Special group for toddlers with a developmental lead

toddlers with a developmental lead

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Does your toddler have a developmental head start?

At VIPKids we find it very important that attention is paid to the individual child, because every child is unique. Within our day care center we already pay a lot of attention to developmental abnormalities, but this attention is mainly focused on developmental delays. Because children who are ahead in their development also deserve this attention, we will start a toddler group in January 2023 especially for toddlers with a developmental lead: VIP Kids Plus!

Children develop in leaps and bounds and at their own pace. As a result, there are differences in development between children. For example, one child walks freely at 11 months, while the other only takes the first steps at 1,5 years. One child talks at 12 months, while with the other we only hear words at 2 years. This is very normal! We can observe and record developmental milestones, which gives us insight into how the child is developing. When a child reaches one or more developmental milestones significantly faster than his or her peers, we speak of a developmental lead. Motor skills and language are a very clear signal, but if we look closely, we can also see signals in personality traits that indicate a developmental advantage. We also call these personality traits 'being traits'. Autonomy and sensitivity are examples of these being characteristics, you can find more in the picture below. 

toddlers with a developmental lead

It is important for every child to have children around them who develop about the same as themselves, we call them developmental equals or peers. Most children have these childcare peers in their group, but for children with a developmental advantage, the chance of having peers in a regular daycare group is much smaller. From the age of two, these children can already notice that they are 'different' from the other children in the group and this can have a negative effect on the development of a positive self-image. Some children may also adapt or underperform, they may show other (undesirable) behavior due to boredom or they no longer want to go to childcare. By putting this group of children together, they experience that there are even more children around who think and act in the same way as themselves. We teach them that they can be there and offer them tools for dealing with their (unique) qualities! 

Experienced expert for toddlers with a head start

During her studies, our pedagogical coach and experience expert Jolanda conducted research into the supervision of toddlers with a developmental head start in childcare. She is now following the Expert Development Lead course to gain even more knowledge. VIPKidsPlus will open its doors in January on Friday morning from 8.30 am to 13.30 pm at the Goverwelle location in Gouda. From 13.00:13.30 to XNUMX:XNUMX there is a walk-in in the group and the toddlers have the opportunity to tell their parent(s) what we have done and parents also have the opportunity to exchange experiences and ask questions to each other and to Jolanda . Because VIPKidsPlus is a group of Daycare Center VIPKids, you are eligible for childcare allowance if your toddler comes to play at our group! 

toddlers with an edge

The program will look something like this:

8.30-9.00 hours – start-up and free play in challenging corners
9.00-9.30 hour – circle time with fruit
9.30-9.45 hours – changing time if necessary
9.45-10.00 hour – we read about our topic/theme
10.00-12.30 hours – we dive deeper into the subject and play inside and out
12.30-13.00 hours – lunch (and changing time if necessary)
13.00-13.30 hours – walk-in parents, tell about our activities and talk to each other

We will work on the basis of themes that are also discussed in childcare and we will also look closely at where the interests of the children lie. With Bloom's taxonomy in mind (remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate and create), we dive deeper into the themes from a game perspective and provide more challenge. The executive functions, such as perseverance, are also fully discussed!

Do you have a toddler who needs more of a challenge?

Do you ever hear from others that your child is going so 'nicely fast'? Do you suspect that your child has an advantage? Does giftedness run in the family? Do you notice that your child needs more of a challenge? Do you recognize your child in (some of) the characteristics of being shown in the picture? Please contact us at [email protected] for an intake and then together we will see if our toddler group is something for your child!  

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