Watching a two-year old can be fun and exhausting. Children in this age group are filled with energy and curiosity about the world and a new sense of increasing independence. Two's are highly active and interested in objects and people. They're undergoing rapid development in many areas, and eager for attention to help them learn and understand basic things about how the world works.

Our program provides the structure and guidance he needs throughout his day as he learns to share, get along with others and perform tasks that require a longer attention span.

Listening to stories, singing songs, playing games and doing art projects help develop language and vocabulary skills, as well as movement and sensory motor skills. The Two's Program focuses on developing these skills and readying your child for his next step at Early Birds.

Exploring Their World, Alone & Together

Group Time

During a typical day, your two-year-old will enjoy two group times with her classmates, during which the two's teacher reads a story, teaches the class a song, discusses a theme related topic, or facilitates some other activity.

Discovery Time

Your two-year-old will be on her own to explore the materials and learning activities set up in the classroom, as well as participate in various teacher-directed projects. You will likely find more than one teacher in each Two's classroom. This allows one teacher to supervise and interact with the children during their child-initiated activity, while the other teacher is able to manage a small group.

Teacher-Directed and Child-Initiated Activities

Teacher-directed and child-initiated activities are both important to your two-year-old. Teacher-directed activities are designed and led by the teacher to meet a particular learning goal. Your child's teacher might read a book to a group, lead a music or movement activity, or work with a small group on a specific planned and prepared art activity. Teacher-directed activities also include those that require more supervision and assistance, such as food activities or sponge painting. In most cases, the teacher stays with the children from start to finish.

Child-initiated activities are those that the children select on their own from an environment that has been carefully planned and prepared by the teacher. For the most part, these activities can be done without adult assistance. For example, your child may choose to use the puppets from the book and storytelling center. While the teacher sets out the materials, the children's interests and imagination guide their selection and use, thus they are child-initiated. Child-initiated activities allow your two-year-old to make choices and learn about her environment in her own way.

At Two: As children learn to communicate with those around them, their play becomes more sophisticated. Games that encourage imagination, such as dressing up, building blocks, illustrated books or toy versions of household items (cookers, wendy houses etc) help to develop a child’s creativity.

We suggest: Encourage creativity with make believe toys, role play toys, crayons and ride-on toys.

At Three: At this age, children are able to solve simple problems and puzzles and may even have learned to read basic words. Playing becomes more complicated and creative, with jigsaws, card games and plasticine providing essential stimulation.

We suggest: Encourage active thinking and early reading with illustrated board books, simple puzzles, jigsaws and plasticine