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
2-3 Year Old Program Daily Schedule
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* |