2-3 Year Old Program: 24-36 Months – Mt Prospect Montessori School | Park View Montessori School in Mt Prospect, Illinois

In Park View Montessori’s 2-3 Year Old Program, you will find:

A clean and sanitary environment
A group size of 16 children with 3 adults
Tables, chairs, and rug area arranged for social interplay
Three distinct areas to the environment:
- Practical Living – including water activities, art, snack time, and small muscle activities
- Sensorial – Montessori equipment that develops the senses
- Academic – simple counting exercises; readiness skills emphasizing development of receptive and expressive language
Materials, including select toys, that aid in cognitive learning
An age group of 2 to 3 year olds
Children given the freedom to move and make choices
Children taking work from ordered shelves and returning them to their proper places
Nurturing adults attuned to the child’s physical and emotional needs
Adults showing the child how to use unfamiliar materials
Adults moving away from the child after a presentation to foster independence in the child
Confident and happy children who are treated with respect

6:30 AM – 7:15 AM	Drop off – Work Time
7:15 AM – 7:30 AM	Snack
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Work - Diapering / Toilet training
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Outdoor / Indoor play (Seasonal)
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Bathroom – Diapering – Snack
9:30 AM – 11:15 AM	Work – Water Work – Diapering
11:15 AM – 11:30 PM	Line time – (songs, finger plays, Movement)
11:30 PM – 11:45 PM	Lunch preparation
11:45 PM – 12:45 PM	Lunch – Clean up – Get ready for nap
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM	Nap
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM	Diapering – Bathroom – Cots - Shoes
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Outdoor / Indoor play (Seasonal)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Snack – Bathroom
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM	Group Activity (Felt Board / Language)
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM	Work – Art Project
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM	Gym / Play Time
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Story time and Supervised classroom activities, Pick-up Time*

*Late charge of $1.00 per minute after 6:00pm. Please see Parent Manual for further details.