By Sinaiyouth 
Traveling with a toddler can be a roller coaster of joys and crises, with jet lag, changes in routine and new environments often adding to the chaos. That’s why the best vacations for toddlers are usually at all-inclusive family resorts designed with little ones in mind. With welcoming staff, creative kids’ clubs, fun activities, and thoughtful extras like travel cribs and night lights, these toddler-friendly resorts make it easy to transition into vacation mode. Here are the best all-inclusive resorts for toddlers in the United States and beyond, where fun is the norm.
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1. Woodloch Resort
Hawley, Pennsylvania
Nestled in Pennsylvania’s Poconos Mountains, the family-friendly Woodloch Resort (also called Woodloch Pines Resort) is retro in every way. Many employees have worked at this popular family resort for decades, and its service-with-a-smile philosophy makes it a particularly good choice among toddler-friendly resorts in the United States.
Kids’ club activities are divided into two age groups: 6 and under and 10 and under. Little ones can craft or create with clay, attend story time, or play kid-friendly sports and games. But be careful: These are not drop-off programs, as Woodloch encourages parents to participate alongside their children.
Woodloch’s natural beauty inspires visitors to spend time outdoors. In summer, the lake attracts swimmers and splashers. In winter, ice skating and snow tubing are popular. Three hearty meals are included. Picky eaters will find plenty to choose from, with kid-pleasing dishes like macaroni and cheese and chicken fingers.
2. Beaches Turks and Caicos
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
No one offers a better family vacation in the Caribbean than Beaches Turks and Caicos, which is the larger of the two Beaches Resorts in the Caribbean. This toddler-friendly all-inclusive resort is located on a pristine stretch of Grace Bay, where sugar-white sands and azure waters beckon. Beaches has an exclusive partnership with Sesame Street that encourages little guests to participate in activities such as Baking with Cookie Monster, Puppet Making with Bert and Ernie and Move and Groove with Zoe and Rosita.
Bedtime meals and parades with Sesame Street characters are a big hit with little kids. There is no minimum age for childcare at Beaches Turks and Caicos. At the resort’s Kids Camp, the certified nannies are all members of the International Nanny Association. There is a program just for infants ages zero to two and a program for toddlers ages three to four, as well as programs for older children and teens. Out-of-hours childcare is available upon request.
3. Club Med Quebec Charlevoix
Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
Situated above the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada on 300 acres of greenery, Club Med Québec Charlevoix is a four-season getaway with excellent skiing in winter; hikes in spring, summer and fall; and many activities suitable for toddlers to do all year round. At the resort’s Petit Club Med, toddlers aged two to three can enjoy activities adapted to their development such as gymnastics, crafts and gentle hikes. There is a nap area for when the children need to take a nap. And private child care is available to meet your family’s specific needs. Kids clubs for babies, big kids, tweens and teens are also available.
4. Flathead Lake Lodge
Bigfork, Montana
Owned and operated by the same family for three generations, Montana’s Flathead Lake Lodge is a back-to-nature, ranch-style family retreat in the shadow of beautiful Glacier National Park. As a guest, you’ll stay one week at a time at this toddler-friendly, all-inclusive resort, open for family stays from June to August. Horseback riding is central to the experience here, although the crystal-clear lake also offers plenty of options for kayakers, sailors and swimmers.
Supervised programs for toddlers, children and teens are led by a team of enthusiastic young adults. Little ones participate in craft activities, pony rides (led by a family member and a wrestler), and scavenger hunts. Many toddler activities coincide with adult trail rides, allowing parents to enjoy time in the saddle. There’s nothing difficult about Flathead Lake Lodge and its fully equipped cabins: meals are served three times a day, fine wines are served at dinner, and the lodge will even do your family’s laundry, leaving it neatly folded.
5. Tyler Place Family Resort
Highgate Springs, VT
One of the best all-inclusive resorts in the United States for families, Tyler Place Family Resort (open May through early September) embraces the idea that a great family vacation balances adult-only time and kid-parent togetherness. For families with small children, it is a vacation paradise. Age-specific toddler programs have a low caregiver-to-child ratio. Toddlers ages 12 to 18 months enjoy music, movement and finger painting at the resort; toddlers aged 18 to 30 months enjoy water play and rhyming games; and preschoolers aged 30 months to three years form a separate group with their peers and counselors.
While the little ones are busy, the adults can bike, hike, swim, or just relax in a hammock. Private cottages and spacious suites come with ottomans and diaper bins. If you forget to bring a stroller or baby bike seat, don’t worry: this toddler-friendly all-inclusive resort has plenty of loaner equipment. Meals and activities are included in the price.
6. Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tennessee
If you think all-inclusive resorts aren’t a place for sophisticated families, Blackberry Farm might change your mind. Nestled at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, this all-inclusive resort is a favorite of high-profile celebrities who seek the privacy that a 4,200-acre retreat offers. Suites and cottages feature a wood-burning fireplace, glass-enclosed veranda and wooden swings.
The land has been cultivated for centuries using proven agricultural practices. For kids who think fruit grows on supermarket shelves, this is a great place to connect them to their food source. Rolling pastures teem with heirloom vegetables, ground mushrooms are at your disposal, and a bonanza of wild blackberries can stain your fingers. Children ages three and up can join Blackberry Camp, and private babysitters can be hired for younger toddlers.