Ocean Room
Older Toddlers + 2s
Children 14-36 months.
Program Guidelines
- We provide vocabulary rich daily opportunities for large group, small group, and individual learning throughout the day.
- Preschoolers receive a Progressive Preschool Backpack! We’ll provide a keychain with his/her name, and a folder for sending information home and back; this is also for a labeled change of clothes & accident clothes.
- We follow CACFP; meals and snacks are offered every three hours. We are also the highest level (3) of TOPStar; healthier food and snack options are offered with more physical activities.
- We use curriculum called FrogStreet: Toddlers for this class. Designed for children birth to 16 months, this curriculum focuses on many milestones for our young learners across many domains: physical, language, cognitive, social and emotional. It incorporates many fun and educational games, art projects, and activities daily that build on the classroom setup. The teachers also tailor individual curriculum to meet each child's individual, various social and emotional, and academic needs.
- Our educational day begins with circle time, where we practice skills like sitting with attention on the teacher, raising our hands, and taking turns speaking. We also practice counting, colors, new vocabulary, emotions, listening to stories, focusing on all pre-reading, writing, and math skills.
- The day is spent in open and free choice time engaging in hands on learning activities of the student’s choice. The classroom is strategically divided into several learning centers. No matter what they choose to engage in, they will be gaining important skills: gross and fine motor, pre-writing, math, problem solving, critical thinking & reasoning, and social-emotional. Teachers help further student learning during free choice time and do individual instruction using the interests a child has in the activities throughout the class setting.
- We perform periodic screeners to determine if any of their developmental learning areas are falling behind. If they do, we provide parents with enriching activities to do at home as well as work on them here in class.
- Reaching Potentials through Recommended Practices, or RP2, uses predictable schedules, routines3 – routines within routines within routines – and focuses on enhancing engagement levels between the student and their peers, adults, and materials used. If more individualization is necessary, observations help teachers create individual opportunities for learning and growth.
- Procare allows us to send info on your child’s day, with pictures and messages between teachers and parents. It’s a great communication tool!
- Potty training is one of the biggest skills learned in this age group. Once a student shows readiness signs, parent participation is required as we help children acquire this new autonomous skill.
- Our goal is that your student will learn new things each and every day and develop the social and physical skills to help them successfully begin kindergarten. This fun ‘free choice’ approach has proved the best method to teach them to want to learn and be engaged in learning!
- We are certified High Quality through the Child Care Quality System! Visit jobs.utah.gov/occ/provider/quality for more information.
- Please feel free to ask any questions you have.
First Day Item Checklist
- Family Photo for our Family Board (you can also text/email one and we will happily print it for you)
- Extra change of clothes
- Diapers and Wipes (unless potty trained)
- One or two blankets for naptime (optional) (we launder)
**Please note that children in this class do not use binky’s or bottles**
Progressive Preschool prefers all items to be labeled with your child’s name with permanent marker.
Call us to check our class availability!
Part-time and full-time options available.
(385) 376-4800 Contact Us Schedule a Tour
