Maria Montessori believed that as children develop security, safety and a feeling of trust on their way to independence, the message they are trying to convey to us through their actions and words is: "Help me do it by myself".

A Montessori Toddler Environment can be seen as a place in which two basic needs of developing child from eighteen months to 3 years of age are met.
One need is the bonded relationship between adult and child and the other need is support from a growing sense of self through observation and a prepared environment. The Toddler Environment has children from 18 months to 3 years of age. Order, simplicity, and aesthetics can characterize these environments in order to meet the basic needs of young children.

When a baby becomes a toddler, the physical environment takes increasing significance. A toddler needs to constantly be moving. Discovery, exploration and independence are developed through free play and socialization. As the child moves around and explores his environment, he gains confidence and self-worth. When he accomplishes many tasks successfully, he is then able to say:
“I did it myself”. A toddler still needs to retreat for warmth and nurturing reassurance.

Safety must be ensured in order to allow freedom of movement, exploration, cognitive and motor development through interaction with the environment.
Maria Montessori tells us that coordination of movements is developmentally planned and that both energies ( mental and physical) must be working in harmony in order for positive personalities to develop in children.
The Toddler Environment is a constructive developmental period in and of itself.

It is a “Birthing Place” in which a toddler experiences great achievements. Every single activity such as eating or diapering is considering a valuable “Learning Opportunity” as there is a very important purpose behind it.