Welcome Toddlers
Toddler Daycare Program in Newark, Delaware
NDNCC provides nurturing full-time care for children ages 2 to 3 years old, creating a safe and engaging environment where curiosity and confidence can grow every day.
During the toddler years, children begin building stronger communication skills, developing friendships, practicing independence, and learning through movement and play. Our teachers create hands-on learning experiences that encourage exploration, creativity, and problem-solving while helping your child feel supported as they take on exciting new milestones.
Busy and always full of energy, toddlers are constantly discovering new ways to explore the world around them.
Our classrooms are thoughtfully designed to support active learners with engaging interest areas, opportunities for movement, and activities that strengthen social-emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development. Throughout the day, toddlers participate in storytime, sensory exploration, outdoor play, and a variety of activities that spark curiosity and discovery.
Our teachers work closely with families to support each child’s individual growth including:
Hands-On Learning
Songs, stories, finger plays, sensory tables, nature walks, and art projects that spark creativity and early math & science skills.
Independence & Self-Care
Practicing hand washing, putting on coats/hats, cleaning up, and toilet learning.
Parent Partnership & Development Tracking
Daily activity forms, weekly lesson plans, monthly newsletters, Teaching Strategies Gold assessments, and biannual conferences.
Motor Skills Development
Indoor and outdoor movement skills from climbing, stretching, dancing, running, and jumping, to using utensils, cutting, and holding writing tools.
Social & Emotional Growth
Sharing, taking turns, cooperative play, managing separations, showing concern for others’ feelings, and seeking a trusted adult for help.
Potty Training
We work the magic of potty training in the Toddler classroom. Teachers communicate and collaborate closely with parents about their observations of their child and the strategies they are using at home. Consistency between home and school is very important. We will encourage our toddlers to use the potty without forcing them to make this change. Each child is respected for their own timing as they make this transition, and we encourage them when they show interest in being ready to learn how to use the potty. The children see their friends taking this step, which motivates them to try too. Our hope is that children are potty-trained before they move on to preschool, understanding that accidents will happen.
We ask parents to send in extra clothes and pull-ups for naptime as children are transitioning from diapers to being fully trained.
Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG) and Ages and Stages (ASQ) Developmental Monitoring
Communication between families and teachers is key to your child’s experience at our center and adds to your level of comfort and satisfaction. NDNCC understands the importance of providing our families with information on their children’s progress and development. Outcome and assessment data, generated from our assessments, allow staff the opportunity to continually review and enrich our curriculum and better meet each child’s developmental and individual needs. These practices represent our commitment to continuous program improvement. We use Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG) to monitor outcomes and Ages and Stages (ASQ) as a developmental screener.
TSG is an objective-based system designed for teachers to assess children in all areas of development and learning. Classroom activities and lesson plans are created to support school readiness in the areas of literacy and mathematics. Assessment results will be shared during bi-annual parent/ guardian – teacher conferences and by request.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some popular questions we get pertaining to the Toddlers classroom
What should I keep in my child’s cubby?
- Please make sure your child has two changes of seasonally appropriate clothes (including socks) marked with his/her name.
- Please ensure your child’s clothing are items that can get messy.
- It is best that their clothes are easy to manage independently.
- Per the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, closed-toe, and closed-heel shoes are mandatory for outdoor play. Sneakers work best.
- We go outside every day, weather permitting. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.
- Please check your child’s cubby each day for artwork, messages, accident report forms, or soiled clothing.
What time are meals served?
- Breakfast is served at 8:30 am, lunch is served at 11:30 am, and snack is at 2:30 pm. Please do not send in food from home, such as a birthday treat, unless previously arranged. We are a strictly peanut-free facility. All food must be labeled as made in a peanut free environment.
- If your child has a food allergy or food intolerance, please notify your child’s teacher immediately.
When is nap time?
- Quiet time is 12 pm to 2 pm.
- Sheets and mats are provided. Your child may bring his/her own small, lightweight, crib-size blanket and one small, soft stuffed lovey to sleep with.
- We wash the sheets once a week or as needed. Please take blankets home on Friday to wash.
- Your child’s belongings must fit inside your child’s cubby.
Where can I find information about my child’s classroom?
- Classroom teacher information, wellness updates, and class location are displayed on the parent board in our classroom.
What happens when my child gets hurt or sick at school?
- Accident report forms are filled out whenever your child has an accident that requires teacher action beyond comforting, or the accident is above the neck or is the result of a bite. We ask parents to sign the report after reading, and if you would like a copy, please ask your child’s teacher.
- Illness report forms are filled out whenever your child is showing symptoms of a contagious illness. We ask parents to sign the report after reading, and if you would like a copy, please ask your child’s teacher.
- A phone call or message via Class Dojo will be sent home with further instructions.
- All medicines must be given to the Front Desk. A Medication Log form must be filled out, signed, and dated for each prescription and non- prescription medicine and given to the teacher. All medicines MUST be in their original containers with the prescription labels.
How can I get involved?
- Newark Day Nursery and Children’s Center is a non-profit organization that encourages and appreciates family involvement. Throughout the year, there are several family events that you are welcome to attend and/or help as a volunteer. Keep an eye out for these events on our Class Dojo App!
- To maximize your child’s success, we host Parent/Guardian -Teacher conferences twice a year, in October and May. We strongly suggest your participation.
- We have an open-door policy and you are free to visit any time. You may always talk to or call us if you have questions or concerns. Please let us know if there are any changes to your child’s routine (i.e. staying at Grandma’s house, not feeling 100%, lost a pet, etc.) and take a minute each morning to communicate with a teacher as you are signing your child in or out.
- The Class Dojo app is available to send whole class updates, photos, and news of your child throughout the day.
Come Check out our Classrooms
Please come for a visit and observe the fun happening in the Toddlers classroom!