Toddler's Morning Out

416-932-9538 or
e-mail: toddlersmorningout@hotmail.com

Toddler’s Morning Out began in the 1960s as Mother’s Morning Out and has been offering a nurturing and stimulating “first school” experience to toddlers and young preschoolers ever since.

We are known for our excellent play-based curriculum, our warm, nurturing atmosphere, our well-trained and mature staff, our low staff/child ratios, our opportunities for family involvement, and our gentle approach to separation.  Here are some of the things that parents have said they like about the T.M.O. program:

• "The atmosphere is warm and child-focused  and  our child has enjoyed every morning that he has spent at T.M.O."
• "The staff is absolutely dedicated to enriching the lives of our children".
• "The teachers are fabulous and engaging".
• "Diverse activities, class size….cleanliness, programming."
• "The attention that is paid to each child."

A special visit from WHIMZ

Learning how bagels are made

Toddler’s Morning Out is part of the award-winning Grace Church on-the-Hill Child Care Centre, a non-denominational, non-profit organization which is licensed under the Day Nurseries Act of Ontario.

Toddler’s Morning Out provides a caring atmosphere in which young children can develop basic skills and readiness for kindergarten by learning both through exploratory, self-directed play and through teacher-guided activities.  We also offer an opportunity for social development, which may include separating from a primary caregiver for the first time; developing the ability to share; learning to follow routines in a group setting; and respect for each other’s needs in a safe, nurturing, supportive environment. Music, drama, Sportball, special visits,neighbourhood walks and field trips for the preschoolers, and introduction to French are some of the “extras” that T.M.O. offers.

Program
Our child-directed, exploratory activities foster creativity and divergent thinking, helping children on the path to independent learning. Our teacher-directed activities, which often use a fun, music-based approach, will, over time, help to develop the child’s ability to follow routines, to take turns, offer answers, and to sit and pay attention when appropriate.  We aim to develop the roots of creative thinking and emotional intelligence while learning through play in an anti-bias atmosphere.

Puzzles, games, books, arts and crafts, block play, manipulatives, sensory and dramatic play are just a few of the things you will see in our classrooms each day.  Both active and quiet, individual and group activities are planned each day to stimulate development in the areas of cognitive, creative, language, motor, and socio-emotional development. Music, stories, and learning games are offered every day by our classroom teachers during our fun, interactive “circle-time.”

We are allergy-aware and can accommodate food allergies, both mild and severe.

We encourage and plan for parental involvement: two parents/caregivers help in the classrooms each day; each family has a turn about once per month.

Staff

• Staff/child ratio is 1:5 or better.
• We are staffed by professional, experienced early childhood educators, who recognize the unique attributes of every child and family and whose aim is to provide a warm and nurturing learning environment.
• Staff are trained in first aid, C.P.R. and Epi-pen administration

Circle Time with Preschoolers

Music Class

School Year Program
for children who are 18 to 39 months in September
in 3 age groupings

Toddler (South) Room (10 children per day)
Children will be divided into 2 age groupings:

• age 18 to 22 months as of September on Monday and Wednesday
• age 22 to 27 months as of September on Tuesday and Thursday

Preschool (North) Room (14 children/day)

• Children are  between 28 and  40 months as of September
• Choice of  3 or 4 mornings/week
• Emphasis on developing emerging skill plus introduction to phonics and French

School Year Program hours of operation are 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.

   Preschoolers at the Science Centre

Summer Program  (24 children ages 18 months to just 4 years old)

• 2 age groupings: toddlers in the South and preschoolers in the North Room
• Developing early learning skills while enjoying outdoor play and fun summer activities.
• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:45
• Runs for 6 weeks in July and early August
• Registration is for the full 6 week period.

For further information on registration and fees for all programs, please call 416-932-9538 or
e-mail: toddlersmorningout@hotmail.com

Francesca Mallin Parker, Supervisor,
Toddler’s Morning Out, March 2007