2nd Year Toddler Classes

For: Children 2-years-old by August 31 for the school year beginning the following fall quarter.

On this page...

• Class overview
• How to Register
• Class Schedule

Overview

Your 2- to 3-year-old child isn't ready for formal preschool, but she is ready for paint, play dough, a little rambunctious play with similar-aged playmates, and imaginative play. She still enjoys all these activities more when you are right by her side.

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.

Topics for parent discussion include

• toddler guidance techniques
• transitions:
  • going from high chair to table
  • diapers to underwear
  • crib to bed
• pre-school selection
• sibling rivalry
• introducing the new baby
• appropriate expectations
• anger and temper tantrums
• play and learning activities
• and more...

During this developmental period your child goes from needing you right by her side to preferring imaginative play time with a friend. These blossoming early social exchanges lay the foundation for friendships that come later.

As the children play more and more together, parents have time to develop their own friendships with the other parents.

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