The two-year-olds arriving in our settings on funded places will in many ways be typical two-year-olds. They will be beginning to show a strong awareness of themselves as individuals, striving for independence through their words and actions.
They can be stridently self-reliant one minute but clingy and dependent the next. They follow their impulses and can move fast when they want to, with seemingly endless energy, but might still need a nap during the day. They become easily frustrated when their desires are thwarted or when they can't express themselves, and although they like the company of other children they aren't ready to share their toys or the attention of carers.
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