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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 AMDrop off – Work Time
8:30 AM – 9:00 AMMorning Snack
9:00 AM – 10:15 AMWork - Diapering / Toilet training
10:30 AM – 10:55 AMOutdoor / Indoor play (Seasonal)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AMLine time
11:15 AM – 11:45 AMLunch
12:00 PM – 2:00 PMNap Time
2:00 PM – 2:20 PMDiapering / Cots / Toilet training
2:40 PM – 3:00 PMOutdoor / Indoor Time
3:10 PM – 3:45 PMAfternoon Snack
3:30 PM – 4:30 PMWork Time
4:30 PM – 5:30 PMStory time and Supervised classroom activities, Pick-up Time*