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
| 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Drop off – Work Time |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Morning Snack |
| 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Work - Diapering / Toilet training |
| 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM | Outdoor / Indoor play (Seasonal) |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Line time |
| 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Nap Time |
| 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Diapering / Cots / Toilet training |
| 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM | Outdoor / Indoor Time |
| 3:10 PM – 3:45 PM | Afternoon Snack |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Work Time |
| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Story time and Supervised classroom activities, Pick-up Time* |