2-Year-Old Program

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Our 2’s class is designed to provide our youngest nursery students with a secure and caring environment that will make their first steps away from home, both safe and comfortable.

This program of gently structured educational play includes:

Circle time
Music
Story time
Snacks
Cooking
Creative arts and crafts
Indoor/outdoor play
...all done in a supportive and loving way!

Social and Emotional Objectives for the 2’s:

To deal effectively with separation issues while developing a sense of security.
To begin to develop sharing and interacting skills with peers by moving from parallel play to group activities.
To foster awareness of other people’s feelings.
To begin to develop self-respect and a positive self-image through positive role-modeling.
To understand the concept of “setting limits” as part of learning self-control.
To learn to make simple transitions from one activity to another while following the classroom routine.
To practice using proper and simple manners, i.e. “please, thank you, you’re welcome,” and taking turns on a regular basis, with an emphasis on learning to cooperate.
To introduce the concept of personal hygiene.
To make the child’s first preschool experience fun and meaningful while engaging in a positive manner with other children and adults outside of the home environment.