1st Year Toddler Classes

For: Children 1-year-old by August 31 for the school year beginning the following fall quarter.

On this page...

• Class overview
• How to Register
• Class Schedule

Overview

First Year Toddlers at Bellevue College (BC) are between 13 and 24 months of age when classes begin in late September. As the class continues through the following spring (late May), parents notice many changes in the growth and development of their children during this exciting year.

Your baby used to sit on the floor and play or contentedly gaze around the room while sitting on your lap. Now she's on the GO, never knowing when to STOP! His curiosity and skill level can lead to behaviors both exciting AND exasperating for parents!

Parent and child come to class together. During this two-hour class, there's a period set aside for Parent Education. Every other week you and half the parents meet with the parent education instructor for discussion and support while the other parents are with the children and their teachers. At first your child may want to sit on your lap, but soon he will discover that the room designed for him by the children's teachers is a much more interesting place to be.

It's fun to watch your child the first time you attend a 1st Year Toddler class together. There are new faces, exciting choices and fun activities in a classroom designed especially for this period of development. Wow! Goop to touch, vehicles to ride, water to pour, toys to manipulate, obstacles to climb. Parents make fast friends with the other parents in class, riding the same roller coaster of emotions--everything from amazement to bewilderment.

Your parent education instructor and children's teachers guide you through this spirited stage of your child's development.

Observe a Class

Classes do not meet during the summer. You may schedule an observation appointment anytime from October, after classes begin in the fall, until the school year ends in late May.

How to Register

Choose a class according to your child’s birth date. Cost for the 2011-12 school year is $640, paid in installments.  Cost for 2012-13 school year to be determined. A non-refundable tuition deposit will be due after you register. 

To register:

1. choose from the classes listed below
2. view our Registration Page
3. download the BC registration form [PDF]

Class placement is based on date form is received at the BC Parent Education office.  For best class choice, form should be received as soon as possible.

2011-2012 Schedule