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Toddler Program
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The Toddler Classes at The Boyd School are designed for a child's first adventure away from the home environment. The Toddler community consists of ten to twelve children from 18 months to 3 years. The staff consists of two adults, one trained Montessori teacher and one assistant. The program is five days (Monday-Friday) and is a half-day program from 8:30 to 11:45 each day. Children can enroll in after care (additional charge) which includes lunch and nap. The school day closes for our toddlers at 3 PM each day. |
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The daily program for the children consists of individual work time, group time for singing, reading, dancing, being together; outdoor time, and preparing and eating snack.
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There is a great deal of joy in this environment as children are given freedom. The freedom is a freedom within structure that caters to their developmental needs. Toddlers are curious. It is this probing nature that drives them to discover the world in which they live. The individual work time allows children time to work on language enrichment activities, eye-hand coordination materials, practical life materials which help children take care of themselves and their environment. The community of children is small, intimate, and flexible with regard to planned activities so that the needs of children are adhered to at all times rather than a time schedule created by the adult. |
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Toileting is usually a big issue with children this age. We set up the environment in such a way that when a child becomes aware of bodily functions, handling them is made easier. We aren't really "toilet training" we are preparing our environment for this process. No rewards or punishments are used because using the bathroom is a very normal function that all people carry out. If a child urinates or defecates in his or her panties or pull-up, help is simply given, and clean panties/pull-ups are put on. A visit to one of our Toddler Communities will enable the observer to view this first hand.
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