Early Toddlers

North Bend Learning Center would like to welcome you to our Early Toddler Program for ages 12 months to 18 months. Each child will be assigned a primary caregiver to make sure that we provide the maximum amount of attention to each individual child. In the Early Toddler program our staff will support your child in becoming more independent in ways such as using utensils at lunch, drinking out of a sippy cup and sleeping on a cot at 16 months. We will continue to encourage exploration of the world around them by creating a safe and nurturing learning environment.

We have created a safe, healthy and well balanced environment to enhance each child’s individual needs. Our Early Toddler program is designed to continue focusing on the six developmental domains that are at the core of success in life. These six domains are physical health, emotional development, social development, motor development, language and communication development, and cognitive development. We will promote growth in each of these domains by implementing developmentally appropriate and engaging activities for these children.

We will continue to encourage the children to use and learn American Sign Language to support communication with each child. We will also begin to develop their verbal skills through activities implemented by our loving and caring staff. In this classroom we will begin to introduce a teacher-facilitated circle time where the children will begin learning about shapes, colors, numbers, and letters by reading stories, singing songs and more.

• Physical Health
  Our staff will guide each child in making good choices for themselves. These choices will lead the children into a healthy and well-rounded future.
• Emotional Development
  Our staff will encourage our early toddlers to use verbal skills to express emotions to describe their wants and needs.
• Social Development
  Through social guidance and imitation early toddlers learn safety rules, basic health procedures and appropriate social interactions with their peers.
• Motor Development
  Early toddlers will engage in outdoor activities on our spacious playgrounds that are designed to meet the physical needs of this specific age group. We will work on fine motor skills by introducing specific art materials such as crayons and play dough to begin the use of their tiny fingers.
• Language and Communication Development
  We will continue learning and using American Sign Language in our daily activities. Early toddlers will increase their verbal skills by participating in activities done during circle time.
• Cognitive Development
  We will increase each child’s development through a wide range of teacher facilitated activities in the following areas: art, music and movement, sensory, gross motor, and language arts.