Toddler (12+ months)

Learning through Exploration

Your child’s first years of life are a critical time that can determine success in school, relationships and life. As your child begins asserting her independence, it can be exciting and rewarding to watch.

The La Petite Academy Toddler Program focuses on active exploration and hands-on learning activities to help your child gain independence while promoting confidence in her learning abilities.

How We Achieve It

We recognize that children at this age may be at very different stages of development. Some may have just started walking, while others are already exploring the many other facets of their emerging development. Our highly trained teachers create fun and rewarding activities that reflect each child’s developmental needs.

The Toddler Program at La Petite Academy focuses on a Whole Child Education and is designed around shared learning experiences that stimulate and challenge your child each and every day. We know that children learn best by having a variety of choices in an organized environment. That is why our learning centers include materials and manipulatives as well as planned activities that promote fine- and gross-motor skills, receptive and expressive language, positive relationships with peers and adults, and intellectual curiosity — all while nurturing your child’s developing sense of self.

Our clean and inviting classrooms and our curriculum are set up to promote active exploration. Rocking toys and large climbing structures develop gross-motor skills, while pretend play items like kitchen sets and play food illuminate a child’s imagination.

Families receive a daily log of their child’s feeding, sleeping, diapering and learning activities. Teachers also perform assessments two times a year using developmental checklists.