2-Year-Old Preschool Program
Inquisitive Investigators
Our Inquisitive Investigators program provides children ages two to three with a fun-filled and positive education experience in a safe, secure and loving environment. We strive to make learning fun! The program reinforces language development, school readiness, fine and gross motor skills, and cognitive ability. Tuition includes organic and all natural lunches and snacks, organic fruit and organic milk plus four specials a week: Dance, Spanish, Sign Language and Music.
The carefully crafted curriculum focuses on:
Teaching about feelings
Developing routines
Using manners and patience to share, wait their turn, and play nicely with others
Helping children to calm down and work out their problems
Playing nicely with toys and taking care of material
Understanding the difference between what is real and what is imagined
Using lots of language and encouraging children to communicate age appropriately
Reading and rereading books and having the children answer basic comprehension questions
Understanding sequence of events and stories
Properly gripping a pencil and understanding left and right progression
Writing letters and even names
Reciting and recognizing in print the upper and lower-case alphabet and numbers, shapes and colors
Age appropriate mathematics concepts, such as sorting, classifying, comparing, patterns, and counting
Singing songs and reciting nursery rhymes
Providing ample opportunities to use the senses
Playing games
Providing playtime activities, i.e., dress up, blocks, sand, and play dough
Music and movement
Art using crayons and finger paint
Working on art and multi-theme projects that take days to complete
Puzzle and puppetry time
Opportunities to run around and play in our indoor play space or outdoors, weather permitting
Assigning jobs and tasks to help develop responsibility
Completing two-step directions
Potty training when ready
Developing independence
Call us to learn more: 201-523-9555
Our Little Explorers (toddlers between 1 and 2 years old) and their developmental milestones *
Please note that these developmental milestones are intended as a sampling or guide, and may not exactly reflect what your child is doing at a particular time. Each child is an individual and develops at his or her own pace. Sources: The Mailbox Superbook / Preschool by numerous contributors, A Survival Guide for the Preschool Teacher by Jean R. Feldman, healthychildren.org and zerotothree.org.
Please visit the two websites listed for more information. Consult your pediatrician if you are in any way concerned about your child’s development.