
Welcome to the
2's PROGRAM
2 & 3 DAY PROGRAMS FOR 2 YEAR OLDS
Our morning programs run
Monday through Friday
8:45 - 11:30
Our afternoon programs run
Monday through Friday
12:00 -2:45
The twos classrooms are places where children develop a love of learning and become confident in the context of separation and individuation. It provides a safe, stimulating and loving environment that allows children to develop a sense of self and autonomy. We work on independence, including self-help and self-care skills, in a gentle classroom setting.
In the twos children are prepared with core foundational skills that they take with them as they progress through school. These foundational skills include core social, play and self-regulatory skills. For example, children learn to become confident in the context of separation from their primary caregiver(s), begin to play cooperatively and symbolically, learn how to resolve conflict in a prosocial manner, and form a sense of community and belongingness in their small group.
The Red Room integrates routines that help children feel safe and secure as well as a sense of mastery over their environment. Children are able to actively explore their classroom environment with a variety of materials including clay, paint, play dough, sand and water.
Meet the
2's TEACHERS
Leigh Becker
HEAD TEACHER, TWOS CLASS
RED ROOM
2’s
Leigh has been an educator for over 25 years. With her background in Early Childhood Education and Counseling, She is well versed in behavior management, conflict resolution and helping children foster socialization skills. Leigh has taught from preschool through the University level and spends her summers working with children of all ages at day camp. She thoroughly enjoys working with two-year-olds and works diligently to help all of the children in her classes celebrate their discoveries and achievements.

Maria Denti
ASSISTANT TEACHER, TWOS CLASS
RED ROOM
2’s
Maria came to CCNS in 2019. Maria has been working in the early childhood field for over 25 years and holds an Associates degree in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with children of many different ages, from birth to four years of age. Her outside interests include teaching religious education and assisting with bible camp at her parish in Tuckahoe.

Play is really the work of childhood...
— FRED ROGERS