The Toddler Classroom
Where Exploration Meets Learning
At Balanced Family Academy, we celebrate the energy, curiosity, and endless potential of toddlers. Our toddler program is a place where little ones can explore their world, discover new interests, and develop important social and emotional skills. We offer a variety of engaging activities that promote learning through play, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and language development. Our nurturing caregivers are committed to supporting each toddler's individual needs and helping them build the confidence they need to thrive.
All-Inclusive Toddler Care
A Holistic Approach to Growth and Development
Balanced Family Academy's all-inclusive toddler care nurtures your child's holistic development through a variety of enriching experiences. Our spacious classrooms, indoor play areas, and outdoor playgrounds encourage physical exploration and sensory engagement. Weekly extracurricular activities stimulate creativity, critical thinking, and social skills, while our on-site chefs prepare delicious, balanced meals and snacks to fuel growing bodies and minds. We provide all the essentials—from diapers to linens—so you can focus on enjoying precious moments with your child.
Ratios Matter
Nurturing Your Toddler's Growth Through Individualized Attention
We understand that each toddler is unique, with their own personality, interests, and developmental pace. Our commitment to small teacher-to-toddler ratios allows our dedicated caregivers to provide the individualized attention your child needs to thrive. We believe that strong, trusting relationships between children and teachers are the cornerstone of early learning, and our low ratios create space for these meaningful connections to flourish.
Wholesome Nutrition
Fueling Your Toddler's Growth and Development
Nutritious food is essential for your toddler's development, providing the energy and nutrients they need to explore, learn, and grow. At Balanced Family Academy, we understand the importance of balanced meals in supporting your child's physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being. Our chefs prepare fresh, wholesome meals and snacks that are tailored to your toddler's nutritional needs, helping them develop strong bones, healthy muscles, and a vibrant immune system. We believe that a well-nourished body is a happy and thriving body.
Academic Advantage
Laying the foundation for healthy growth and development
Toddler Full Circle Milestones
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continue to refine their coordination through active play
use fine motor tools like utensils and crayons
progress from crawling and pulling up to walking and running
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begin to recognize and interact with peers
participate in group activities
use basic signs or words
learn to name their emotions and solve simple problems
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develop independence in eating, drinking from cups, washing hands, and attempting to dress themselves
begin to show interest in potty training
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begin to group objects
identify opposites
recognize shapes, colors, animals
understand basic numbers and letters
communicate in short sentences and follow simple directions
In our toddler classrooms the Daily Brain Builders are designed to offer a variety of art, sensory, gross motor, and guided play experiences that are tailor-made for our toddlers' busy bodies.
Make It Monday
Any kind of art activities or group projects that we can “make” together, including arts and crafts, collaborative murals, building challenges, sensory recipes we mix together, etc.
Tactile Tuesday
Hands-on sensory or guided play experiences that allow toddlers to make discoveries about the world, including touch + feel books, discovery boards, sensory bottles, textured block play, hands-on color sorting, sticky walls, exploring new textures, etc.
Winded Wednesday
Gross motor games and exercises that get our kiddos' hearts pumpin', including movement prompts, yoga, dancing, balloon play, parachutes, etc.
Theme Thursday
Curriculum theme-enhancing activities that bring learning to life in the classroom, including singalong books, felt stories, + finger-plays featured at circle time, theme-enhancing art projects or dramatic play setups, guided play featuring themed toys, etc.
Fine Motor Friday
Any kind of activity that strengthens fine motor skills and hand strength, including sticker collages, sensory bins featuring discovery tools (e.g., eye droppers, tongs, etc.), coloring, sorting with tongs, etc.