Best Toddler Daycares in Chatham, NJ

Toddler Daycare

Toddlers are on the go, exploring and learning new things throughout each day. Classrooms are kid-size in design, allowing children to do more things independently, building their self-confidence. Photos of the children’s families cover the walls of the classroom, creating a sense of community. Daily routine includes: outdoor play, circle time, dance & movement, reading, art, music, and free play.

Discovery Preschool

Preschool program designed to create a strong academic and social foundation. Teachers introduce math, literacy, and science. Activities also include music, movement, art, pretend play, and group games. Children become an active part of their classroom community.

Toddler Daycare Program

Toddler Daycare Program

Toddlers

Our Toddler Program focuses on fostering holistic development, supporting children in building social-emotional, physical, language, and cognitive skills through engaging activities and nurturing interactions. Toddlers develop independence, learning to regulate their emotions, seek comfort when needed, and accept guidance from trusted adults. They form positive relationships with peers and adults, use social interactions to explore their environment, and display empathy toward others. Group participation is encouraged, where toddlers balance their own needs with others, learn to resolve conflicts, and demonstrate gross and fine motor skills, such as manipulating objects, using writing tools, and refining movements. As language skills grow, toddlers express their thoughts, follow simple directions, and expand their vocabulary by naming familiar objects and people. They begin to use simple sentences and engage in brief conversations while learning social rules, such as eye contact and turn-taking. Cognitive development is supported through problem-solving, creative play, and participation in rhyming and alphabet activities. Toddlers explore numbers, shapes, spatial relationships, and patterns, laying the foundation for future mathematical concepts. Through curiosity and play, they connect experiences and develop classification skills, fostering an early appreciation for learning.

Preschool

In our Twaddler (Preschool) Program, we provide a nurturing environment that promotes social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematical development through interactive play and hands-on learning. Children are supported in regulating their emotions and behaviors, seeking comfort from special persons or objects, and following limits with guidance from trusted adults. They form secure bonds with caregivers, using them as a base for exploration, while also developing friendships with peers. Twaddlers engage in cooperative play, express their feelings during conflicts, and practice social interactions that foster empathy and collaboration. Physical development is encouraged through activities that enhance gross motor skills like ball manipulation and fine motor skills through the use of writing and drawing tools. Language and cognitive skills are also a key focus, with children refining their ability to follow directions, expanding their vocabulary, and constructing basic sentences to express thoughts and narrate events. Through persistence and problem-solving, they demonstrate curiosity and motivation to explore their environment. Symbolic thinking and classification skills are nurtured as children connect experiences and represent objects and events through play. Twaddlers engage in rhyming activities, begin recognizing letters, and show interest in books, fostering early literacy. In math, they explore counting, understanding quantities, and matching shapes, while also recognizing patterns, which lays the foundation for more complex mathematical concepts in the future.

Toddler Daycare Program

Toddler Daycare Program

Toddler Daycare Program

At SPS young learners grow socially, emotionally, and academically in a faith-filled environment. Our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program provides readiness for children who would benefit from a bridge between Pre-K and Kindergarten, focusing on foundational skills for future success.

Preschool & Transitional Kindergarten

Toddler Daycare Program