Toddler Daycares near Madison Township, IN

Toddlers

Toddlers need the nurturing and encouragement of an understanding adult. At Young Minds Development Center our teachers celebrate a toddler’s sense of curiosity and engage in active learning with them throughout the day. Children will begin to use their senses and motor skills to explore unfamiliar objects, events and phenomena. Teacher's will present our toddlers with simple problems in order for them to use "trial and error". Your child will begin to develop the questioning stage, Asking the 5 W’s Who, Why, What, When and Where? Our teachers will allow children to use their motor skills to explore their environment which fosters play and creative arts, using familiar objects and situations to process their daily experiences.

Early Toddlers

Our commitment to early learning and education begins in our Early Toddler learning program with the relationship between our teachers and parents. Together, we develop a daily schedule that best fits the needs of your little one. This important, trusting relationship continues as your child grows and continues to develop. We believe that young children thrive in an environment, like ours, that is especially responsive to individual needs. Our loving teachers will nurture your child with kind words, warm smiles, and gentle touches to assure opportunities for development.

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.

Toddlers

You’ll love the safe environment for exploration, excitement, and exercise we provide for your active child. Toddler classrooms also feature our milestone-focused curriculum, Learn from the Start™, focused on the key developmental milestones specific to this age group, with learning experiences designed to address the individual needs of each child, in each classroom.

Twos

This classroom is the perfect environment for terrific 2-year-olds. As your child grows more active, becoming an explorer, we provide a safe, engaging environment for them to develop. Learning experiences for 2-year-olds are based around key developmental milestones for this age group, as defined by our exclusive Learn from the Start™curriculum. We’re also here when you need us. Ask your school about flexible enrollment options to fit your family’s schedule.

Toddlers

When children learn to walk, they are placed in a toddler class. Low teacher-to-child ratios (1:5) allow a great deal of personal attention and interaction with the adults. This gives the teachers at Friends the time to respond to the temperament, needs, and cues of each individual child. Our daycares small group and one-on-one activities allow children ample opportunities for hands-on, active exploration of their environment. Here, they experience an explosion of new concepts, ideas, and vocabulary, while they learn how to be part of a group. Daily communications with the families allow the toddler class to become a familiar, positive extension of the home. Children constantly test their limits and express opposition. One of their favorite words is NO! But this is a normal, necessary step as they develop a healthy sense of themselves as separate, autonomous individuals. Our teachers recognize this, so they use positively-worded directions that tell the children what they can do, instead of what they can’t do, for example, saying, “Use your walking feet” instead of “Don’t run.” Teachers patiently redirect the children to help guide them toward controlling their own impulses and behavior. In addition to working on social and emotional skills, the children also have opportunities every single day to expand their physical, cognitive, and language development. At Friends, we are fortunate to have those special teachers who find genuine joy in being with two-year-olds and who love seeing the world through the children’s innocent eyes.

Preschool

A massive amount of cognitive development takes place in the various learning centers that allow maximum time for hands-on play, exploration, and discovery. At the same time, this is an important time in children’s social and emotional development, as well. At Friends, the older two-year-olds are acknowledged for their accomplishments and are helped to feel increasingly competent and in control of themselves. Since self-esteem comes from real accomplishment, allowing them to do things on their own is the best way we can help them develop self-confidence. Healthy social and emotional development is essential in children’s cognitive development. Daily activities in carefully-constructed learning areas allow for maximum intellectual learning. In addition, language development, which is part of literacy, is increased when children listen and talk to others (receptive and expressive language). Their vocabularies are greatly increased during this time in their lives! When children turn 3 years of age, they are placed in one of two preschool classes, where they stay until the year before they enter Kindergarten. Both classes share the same underlying educational programs through curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices. As children become more independent, they choose which activities to focus on in their educationally-rich classroom environment.

Toddlers

You’ll love the safe environment for exploration, excitement, and exercise we provide for your active child. Toddler classrooms also feature our milestone-focused curriculum, Learn from the Start™, focused on the key developmental milestones specific to this age group, with learning experiences designed to address the individual needs of each child, in each classroom.

Twos

This classroom is the perfect environment for terrific 2-year-olds. As your child grows more active, becoming an explorer, we provide a safe, engaging environment for them to develop. Learning experiences for 2-year-olds are based around key developmental milestones for this age group, as defined by our exclusive Learn from the Start™curriculum. We’re also here when you need us. Ask your school about flexible enrollment options to fit your family’s schedule.

Hively Avenue Preschool

Preschool Program

Toddler Daycare Program

Beginner Preschool and Pre-K

This is a half-day program, 2-5 days a week, depending on the class.

Toddler Daycare Program

Toddler Daycare Program

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Daycare Program

Daycare Program

Daycare Program

We care for infants as young as 6 weeks to 12 months old. We teach them the fundamentals of hitting each of their milestones: holding bottles, feeding themselves, crawling, walking, etc.