Contact

Phone:
858-748-1727

Location:
14845 Espola Road
Poway, CA 92064

Little Hands Montessori -
A Toddler Home

Marijane Schafer: Owner
Lewis Board: Owner

Serving Children and Families
Since 1978

Licensed Home Care: 376618271

WE NURTURE EARLY LEARNING

Maria Montessori, the founder of the educational method that bears her name, observed that young children possess “absorbent minds”. They are capable of learning all manner of things – enriched vocabulary, eye-hand control, listening skills, self-care and social graces, athletic and artistic activities – with relative ease.

The key to the child’s success during the early learning years is having access to an educational program that responds to their insatiable curiosity and desire to explore the world. The hands-on nature of Montessori learning affords the toddler an opportunity to absorb the knowledge and skills that build self-esteem, self-discipline, socialization, and creativity.

Each child at Little Hands Montessori – A Toddler Home is treated as an individual, endowed with personal abilities that yearn for discovery, development, and constructive expression. Our respect for the child leads students at our school to respect the needs, rights, and feeling of others within the toddler community. Children here feel safe, secure, and honored for who they are.

WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS

We work together with parents as a team. Keeping in close contact with you is imperative so that we are maintaining the same goals for your child’s development and learning. We expect parents to follow through on skills that are being taught in our program, such as: manners, language enrichment, potty training and self-care.

Schedule

At the toddler age, children need to be in a stimulating environment for a shorter amount of time than older children, therefore we do not provide after-care. Full day (until 2:30) is only provided for children 2 years old and up.

Hours

Half day – 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon (All children eat lunch with us) Full day – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Little Hands Montessori – A Toddler Home contracts with MCDC next door to care for children in the afternoon. All full-day children will nap at MCDC and will be dismissed from there at 2:30 p.m. The school year will be 9 1/2 months beginning in September and ending in June. There is a seven week summer program. If we feel that he or she is ready to move on to the preschool level, we will recommend that you join the Summer Camp at MCDC at that time.

Ages

We will be accepting children between 18 and 36 months. (18-24 months half day only).

A COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF EVERY CHILD

The adults who care for your toddlers at Little Hands Montessori – A Toddler Home are uncompromising when it comes to the well-being of your child. Sound character, experience with children and demonstrated understanding of child development is required for any and all adults in our home, but above all, a commitment to children and Montessori philosophy – these are the criteria by which we abide as loving caregivers and teachers. You can be assured that children are constantly supervised and nurtured while in our care. There is at least one adult for every six children.