Toddler Program

An academic program for students 12 - 24 months old.

Our Toddler Community at Bristow Montessori School provides activities that stimulate the natural curiosity of children from 12 months to 24 months by following the original concepts of Dr. Maria Montessori’s pioneering educational innovations. We offer a stimulating learning environment which promotes cognitive and gross motor development, encourages the development of the senses, cultivates language skills, nurtures eye-hand coordination, and fosters self-esteem with opportunities for self-expression through music, arts, and language.

An Environment Conducive to Learning

Where so many early childhood programs are chaotic and overwhelming, parents are often surprised to see the peaceful tone of our toddler classroom. The calm atmosphere and lack of distraction helps her to develop impulse control and concentration, planting the seeds for learning in this classroom and beyond.

A Community

Our students grow together into a close-knit, caring community. When children work, learn and grow together, they learn much more than any of them could learn alone!

“Help Me To Do It Myself”

Your child has a natural drive to be independent which we encourage by creating an environment where everything is just the right size for her to do things on her own. A miniature broom empowers her to clean up on her own and she is taught the skills of self-care. Your child learns a set of concrete life skills and self-confidence – but, more importantly, develops the belief that she can choose to make a genuine impact on her world.

A Beautiful Environment

Our bright and sunny toddler classrooms are specially designed for your child between the ages of 12 and 24 months. It is a world scaled down to your child’s size. Here, your child paints, cooks, waters the garden, sings songs with friends and plays with materials that develop fine and gross motor coordination.

Absorbing Language

We surround your child with rich and stimulating conversation to support this once-in-a-lifetime period of rapid language development. Your child, trying to blow bubbles, might be encouraged with “Blow! Can you make the air move just like the wind?” Your child’s mind effortlessly absorbs the new vocabulary, which plants the seeds for reading, writing and self-expression in the future.

A Joyful Experience

Maria Montessori once said, “One test of the correctness of the educational procedure is the happiness of the child.” Take a peek into our Toddler classroom and you will see children who are happy, engaged and deeply connected to their friends and teachers. As a result, your child develops a deep affinity for school and a true love-for-learning.

Ready to Move Up

At 2 years of age, your child’s language skills and self-expression will develop rapidly; he will express a growing confidence in independence and a keen interest in broader concepts; he will want to know what lies ahead, outside of the Toddler Classroom. At this point, he is ready to move up to the Pre-Primary Program, for children from the ages of 2 to 3.