Montessori Academies of Michigan

Programs · 18 months – 3 years

The Toddler community.

Fostering individuality in the early years is what we aim for at our Montessori Schools. Between eighteen months and three years, children are powerful absorbers of language, movement, and independence — our Toddler community is built around this remarkable period.

Practical life as the foundation.

Pouring, sweeping, buttoning, food preparation, caring for plants — each activity gives the toddler real, purposeful work that builds concentration, coordination, and the joy of contributing.

Language explodes.

Toddlers hear and use precise vocabulary every day: the names of objects, plants, animals, geographic forms, parts of the body. Songs, stories, and conversation fill the room.

Self-care, toileting, and grace and courtesy lessons round out a curriculum that respects the toddler as a whole person.