Toddler Program (24 to 36 Months)

Fostering Growth in Every Milestone – At Kid Champion, Little Rock, AR

At Kid Champion, we understand that the first year of life is a time of rapid brain development, foundational learning, and emotional connection. Our infant program for children aged 2 to 12 months is designed to provide a warm, secure, and stimulating environment where your baby can thrive across all areas of development.

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Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

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Gross motor skills: Jumping, kicking balls, navigating toddler obstacle courses.

Fine motor skills: Threading beads, completing peg puzzles, starting scissor use.

Sensorimotor skills: Pouring water, exploring musical instruments, matching textures.

Daily physical and living skills: Brushing teeth with guidance, pulling up pants, using utensils independently.

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Social and Emotional Development

Consistent, responsive caregiving: Providing reassurance as toddlers express stronger independence.

Interactions with adults: Engaging in brief conversations, asking questions, seeking comfort or praise.

Peer engagement: Playing beside and with peers, taking turns with help, group pretend play.

Adaptive social behavior: Beginning to share, showing empathy (e.g., offering a toy to a crying friend), understanding limits.

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Approaches to Learning

Curiosity: Asking “What’s that?”, exploring nature, joining new activities.

Initiative: Selecting books or centers independently, role-playing familiar routines.

Curiosity and initiative: Persisting with a puzzle or task, showing pride in discoveries.

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Cognition and General Knowledge

Awareness of cause and effect: Asking “Why?” or “What happened?”, repeating actions to test reactions.

Problem-solving: Matching objects by size or color, completing multi-step puzzles.

Early numeracy and science: Counting objects during play, sorting by size/shape, observing weather changes.

Exposure to basic concepts in geography: Identifying places on a classroom map, naming outdoor locations (e.g., “park,” “zoo”).