Toddler Class

Bellevue College Parent Education offers a parent-toddler class at our facility on Tuesday mornings, from September through May. It is taught by our parent educator, Janelle Durham, and children's teachers Leng and Cymbric.

Our Daily Schedule

10:00 - 10:30 Free Choice Time 

10:30 - 10:50 Opening Circle 

10:50 - 11:50 Parent Ed / Free Choice Time

11:50 - 12:00 Closing Circle

During Free Choice time, we have many different activities to choose from. Stations include: art (painting, drawing, stickers and more), play-dough, fine motor skill builders, sensory bin, water table, blocks, trains, pretend play, large motor (gym), and more. In the springtime we add outdoor time on our playground. (Learn more about how play-based learning helps children grow in all areas of child development.)

Circle Times are an opportunity for your child to learn to participate in group classes. They can practice sitting still and listening, and also sing songs, learn rhymes, play instruments, hear stories, and play with the parachute.

After circle time, the children have more Free Choice time. Half of the parents / caregivers attend a parent education session in one of the classrooms while the other parents and the children's teacher supervise the children's play. 

Parent Education sessions are led by a member of the Bellevue College faculty, and cover child development and parenting. We address topics from language development to discipline, from emotional intelligence to potty training, from nutrition to cultural identity. They also form a sort of peer support group where you connect with and learn from other parents. 

We end class with closing circle, which includes more songs, and a "letter of the week" sound. In spring, we also spend time on the playground.

If you have a child who will be between 24 and 36 months on September 1, learn more about the toddler classes in the Bellevue College Parent Education system and register at: https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/parented/classes/toddlers/.  If you have questions about the class, contact Janelle at janelyn@bellevuecollege.edu.