The Toddler Program at Every Kid Counts is a fun and challenging environment. Your Toddler is just learning to venture out on their own so they are thirsty to experience their world. Toddlers are beginning to use 'symbolic' thinking to understand their world, which includes 'language'.
Since Toddlers only understand the world from their 'own perspective', they have very large egos. The Toddler Program continues what is taught in the infant program by focusing on "Touch, Sight, and Sound", but also continues by offering their first introduction into a more structured learning environment, all done through fun activities.
Your Toddler will be introduced to gross motor and fine motor development. Gross motor is stimulated with fun movements through play, song and dance. Fine motor is slowly introduced by allowing your child to experience new equipment in art, computers, and play and puzzles.
Cognitive stimulation also comes into play by focusing on the basics. ABC's and 123's, finding your nose and other such stimuli are fun and important to get your child off to a good start. Also reviewing the 8 basic colors and more.
Dramatic play is fun for Toddlers. They dress up, play make believe and learn hand and finger puppet play.
Social skills can be one of the most important and hardest skills for your Toddler to be introduced to. It is their first real entrance to meeting new friends and seeing that the concept of "sharing" will start to be introduced.
The key to the Toddler program is that it is a big developmental age and each new activity or area will be introduced when your child is ready, and no sooner.