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Minnesota Children's Book Author and Artist, Nancy Carlson, visited the Wilder Child Development Center for a book reading and drawing lesson.
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Toddler

Toddlers (16 months to 33 months)

Our toddler classrooms have a 2:8 (Cub Classroom) and a 3:12 (Bear Classroom) teacher-to-child ratio. These small class sizes encourage individualized learning. We schedule monthly field trips and quarterly parent-teacher conferences.

We work with our 16- to 33-month-old toddlers on skills like:

  • Putting toys away.
  • Recognizing body parts.
  • Verbalizing the need to use the bathroom.
  • Going up and down stairs.
  • Matching familiar objects.
  • Potty training (by 33 months).
Penguin

Penguins (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years)

To support individualized learning, the Penguin classroom has a 3:18 teacher-to-student ratio. We schedule monthly field trips and quarterly parent-teacher conferences.

We work with our 2 1/2- to 3 1/2-year-old children on skills like:

  • Following classroom rules and routines.
  • Expressing themselves using feeling words.
  • Recognizing individual names.
  • Performing many self-care tasks independently.
  • Counting to 20 in English.

Butterflies (3 to 4 years)

Our Butterflies classroom has a teacher-to-student ratio of 3:20. Partnerships with the Saint Paul Public Schools and Minnesota Reading Corps help children prepare for kindergarten and build early literacy skills. We schedule monthly field trips and quarterly parent-teacher conferences. 

We work with our 3- to 4-year-old children on skills like:

  • Sitting, listening and participating during large group activities.
  • Using words to resolve conflict.
  • Making phonic sounds for the letters of the alphabet.
  • Using body coordination to move easily.
  • Using words and senses to observe and explore.
  • Recognizing and naming all letters of the alphabet.

Dolphins (4 to 5 years old)

To support individualized learning, our Dolphins classroom has a 3:20 teacher-to-student ratio. Partnerships with the Saint Paul Public Schools and Minnesota Reading Corps help children prepare for kindergarten and build early literacy skills. We schedule monthly field trips and quarterly parent-teacher conferences.

We work with our 4- to 5-year-old children on skills like:

  • Following directions.
  • Recognizing and naming most letters of the alphabet.
  • Writing first names and recognizing last names.
  • Recognizing and producing rhyming sounds.
  • Mastery of self-help skills.
  • Beginning to identify different characteristics of people.