Our Curriculum
At Tiny Toes, we know that children learn best through play and active discovery. We want to make sure each child graduates with the skills he or she needs to succeed in kindergarten and in life...
Social & Emotional
Skills
At Tiny Toes Learning Center, we recognize that each child is an individual, with his or her own unique skills and interests. We believe in providing a personalized approach to early childhood education. Our highly trained teachers take the time to get to know each individual child. We work hard to foster meaningful relationships amongst the children and between teachers and students.
Knowing that strong social emotional skills are the keys to a child's success, we ensure that children at Tiny Toes Learning Center have endless opportunities to build self-confidence, independence, a strong sense of self-worth, and the ability to build and maintain strong friendships that can last a lifetime.
At Tiny Toes Learning Center, we foster a love of reading and a familiarity with the alphabet at a developmentally appropriate level. We encourage the development of literacy skills by reading to children regularly, both individually and in groups, and by having books accessible throughout our days. We model reading and writing throughout our interactions with the children, seamlessly demonstrating the importance of literacy through daily activities.
Literacy Skills
Language Skills
Young children develop language skills at a remarkable rate and we provide opportunities to help them do so. We facilitate the growth of spoken language through speaking with the children and through actively encouraging them to speak with each other. We ask for their opinions, model patterns of conversation, ask them questions and utilize descriptive language to help them begin to label items and feelings.
Language &
Literacy Skills
Science
The world is filled with opportunities for exploration and the development of scientific knowledge. At Tiny Toes Learning Center, children learn about science throughout our days, including through gardening, cooking, mixing colors, observing our classroom pets, the changes of the seasons and the growth of our plants. We know that the world is theirs to discover, and we provide our children with the opportunities
Cognitive
Skills
Math
At Tiny Toes Learning Center, we recognize the opportunity to develop math skills through play. Children learn by counting the people and items they come in contact with throughout their days - blocks, beads, each other, the number of chairs at the table... We also teach numbers by singing songs, doing puzzles and reading books with numbers in them.
Problem Solving
One of the key aspects of cognitive development is the ability to analyze and solve problems. Children learn these skills through play as they solve puzzles, figure out how to make their block tower stand, and experiment with different materials. At Tiny Toes Learning Center, we encourage our children to ask questions, and to help discover the answers themselves.
Physical
Skills
Fine Motor / Writing Skills
Large Motor Skills
Fine motor skills, the ability to both identify and control small objects with one's hands, are critical for many tasks such as writing, drawing, picking up dropped Cheerios and finding pennies in your pocket. We support the development of fine motor skills by providing hands on experiences such as drawing, painting, using eye droppers with liquid, cutting and using stickers, and sensory experiences such as playing with finger paint, sand and water.
Large motor skills, the ability to control and successfully utilize one's larger muscles, are vital to many experiences children will have in their future, both in and out of school, such as playing on the playground, participating in sports, riding a bicycle and sitting at a desk. We provide daily opportunities for children to play outside and to build these essential skills. We are also proud to offer an indoor Motor Room filled with equipment that provides targeted support for our Toddlers and Pre-K children's large motor skill development.