Sea Horses Toddlers 2-3 Years

Our Sea Horses classroom houses our 2 to 3 year old children.  It has a ratio of 1:8 with a maximum classroom capacity of 16 kids.

In this classroom teachers will be helping your child learn about potty training.  They will be learning how to communicate in socially accepted ways.  Teachers will be facilitating your child’s growing vocabulary and answering their many questions.

Getting to Know You

Once your child has been enrolled in Leah’s CLC and before his/her first day in the classroom, the classroom teachers will meet with you. Please complete the attached form, “Getting to Know You,” before the meeting. It is important that we learn a little about your child and understand the routines you have developed at home to help the adjustment go as smoothly as possible.

Communication

Parents are welcome in our classroom at any me. High quality early care and educa on is a partnership between families and teachers. The more you know about our program and the more the teachers know about you, the beter we can serve your child and your family. 

The best way to develop a partnership with your child’s teachers is to spend a few moments each day in conversa on. Tell the teachers about your child’s evening, likes and dislikes, and family and friends who are important in his/her life. Ask the teachers about your child’s day, the ac vi es he/she enjoys, the friends he/ she likes to play with, or progress in developing a new skill. If you have a ques on or just want to check in during the day, feel free to call. Teachers may not be able to talk during classroom me, however, the office staff will be happy to check in on your child. 

We keep track of your child’s meals, nap me, and ac vi es throughout each day on the Tadpoles program. When your child is picked up from school to go home, the informa on recorded for the day will be sent to you via the Tadpoles app or email. 

Curriculum & Child Guidance

We strive to provide a secure, nurturing, and s mula ng environment that encourages the development of our infants. Please read the Parent Handbook for detailed informa on about how we do this in all of our classrooms at Leah’s CLC. We follow the Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards for Infants when implemen ng our curriculum. This means that we will be providing daily ac vi es that challenge our litle learners in language and literacy development, cogni ve development and general knowledge, physical well- being and motor development, social and emo onal development, and approaches toward learning. Feel free to check out all of the early learning standards at htp://earlychildhoodohio.org/elds.stm. Above all, we strive to provide a home away from home for you and your child by giving cuddles, eye contact, one-on-one aten on, responding to needs promptly, using soothing and kind voices and words, and crea ng an envi- ronment of love and trust.

What to Bring Please bring the following items to school for your child. We recommend that you schedule a me to bring in these items before your child’s first day so that the first drop off is not hectic. 

  • Large supply of diapers and wipes 
  • Diaper cream 
  • At least three pair of weather appropriate extra clothing including shirts, pants, and socks. Pack clothing in gallon or larger resealable plastic bags and label with your child’s first and last name. 
  • Bibs. Keep an extra supply of bibs at school at all mes. 
  • Two tightly-fitting crib sheets—blankets, mobiles, bumpers, stuffed animals are not permitted in cribs. 
  • Pacifiers. Keep a couple of extra at school and in the diaper bag just in case one gets lost. 
  • Please do not bring toys from home. They might get lost or broken and it can be difficult for a child to share their special toys with the other children. 

Items to bring on a weekly basis: 

  • Clean crib sheet 
  • Sleep sack (a one-piece sleeper or wearable blanket, only children who cannot roll over may be swaddled with a wearable swaddling blanket) 

Every item that you bring to school for your child must be labeled with first and last name. Here are some suggestions to help you get started: 

  • Crib sheets, clothing: Iron-on labels, fabric marker 
  • Resealable plasic bags filled with clothing, diaper boxes, wipes boxes/containers: permanent marker 
  • Bottles, food containers and lids, forks and spoons: masking tape, painters tape, label maker tape, thick rubber bands 
  • botles and food: Keep a sheet of dots that you can quickly write the date on and attach to each item before leaving in the morning 
  • htps://mabelslabels.com/ htps://www.inchbug.com/ htps://www.namebubbles.com/ 

Tip: While most items can be packed in your diaper bag the night before, certain items such as baby food and bottles of breast milk or formula need to stay refrigerated and can only be packed the next morning. You can’t leave without your keys so either put them in the refrigerator next to the bottles or put a bright sticky note on them reminding you to get the bottles.