Sample Schedule
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast and Free Play | Children arrive and engage in self-guided play, all centers are open. Morning snack is served. Outdoor play (weather permitting). |
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9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Circle Time and Learning Centers | This morning time allows children to enjoy language development activities (finger plays, songs, stories) and daily exercise. Children participate in free play with theme-related learning centers that are open at all times to offer them choices on how they’d like to learn and play. |
11:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | Lunch | A hot, nutritious lunch is provided. Children gain valuable social skills and healthy eating habits are encouraged during this time. |
11:40 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Rest/Nap Period | Soothing music is played and children are comforted. Individual activities are provided as children awaken. |
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Snack | Children are provided with a yummy afternoon snack. |
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Outdoor Play and Learning Centers | Weather permitting, children engage in physical fitness and outdoor play. If weather does not permit, children participate in cooperative games and gross motor activities. |
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Learning Centers | Our toddlers participate in additional open-ended learning activities. Learning centers are open, so children have choices about how they’d like to learn and play. |
4:15 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | Small Group Activity | Children participate in fingerplays, art activities, storytelling. Learning centers are open for free play. |
4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Fine Motor Activities | Our teacher directs activities designed to build their fine motor skills. |
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Small Group Activities | As toddlers prepare to go home, they enjoy teacher directed activities that are typically theme-based, including music, sensory play, art. |