For children ages 18 months to 3 years
toddler.
empowering your curious, capable, and confident child
A Nest toddler community is designed for the boundless energy and intense need for independence that are the signature features of toddlerhood.
During the toddler years, your child experiences an astonishing amount of growth with language acquisition, motor development, social and emotional skills. Our Toddler programme offers a safe and engaging space where young children internalise just how capable they are, building their view of self on a foundation of trust, joy, independence, and encouragement.
features of nest's
toddler programme:
Learning through free movement.
Movement is a crucial part of how children learn, not a break from learning. This is especially true under age six, and our programme offers fine and gross motor activities daily. These activities support your toddler in learning to understand cause and effect, solve problems, make choices, and pursue goals.
Intentional exposure to language.
With deliberate exposure to real, precise and varied vocabulary, your toddler will go from two-word phrases to full sentences. Children experience reduced frustration as they learn to express ideas and feelings in words. Meanwhile, this thoughtful approach to language prepares your little one for reading and writing.
Hands-on activities through practical life.
Toddlers love real-world tasks like mopping and window washing, and these activities are encouraged with guidance and appropriately sized tools. Practical life helps your toddler contribute to their community, build confidence, and fulfils their drive to understand how things work. It also develops their capacity to concentrate, which is key to later academics.
Skills for toilet learning.
We support independent toilet use with respect and patience. Montessori guides watch for signs of readiness and motivate without pressure. Child-size bathrooms remove obstacles; familiar routines facilitate a positive experience.
Respectful social and emotional support.
One of the most exciting things about working with toddlers is watching them begin to interact, play, and socialise with their peers. Our guides model respectful social interactions, capitalising on the toddler's delight in imitation. Formal lessons in grace and courtesy further equip toddlers with social skills and empathy.
at nest preschool, we believe every child is tremendously capable.
But what’s even better, the children believe it too.
Every child at Nest Preschool knows they can accomplish real things and engage in real learning. Not because someone tells them so, but because they choose it, experience it, and succeed at it every single day.