bunny Hop

While laying down, move the baby's legs like they are hopping.

Fine and Gross Motor

Music

Sing and listen to Old MacDonald and make animal noises.

"Brewster the Rooster" and "5 Little Speckled Frogs"

Sensory

Sponge Play

Reach for and squeeze the wet sponge.

18-24 Months

12 Month Milestones

Uses and copies simple gestures (ex: waving "bye-bye")
Responds to simple spoken requests
Says "mamma" and "dada"
Pulls up to stand

Read

A Hug for You

All Eyes on the Pond

Literacy

Look at pictures of farm animals and say their name

*Our teachers talk to the babies when we feed them, change them, rock them, and play with them

Fluffy Footprint Sheep

Wiggle our toes in the mud

Which animal makes this sound?
Move around the room and make animal sounds to encourage the baby to look towards the sound.
Hide animal toys in containers, under scarves, in tissue boxes for the babies to find.
Stack blocks and knock them over, then rebuild.

Circle Time

Babies sitting in a circle singing, looking at each other, exploring, and communicating.

Hide-and-Seek

Move out of the baby's sight to encourage them to move around to look for you. Reassure the baby that you are still there often by letting them see you, then hiding again

Stack Blocks