Our Two Year Old Program is designed to meet the needs of the intensely independent and determined two year old. The favorite words of a two year old are “NO”, “mine” and “I can do it”. Two year olds are sure of themselves and their abilities; they will not give up and solve simple problems by using "trial and error" method. They will practice an activity over and over until they have mastered the task at hand.

Two-year-olds are beginning to take an interest in other children. Since their social skills are just developing and physical abilities are somewhat awkward, a well intended hug becomes a tackle and a gentle part becomes a whack. They need to be taught how to express affection appropriately.

Children at this age are laying the foundations for reading and writing. They love having books read to them and to pretend to "read" as they independently look through familiar books. Two-year-olds can sing the A-B-C song, but can’t make the correlation between the oral and the printed letter. They love to scribble anywhere and everywhere and may even attempt to write the first letter of their name.

They also pick up most parts of speech needed to form more complete sentences. They can understand and say hundreds of words, but familiar adults may need to "translate" for others due to immature pronunciation skills. They also understand and can follow simple directions.

Two year olds, love to explore “their world” and use their rapidly developing senses and motor skills to learn. They are highly curious about unfamiliar objects, events and situations. This curiosity coupled with their blossoming language skills and vivid imaginations, which they use to process their daily experiences, leads to many "why","what" and "how" questions. Play is an essential and critical part of a two olds learning process. As they play they act out the things they have learned through their exploration of “their world”, internalizing this new knowledge. Using it to develop new skills such as socialization, new thought processes, problem solving all the while having fun and maturing. Play connects children with their imagination, environment, parents, family, caregivers and the world.

Our Two Year Old Curriculum is Thematic and based on the wonderfully rapid developing world of the tenuous Two Year Old. They continue to build on the educational concepts, early language skills, co-operation, and social interaction learned in the Toddler Class.

Two Year Old activities include story and circle time, music, dance, art, exercise, and individual and group play. Learning experiences are planned to promote their growing need for independence, yet allow for their need to be close to their caregiver. Group activities are planned which enhance the development of their social skills, builds the confidence needed to continue to the next level of their educational process.

Our Nursery program helps children advance skills in core pre-academic areas such as Gross Motor Skill, Fine Motor skill, Social & emotional development. Our child-centered approach ensures that children are exposed to a diverse array of learning activities and that they thrive in all areas of child development, creative thinking, complex problem solving, empathetic collaboration, curious investigation and astute decision making.

Our Ryans Nursery curriculum prepares children for kindergarten and beyond, with the skills and confidence needed for a lifetime of academic success.