Montessori Toddler Program | Montessori Schools For Toddlers Minneapolis
Our Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy Toddler Program offers a loving, steady place for your growing child. We provide an environment where their big feelings, big milestones, and big curiosity are understood with patience and care. Toddlers are learning who they are, what they can do, and how the world responds to them, and our Montessori school environment is thoughtfully designed to support each step of this journey. With hands-on learning, calm routines, and deeply respectful guidance, children begin building confidence, language, empathy, and independence in ways that feel natural and secure. This is far more than traditional childcare, it's a Montessori-guided experience that honors your toddler's emerging personality and strengthens the values of citizenship, leadership, and partnership. Schedule your tour today and learn how the Montessori method could change your child's life.
Montessori Toddler Program Enrollment
Ages Served
16 to 33 months
Locations
Schedule Options
Full-time and part-time enrollment available
Hours
Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Potty Training Required
Toilet readiness is respected and not required for enrollment at this age.
Curriculum Focus
Our Toddler Program offers a warm, thoughtfully prepared space where children can safely explore independence while knowing caring guides are always close by. With gentle guidance, rich language experiences, and purposeful materials, toddlers grow stronger in communication, problem-solving, coordination, emotional understanding, and practical life skills, one peaceful moment at a time.
Daily Routine
A calm, predictable daily routine gives toddlers the reassurance they need during this sensitive age. Each day includes meaningful work time, language activities, movement, outdoor play, rest, and practical life experiences.
Classroom Experience
Our toddler classrooms are warm, inviting spaces where children explore freely with trusted guides nearby and thoughtfully arranged materials that encourage calm, confident independence. With consistent guides and a mixed-age community that nurtures connection, toddlers build meaningful relationships and develop early leadership skills.
Schedule a tour at one of our two Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy locations, Golden Valley and Eden Prairie, and experience our nurturing community firsthand.
About Our Montessori Toddler Program In Minneapolis (MN)
The toddler years can feel both magical and challenging for children and parents alike. At Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy, we meet toddlers right where they are: full of emotions, discovery, and the desire to "do it myself." Our program is built around respect for the child, honoring each toddler's pace as they learn to express themselves, build relationships, and navigate the world around them. With hands-on activities, rich language experiences, practical life work, and gentle emotional support, toddlers learn skills that strengthen their independence, empathy, communication, and problem-solving. Montessori education during these years provides children with a secure, loving foundation, reassuring parents like you that your child is growing in a peaceful, supportive, and deeply understanding community.
From 16 Months to 33 Months: Development Support For Every Stage
Dr. Maria Montessori believed that toddlers learn best through purposeful activity in a calm, well-prepared environment, and our program wholeheartedly embraces this truth. During these months, children make incredible leaps in language, independence, social understanding, and emotional awareness. Our curriculum guides each toddler through these changes with kindness, patience, and activities designed just for this age. Here, your toddler will gain the confidence to explore and the emotional security to try new things, knowing they are safe, loved, and understood.
Sensorial Development
Toddlers explore puzzles, matching materials, stacking activities, and sensorial tools that help them understand textures, sizes, and engage in early problem-solving. These activities support concentration, fine motor skills, and the ability to observe details, skills that grow naturally through hands-on discovery.
Freedom of Movement & Gross Motor Skills
Toddlers need to move, climb, balance, jump, and explore with their whole bodies, and our environment is designed to support exactly this with joy and fun. Intentional movement opportunities help children release energy in healthy ways while building strength, coordination, and confidence.
Fine Motor Development
Through activities like sorting, pouring, transferring, and early artwork, toddlers gain control of their hands and fingers in ways that support independence and readiness for future writing skills. These moments help children feel capable, focused, and proud of what they can do.
Language Development
Language blossoms during the toddler years, and we support it through rich conversation, stories, songs, naming materials, and simple classification games. Older toddlers enjoy early sound awareness activities that help prepare them for future reading.
Practical Life & Independence
Toddlers want to do real things, and we give them the tools to succeed. Activities like pouring water, cleaning up spills, washing hands, preparing snacks, and putting on shoes help toddlers feel capable and calm while building essential life skills.
Emotional Development & Social Skills
Toddler emotions are big and real, and our fantastic guides offer patient modeling, emotional naming, and peaceful problem-solving strategies. Children learn empathy, turn-taking, early conflict resolution, and respect for others in an environment where they always feel safe and supported.
Cognitive Development & Problem-Solving
Hands-on activities like sequencing, matching, puzzles, and early classification help toddlers understand cause and effect, make connections, and think through challenges. These materials build early maths and reasoning skills in a natural, pressure-free way.
Care of Self & Care of the Environment
Through small routines such as brushing hair, wiping spills, watering plants, sweeping, and tidying materials, toddlers gain confidence and a sense of belonging. These responsibilities help children feel valued and connected to their classroom community.
Peaceful Routines & Natural Rhythms
Toddler development is supported when routines feel predictable and safe. Our daily schedule balances movement, learning, rest, nurturing transitions, and outdoor time, giving your children the security they need to explore with confidence.
Exploration Through Safe, Prepared Environments
Every material, shelf, table, and room is designed with toddlers in mind, accessible, orderly, and calming. This inspired environment helps toddlers focus, become more independent, make choices without feeling overwhelmed, and move through their day with confidence.
Montessori Toddler Program Enrollment and Registration
Ready to give your toddler a nurturing place to grow with confidence and independence? Families in Golden Valley and Eden Prairie are invited to explore enrollment and see how our Montessori approach supports each child's developing sense of self. Contact us to schedule a tour!
Why Families Trust Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy in Minneapolis
Parents choose Peaceful Valley Montessori Academy because they want a place where their child is genuinely known, cared for, and supported through toddlerhood's most important milestones. Our program offers:
- A loving, experienced teaching team that understands toddlers' emotions, needs, and growing independence
- Authentic Montessori environments grounded in Dr. Maria Montessori's principles
- Child-sized spaces designed for movement, exploration, and real-life learning
- Activities that build communication, coordination, focus, empathy, and independence
- A whole-child approach that supports emotional well-being, social development, and confidence
- Open communication with families to create a strong, trusting home-school partnership
With this gentle combination of warmth and purpose, parents feel comfort knowing their toddler is learning in a peaceful community that honors who they are and who they are becoming.
Montessori Schools for Toddlers Minneapolis
Give your toddler a warm, supportive place to grow with confidence and independence. Schedule a tour to see how our Montessori community in Golden Valley and Eden Prairie nurtures meaningful early learning and a strong sense of self. Our caring guides can't wait to welcome your family.
Other Montessori Programs Available at Our Locations
Before joining our toddler community, your little one can begin their journey in our Montessori Infant Program, where peaceful routines, gentle guidance, and loving relationships help babies feel secure, understood, and ready to grow. This early foundation supports emotional well-being, emerging independence, and the natural curiosity that blossoms into the toddler years.
As your child moves beyond toddlerhood, our Montessori Preschool Program continues nurturing their growing confidence, independence, and love of learning. Preschoolers and kindergarteners explore meaningful work at their own pace, developing academic readiness while strengthening creativity, respect, and a strong sense of self within a caring community.
Other Montessori Programs Available at Our Locations
Before joining our toddler community, your little one can begin their journey in our Montessori Infant Program, where peaceful routines, gentle guidance, and loving relationships help babies feel secure, understood, and ready to grow. This early foundation supports emotional well-being, emerging independence, and the natural curiosity that blossoms into the toddler years.
As your child moves beyond toddlerhood, our Montessori Preschool Program continues nurturing their growing confidence, independence, and love of learning. Preschoolers and kindergarteners explore meaningful work at their own pace, developing academic readiness while strengthening creativity, respect, and a strong sense of self within a caring community.
Parent Reviews
Amy S.
June 10, 2025
The teachers, the administrators and the communication is top notch. I completely trust the people that work there and that watch my kids.
Ashley G.
May 13, 2025
I feel so privileged to have my children cared for by such capable, professional, and kind staff.
Brian G.
March 18, 2025
We absolutely love this school and the amazing staff. So welcoming and thorough and our boy loves it here as well. We wouldn't be anywhere else! Brian and Matthew
Devaleena D.
March 18, 2025
The student-teacher ratio and the personal care taken for each student.
Diana H.
March 4, 2025
The teachers are amazing!
Benjamin F.
December 24, 2024
The hands-on environment and child-centered learning are wonderful.
Ben S.
December 10, 2024
The care, compassion, and patience are truly remarkable in CH2. The classroom management is also very impressive. Hattie absolutely loves her class and her teachers and we are so glad we put our trust in PVMA for her preschool years!
Jeremy F.
December 10, 2024
There is nothing to dislike. Everything and everyone are great.
Emily E.
November 5, 2024
We love PVMA and so does our kiddo. The staff is incredible.
Lily J.
October 22, 2024
Great communication from all staff members. The children always have ample teachers around who are always available to help and support. It makes me feel that the children are supported and well taken care of.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Montessori Toddler Programs in Minneapolis
Our toddler program is rooted in authentic Montessori education, following the Montessori method to help students explore independence, language, movement, and social skills at their own pace. With attentive guides and a thoughtfully prepared environment, toddlers flourish in ways that feel natural, peaceful, and deeply supported.
Schedule a Tour at Our Montessori School for Toddlers Minneapolis
Give your toddler a caring place to grow with confidence, connection, and independence. Schedule your tour today and experience how our Montessori toddler program in Minneapolis helps children flourish, one meaningful moment at a time.