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New York, NY
Smarter Toddler
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Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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neighborhood: 70's · Telephone: (212) 595-0056 · Website: www.smartertoddler-nyc.com
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
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Play-based with some structure |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (4.0) |
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| This school has increased my child's: | |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| Cooperation with other children |
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | Yes | |||||
| Oral language | - |
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- | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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- | n/a | |
| Storybook reading | - |
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- | - | n/a | |
| Emerging literacy skills | - |
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- | - | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - |
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| Time & space | - |
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- | - | ||
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - |
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| Music | - |
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| Visual arts | - |
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| Physical activity | - |
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| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Director's Comments
Our curriculum is also an emergent curriculum where we take the interests or conversations with the children and create a fun and educational curriculum.
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