Tiny Toddlers: A Small-Group Learning Programme in East Delhi
Is your toddler ready to participate around other children but still needs support with group routines, instructions and structured activities? Tiny Toddlers at Global Autism Learning School is designed as a small-group early learning programme that introduces toddlers to group participation, peer interaction and preschool-style routines.
It sits at an important stage in the GALS learning pathway. Rather than being a one-to-one programme, Tiny Toddlers gives children opportunities to learn alongside peers in a structured environment.
The programme is participation-focused and does not require a diagnosis. It can be relevant for toddlers with a range of developmental profiles and learning needs.
What Is the Tiny Toddlers Programme?
Tiny Toddlers is GALS's small-group learning stage for children who are ready to move beyond primarily individual sensory and early exploration experiences.
The focus is on helping toddlers become more comfortable participating in a group environment through structured activities and everyday learning routines.
This can include opportunities to develop:
Peer interaction
Participation around other children
Following simple group instructions
Familiarity with routines
Engagement in structured activities
Early learning behaviours
Comfort with group-based participation
The aim is not to place every child into the same fixed academic curriculum. Instead, the group environment provides opportunities for toddlers to learn through participation and gradually become familiar with the expectations of a preschool-style setting.
How Is Tiny Toddlers Different From Earlier GALS Programmes?
GALS has a progression of programmes designed around different stages of early development and learning.
Infant Stimulation is the earlier participation-focused stage for babies, with emphasis on sensory, motor and early social-communication experiences.
Early Sensory Exploration follows as toddlers become ready for more active, guided sensory play and exploration.
Tiny Toddlers then introduces a more explicit group-learning experience, where peer interaction and group participation become important parts of the environment.
You can read about the Early Sensory Exploration Programme to understand the stage before Tiny Toddlers.
What Can Toddlers Learn Through Group Participation?
Learning to participate in a group involves more than completing an activity.
A toddler may need opportunities to become comfortable sitting or engaging alongside other children, responding to group instructions, transitioning between activities and taking part in shared routines.
These experiences can help build foundations that become useful as children move towards more structured educational settings.
For some toddlers, simply being around peers in a predictable learning environment can provide valuable opportunities to observe, participate and practise new social behaviours.
The programme therefore focuses on participation and early learning, rather than treating group learning as an academic classroom.
Does a Child Need an Autism Diagnosis to Join?
No. A diagnosis is not the defining requirement for Tiny Toddlers.
GALS follows a participation-first approach, so the programme can be relevant to toddlers with or without a diagnosed developmental condition.
Parents may be looking for a structured early learning environment because their child needs additional support with participation, interaction or routines. Others may simply want a more guided group-learning experience before formal preschool.
The right starting point depends on the child's developmental stage, current skills and learning needs.
Where Does Tiny Toddlers Lead?
Tiny Toddlers can form part of a broader GALS pathway as a child develops.
After the group-learning stage, some children may be better suited to a more individualized learning approach, while others may benefit from programmes that focus increasingly on foundational learning skills and eventual school preparation.
Parents can explore Individualized Learning for one-to-one learning support or Learning Skills for foundational cognitive and pre-academic development.
Later in the pathway, School Readiness focuses more directly on preparing children for school participation.
This progression does not mean every child has to follow the same sequence. Programme suitability should be considered according to the child's individual needs.
Who Can Benefit From Tiny Toddlers?
The programme may be worth exploring if your toddler:
Is ready for more structured activities
Shows interest in being around other children
Needs opportunities for peer interaction
Is developing the ability to follow group instructions
Would benefit from predictable early-learning routines
Is preparing for a more structured preschool environment
Needs a participation-focused programme rather than diagnosis-led therapy
The emphasis remains on creating opportunities for children to participate, interact and learn in a group setting.
Tiny Toddlers Locations in East Delhi
Global Autism Learning School has three programme locations:
Gagan Vihar / Krishna Nagar
277, Near Axis Bank, Gagan Vihar (Krishna Nagar), Delhi - 110051
Karkardooma / Rishabh Vihar
No. 143, Rishabh Vihar, Near Cross River Mall, Karkardooma, Delhi - 110092
Shahdara / Durgapuri
C-55, Second Floor, Above Allen Solly, Durgapuri Chowk, Shahdara, Delhi - 110093
Families should enquire directly about the availability and suitability of the Tiny Toddlers programme at their preferred location.