Toddler Program

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Our toddler program is designed for young children aged 18 months to 3 years old. Our program provides a supportive and engaging environment that encourages exploration, learning, and socialization.

• Many daily supplies are provided by Hive Academy including: hypo-allergenic diapers and wipes, a cot for nap time, a blanket for nap time, a toddler cup for all meals and snack, and numerous learning supplies and materials
• A healthy, balanced and nutritious breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack are provided
• Small class sizes to ensure personalized attention and care
• Opportunities for art, music, and sensory exploration
• Development of social skills through interactions with peers
• Support for language development and communication skills
• Encouragement of independence and self-confidence

Our toddler program uses Frog Street Toddler for their curriculum. Frog Street Toddler is designed around the latest brain research and includes activities created specifically for little ones 18-36 months old. The program is designed to equip our teachers to foster essential growth, meet the needs of all learners, and embrace the joy of learning each day!

Learning Domains:

• Language Development: Toddlers will be immersed in a language-rich environment essential for developing both receptive and expressive language skills. Frog Street Toddler includes high-interest books, stories, songs, poems, and chants that will amuse and delight toddlers. Vocabulary words are introduced and reinforced weekly through activity integration, colorful photo cards, and sign language to support all learning modalities.

• Cognitive Development: Frog Street Toddler offers activities that support cause-and-effect relationships and problem solving to develop foundational skills for lifelong learning. Each week, toddlers will have a range of activity choices that will give them plenty of opportunities to express creativity, solve child-sized problems, and develop curiosity.

• Physical Development: The activity choices in this domain provide toddlers with fun physical challenges, action songs, and games that will build coordination, balance, and muscle strength. Children will develop both gross motor and fine motor skills as they squeeze, tear, roll, toss, catch, hug, hop, twist, run, and much more!

• Social and Emotional Development: Frog Street Toddler places a special emphasis on social emotional development because learning best evolves through relationships and responsive care giving. Toddlers will build confidence, learn impulse control, and develop social skills while caregivers build trusting relationships with children through one-on-one, partner, and small-group interactions.

Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey

• Frog Street Toddler includes a comprehensive classroom management and social-emotional component that creates a learning environment where children feel safe and loved. Children learn to reduce stress, engage appropriately with their classmates, and practice social skills, such as using kind words and helpful hands.

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Our toddler teachers use a child-centered approach, following each child's interests and curiosities to create an engaging and meaningful learning experience. We prioritize building strong relationships with our toddlers, fostering a sense of trust and security that allows them to explore and learn with confidence.