Little Apple Toddlers

A little apple teacher and young children are playing a puzzle game at a green table in a classroom.

The Apple Tree toddler education celebrates learning through nurturing relationships, engaging experiences, and supportive routines. We honor each child’s unique strengths while fostering a warm community of friends.

Ages: 18 months - 3 years
Student to Teacher Ratio: 5 to 1
Maximum Classroom Size: 14
Hours: 6:30 am - 6:00 pm

Educational Philosophy

Little Apple toddlers develop a sense of security and support that enables them to explore new skills and learn to care for themselves and others. Each day is a celebration of exploration, joyful experiences, and imaginative play.

Two young boys playing with wooden blocks and stacking them into a tower in a playroom.

Cognitive Development

Guided by research on early brain development, our program emphasizes the power of social and emotional connections, encouraging toddlers to build confidence, communicate kindly, and explore new skills with wonder and pride.

Two young girls are playing on a red seesaw in an outdoor play area surrounded by wood chips and greenery. Both girls are smiling and holding onto the handles of the seesaw.

Community

The Little Apple toddler classroom is a nurturing community where consistency, curiosity, and kindness guide each day. Through thoughtfully designed routines and round-table social settings, children learn to care for themselves and others

Two little apple students sitting at a round table, playing with colorful playdough and tools.

Joyful Exploration

Children develop empathy and expressive language through positive modeling. Supported by a sense of security, toddlers joyfully explore early learning through storytelling, music, art, movement, and language.

Curriculum

The Apple Tree Toddler Curriculum nurtures a sense of security, self-worth, and wonder through consistent routines and meaningful interactions. Daily activities are focused on seven key areas of growth that directly correlate with cognitive, social and emotional development.

A little apple teacher and students are seated on the floor playing with toys

Each day is rooted in seven key areas of growth

Connecting with others
Developing self-awareness
Achieving motor milestones
Expanding language and communication
Exploring physical and spatial understanding
Using tools with purpose
Expressing emotions with confidence

Enriching Days

At Apple Tree, the arts enrich each child’s day—nurturing creativity, communication, and coordination. Music and group singing support language development and social connection, while diverse art experiences empower children to explore self-expression and strengthen fine motor skills.

Three young children sit around a yellow table painting with watercolors, with paper and painting supplies in front of them.

Three young children playing and splashing in a blue outdoor baby pool filled with water, toys, and floating objects during daytime.

Outdoor Exploration

We believe nature is an inspiring classroom. That’s why – weather permitting – Little Apple children spend time outdoors every day in tree-lined play areas, thoughtfully designed for each age group. Children are constantly building both fine and gross motor skills through joyful movement and hands-on discovery.