Quality early childhood development for toddlers begins with a hands-on approach and plenty of opportunities for free choice and independent learning. At Coastal Kids Academy of SC, our teachers will lovingly guide your toddler through their earliest developmental milestones while singing, dancing, and playing. We focus on the following areas of toddler development: 

 

• Listening and speaking skills

• Self-confidence

• Social interactions

• Coordination

• Creativity

• Problem solving

 

Your toddler’s busy day will include plenty of free play and quiet time. Time will be devoted to enrichment programs, special activities, and learning simple sign language. We keep families informed with Daily Reports and weekly lesson plans on the classroom’s Family Communication Board.

 

Curriculum (ages 12 – 24 months)

• Designed with the curious child in mind, our toddler curriculum includes weekly themes which are reinforced with books, puppets, songs, free-form art projects and other creative activities.

 

Curriculum (ages 2-3 years)

• Developed for active two and young three year Olds , this toddler curriculum offers plenty of hands-on activities where children learn through play. Weekly themes encourage problem solving, language development, creativity and self-esteem. We also concentrate on potty training and self-help skills with older toddlers.

 

Inside your toddler’s day: During their time with us your child will learn to count, discover writing, music, and start building toward following simple instructions, and the potty. When your child is all over the place, they’re discovering their world. Toddlers learn best in safe, loving places where they can explore, in their own way. The activities for this age group are built around toddlers’ limitless curiosity and their natural desire to push boundaries. Each day is packed with carefully disjoined activities structured around the six main development areas.

 

Language and Literacy Development

• Use one to two words to level objects and express needs and wants

• Build an understanding of words through interactions including reading books

• Imitate reading behaviors like turning pages and babbling while looking at pictures

• Explore writing and scribbling on paper

 

Social and Emotional Development

• Show increased interest in interacting with familiar adults

• Show increased interest in interacting with other children

• Manage emotions independent or with the help of a familiar adult

• Notice when other children are upset and try to help them feel better

 

Physical Development and Wellness

• Learns to walk and start to run

• Play games that develop throwing and kicking skills

• Show an increasing ability to control their hands

• Start to communicate at mealtime using simple words

 

Cognitive Development

• Show interest in counting and start to identify one, two, or three objects

• Learn words like up and down and difference in size and volume

 

Creative Expression

• Create art using materials like crayons and clay

• Move creatively with other kids to learn body awareness

• Interact with music through games and simple songs

 

Executive Function

• Remember the location of objects like a specific toy

• Follow simple rules some of the time

• Watch and imitate how others use objects or complete tasks