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Turkey Hill - Young Toddlers

2 years - 2.6 years​

About Our Classroom

Welcome to our Young Toddler Classroom, where growing independence, big imaginations, and exciting discoveries make every day an adventure!

Our classroom is thoughtfully designed for children ages 2 to 2½ years old, a wonderful stage when little learners are becoming more independent, developing their personalities, and discovering all the amazing things they can do.

At this age, children are eager to explore, ask questions, communicate their needs, and engage with the world around them. Our classroom provides a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can build confidence, develop friendships, and strengthen important early learning skills.

Our caring teachers provide gentle guidance, encouragement, and individualized support while allowing children the freedom to explore, make choices, and learn through meaningful hands-on experiences.

Learning Through Play & Exploration

Our daily activities are thoughtfully designed to encourage:

• Language & Communication: Expanding vocabulary, combining words into short sentences, singing songs, listening to stories, and learning to express wants, needs, and feelings.

• Social & Emotional Development: Building friendships, practicing turn-taking, learning to share, identifying emotions, and developing positive relationships with teachers and classmates.

• Gross Motor Development: Running, jumping, climbing, balancing, dancing, and strengthening coordination through active indoor and outdoor play.

• Fine Motor Development: Building with blocks, completing simple puzzles, painting, coloring, manipulating playdough, and developing hand-eye coordination.

• Cognitive Development: Exploring colors, shapes, counting, matching, sorting, problem-solving, and beginning to understand simple concepts.

• Creative Expression: Discovering imagination through art, music, dramatic play, sensory activities, and pretend play.

• Independence & Self-Help Skills: Practicing handwashing, feeding themselves, cleaning up toys, putting away belongings, and beginning toilet-learning readiness when developmentally appropriate.

A Day in Our Classroom

Our days are filled with laughter, creativity, movement, and hands-on learning!

Children participate in a balance of teacher-guided activities and child-led exploration, including circle time, music and movement, sensory play, creative art, story time, outdoor adventures, and imaginative play.

We introduce simple, consistent classroom routines that help children feel secure while building independence and responsibility.

Our teachers encourage children to make choices, try new experiences, and develop problem-solving skills through play. We recognize that toddlers learn best when they are actively engaged, supported, and given opportunities to explore at their own pace.

Building Friendships & Emotional Confidence

At this age, children are beginning to develop stronger social connections and understand their own emotions.

Our teachers help young toddlers learn how to express feelings, communicate needs, practice gentle interactions, and navigate early friendships.

Through positive guidance, patience, and encouragement, we support children as they begin to understand classroom expectations, practice taking turns, and develop empathy for others.

We believe that every feeling is an opportunity to learn and every interaction helps build important lifelong social skills.

Encouraging Independence & Toilet-Learning Readiness

Our Young Toddler Classroom focuses on helping children gain confidence in everyday routines.

Children are encouraged to participate in age-appropriate self-help activities such as washing their hands, using utensils, helping with cleanup, and managing simple personal belongings.

We understand that every child develops at their own pace, and we approach each milestone with patience, encouragement, and positive reinforcement.

Our Promise to Families

We know that the toddler years are filled with exciting milestones, growing personalities, and many first-time experiences.

Our goal is to provide a warm, welcoming classroom where every child feels loved, respected, supported, and excited to learn.

We believe in building strong partnerships with families through open communication, individualized attention, and a shared commitment to each child's growth and happiness.