{"id":799,"date":"2025-03-13T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/?page_id=799"},"modified":"2025-03-13T23:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:01:58","slug":"little-wonders-19-36-months","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/little-wonders-19-36-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Wonders (19 &#8211; 36 months)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:44px\"><strong>Little Wonders (19 &#8211; 36 months)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-325126a4 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3a82025c\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-828\" style=\"width:442px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kidtopiaedu.ca\/hastings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kelli-mcclintock-U3SjBD72Tl0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf574b0b\">      \n\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-icon-wrapper uagb-block-5cbca589      \"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-svg-wrapper\" \n\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"quote-left\"\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-label=\"\"><path d=\"M96 224C84.72 224 74.05 226.3 64 229.9V224c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32S145.7 96 128 96C57.42 96 0 153.4 0 224v96c0 53.02 42.98 96 96 96s96-42.98 96-96S149 224 96 224zM352 224c-11.28 0-21.95 2.305-32 5.879V224c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32s-14.33-32-32-32c-70.58 0-128 57.42-128 128v96c0 53.02 42.98 96 96 96s96-42.98 96-96S405 224 352 224z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5b7ad7f41d2c80f4a08b84ba193fa66\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Encouraging Independence and Self-discovery Through Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n      \n\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-icon-wrapper uagb-block-7f17fc03      \"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-svg-wrapper\" \n\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"quote-right\"\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-label=\"\"><path d=\"M96 96C42.98 96 0 138.1 0 192s42.98 96 96 96c11.28 0 21.95-2.305 32-5.879V288c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32s14.33 32 32 32c70.58 0 128-57.42 128-128V192C192 138.1 149 96 96 96zM448 192c0-53.02-42.98-96-96-96s-96 42.98-96 96s42.98 96 96 96c11.28 0 21.95-2.305 32-5.879V288c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32s14.33 32 32 32c70.58 0 128-57.42 128-128V192z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Toddlers are naturally curious and eager to explore. 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