Toddler Care | Riley Crossing Child Care

To foster a sense of independence, our teachers positively encourage and assist toddlers while they practice and master self-help skills. While engaged in fun activities, toddlers discover their likes and talents and develop a sense of how family, friends, and community fit into their lives.

Riley Crossing provides an Intergenerational learning environment and activities are planned to provide experiences on a daily and weekly schedule. This includes time for our Grandfriends to come and read to us or visiting our senior side for an activity based around our curriculum theme of the week. Through our relationship-building activities, our toddlers learn acceptance of each other and our Grandfriends as unique individuals.

Younger Toddlers

16 - 33 MONTHS

Our toddlers enjoy exploring an environment that allows them to be toddlers! Our teachers set up the room for exploration and messy play all with the understanding that toddlers learn through hands-on experiences. Our room is designed with child size sinks, equipment, and cubbies for them to develop self-help skills.

The daily schedule will provide ample time in the morning and afternoon to experience the world around us through our outdoor playground, indoor play area, or the large Intergenerational garden area. Toddlers will experience a wide range of music development from MacPhail classes to sharing in our Grandfriends' music activities during the week. As our young toddlers develop new found language skills, we partner with our Pre-Kindergarten friends to come and share storytelling and games to help our toddlers grow in their new skills.

Older Toddlers

26 - 36 MONTHS

When your child is all over the place, it's because they're discovering their world. Riley Crossing Older Toddlers, ages 26 months to 36 months, learn best in safe, loving places where they can explore in their own way. The activities for this age group are built around toddlers' limitless curiosity and their natural desire to push boundaries.

Through daily activities that include skills development in language and literacy, cognitive area, executive functioning, creative expression, non-cognitive behaviors, and physical wellness. Our caring toddler teachers provide hands-on experiences encouraging exploration with all senses during the day. Toddlers will work on preparing for the next step of preschool with potty training. Children will explore our special Grandfriends' time in our classroom and on our senior side. Time with our Grandfriends allows us to develop our new language skills with learning to work with our special friends in art activities or fun science building. Once a week, our older toddlers have an opportunity to sign up for Soccer Shots or Dance Time. These extra activities allow your toddlers to experience new group instructions while parents are working.

Our Approach

Guided Exploration, Inspired Learning

PLAY-BASED LEARNING Toddlers engage in activities that spark curiosity and creativity.

DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE Every activity is designed to meet the unique needs of each age and stage.

SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT Our nurturing teachers guide children to explore safely and confidently.

Activities Include

Sensory play with water, sand, and textures
Storytelling and music
Building and creative arts
Outdoor exploration and nature walks
Social skill games and cooperative play
Intergenerational activities with our Grandfriends

Approved Curriculum

At Riley Crossing Child Care, we use an MN Parent Aware approved curriculum, Funny Daffer. This dynamic, easy-to-use curriculum stimulates and promotes appropriate growth development in children ages infant to Pre-Kindergarten.

Discover the joy of learning through play. Here, your child will develop a foundation for a lifetime of curiosity and confidence.

Typical Daily Toddler Schedule

Our toddler rooms start the day with small group welcoming activities.
Children will be served breakfast in their rooms at 8:30 a.m.
After breakfast, toddlers will explore the outside time and then exploration time in the classroom.
Lunch is served around 11:30 a.m.
Rest time between 12:30 to 3:00 pm.
After a nap, our day starts all over with snack time, outside time and exploration time.

Toddlers will have potty time or diaper time throughout the day.

Interested in Learning More?

Contact Riley Crossing to receive more information about our Chanhassen child care services and to schedule a tour of our campus to experience our carefully-designed classrooms and our unique learning environments.