{"id":1580,"date":"2019-04-24T16:38:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2021-09-13T16:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:54:42","slug":"toddlers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/our-programs\/toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classrooms and Ratios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Classroom<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Possible Age Range<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Children<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Lead Teachers<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Younger Toddlers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

14 months – 22 months<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Toddler\/Preschool:\u00a0Toddlers and Young Preschoolers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

22 months – 2 years 9 months<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Toddlers are mobile, curious, and energetic<\/h2>\n

We foster these qualities and create an environmen<\/a>t in which toddlers can explore their world safely and productively.<\/p>\n

Staff are models of appropriate behavior<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • Children are constantly observing their teachers in their classroom, and teachers act as models of appropriate, kind behavior.<\/li>\n
  • Toddlers are egocentric by nature and they look to control their world in many ways.<\/li>\n
  • Teachers respect toddlers’ needs by providing simple, limited choices that lead to an intended end goal.<\/li>\n
  • We help children develop their understanding of their own feelings by labeling and validating their emotions.<\/li>\n
  • We take time to make sure a child feels heard and understood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Toddlers are learning to understand emotions<\/h2>\n
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    • Children of this age can have large emotional reactions.<\/li>\n
    • We acknowledge and validate their feelings as well as teach them methods to calm down and regulate their emotions.<\/li>\n
    • Classrooms will have cozy, quiet spaces where children may choose to calm down before returning to an activity or finishing a conversation with their teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Teachers redirect and use logical consequences<\/span><\/h2>\n
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      • Teachers focus on what a child can do in a particular situation rather than telling them what they cannot do.<\/li>\n
      • Toddlers are often easily distracted and teachers may choose redirection rather than limit setting while guiding a toddler\u2019s behavior.<\/li>\n
      • Discipline should teach rather than punish.<\/li>\n
      • We provide children with the skills they need to solve social problems, play safely and respectfully, and regulate their own emotions.<\/li>\n
      • If an teacher believes a toddler knows the skills they need in a situation, they may provide a logical consequence for their actions.<\/li>\n
      • Logical consequences are always related to an action and are respectful, reasonable, and helpful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Classrooms and Ratios Classroom Possible Age Range Children Lead Teachers Younger Toddlers 14 months – 22 months 9 3 Toddler\/Preschool:\u00a0Toddlers and Young Preschoolers 22 months – 2 years 9 months 9 3 Toddlers are mobile, curious, and energetic We foster these qualities and create an environment in which toddlers can explore their world safely and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14430,"featured_media":0,"parent":1567,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3551,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions\/3551"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}