{"id":22,"date":"2025-03-25T05:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectthetots.ca\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:42:51","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectthetots.ca\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5d885 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b5d885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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Friday<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684fa2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"684fa2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our curriculum is rooted in the Montessori philosophy, fostering a lifelong love of learning through self-directed exploration, independence, and respect for each child\u2019s unique developmental path \u2013 all in a warm and respectful environment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337f8d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"337f8d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Our program also includes creative arts, imaginative play, and story or music time\u2014helping to support your child\u2019s cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development. \nAfter our Infant program, children graduate to the Montessori-inspired Toddler curriculum, which nurtures their growing independence, curiosity, and sense of self through hands-on exploration and guided learning experiences.\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bb559 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04bb559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe2de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfe2de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TODDLER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fea17 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"05fea17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/connectthetots.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/montessori-material-smart-african-american-boy-playing-educational-color-game-near-happy-teacher.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"montessori material, smart african american boy playing educational color game near happy teacher\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t18 Months to 30 Months\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tToddler stage is a time when curiosity and the desire to explore become increasingly evident. During this time, they naturally and effortlessly absorb knowledge from their surroundings, shaping themselves to become a part of their culture and environment. At Connect the Tots, each child's journey begins in a nurturing and intimate setting with a small group of 10\u201315 children, guided by a teacher and an assistant. This warm, community-focused environment offers children the opportunity to engage in meaningful, age-appropriate activities such as pouring water, preparing food, and planting. These hands-on experiences encourage independence, support developmental growth, and inspire a genuine love for learning and life. \n\nWe also begin to gently introduce foundational elements of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) through playful exploration. For example, toddlers might observe how water flows through a series of tubes or use simple sorting activities to explore early math concepts like size, shape, and quantity. 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Learning is centered around four core areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, and Mathematics. \n\nPractical Life activities\u2014such as table setting, sweeping, buttoning, and food preparation\u2014promote independence and coordination. Sensorial work refines perception through the five senses, laying the groundwork for abstract thinking. In the Language area, children develop early literacy skills through storytelling, phonetic games, and vocabulary enrichment. Mathematics introduces concepts like quantity, sequencing, and simple operations using hands-on materials. \n\nWe also begin to explore early STEM through activities like measuring during cooking, building with blocks, or experimenting with magnets and water flow. 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