Arrival time is from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
No children are accepted after 9:15 a.m. Unless there is a doctor’s note.
- Daily schedules are developed with the following in mind:
- Matching the age and abilities of the children
- Structured outdoor time if weather permits
- At least two large blocks of time for child-directed learning.
Arrival and Breakfast from 6:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Children are gathered together at the table to eat breakfast quietly.
Circle Time: 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Children come together to welcome each other and talk briefly about the day’s events. Other activities include a read-aloud, a song, and finger play.
Morning Snack: 10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Learning Center Activity: 10:10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Children participate and explore learning centers with theme-related experiences.
Outdoor Time: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Children are split into groups, accompanied by a teacher and are taken for a walk, if weather permits. Children return from walk, wash hands, and are given water to prepare for wind-down before lunch.
Wind Down: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
At this time, the children will wind down to prepare for lunch by reading a book in a group setting, each individual child choosing a book and reading silently, or watching a learning program before lunch.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Children wash hands and prepare to eat family-style.
Rest Period: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- All children under the age of five will have a rest period. No child is forced to sleep; however, they must remain quiet. Older children and those who wake early, will participate in a quiet activity until the rest period is over. Please try not to schedule pickups or visits during this time to lessen disturbance to the resting children. All children will rest on their individual cots. During any rest period for infants, we follow the Safe Sleep Policy for Infants in Child Care Programs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), other sleep-related infant death, and the spread of contagious diseases:
- Infants will always be put to sleep on their backs until one year of age.
- Infants will be placed on a firm mattress, with a fitted crib sheet, in a crib that meets the Consumer Product Safety Commission safety standards.
- No toys, mobiles, soft objects, stuffed animals, pillows, bumper pads, blankets, positioning devices or extra bedding will be in the crib or draped over the side of the crib.
- Sleeping areas will be ventilated and at a temperature that is comfortable for a lightly clothed adult. Infants will not be dressed in more than one extra layer than an adult.
- If additional warmth is needed, a one-piece blanket sleeper or sleep sack may be used.
- The infant’s head will remain uncovered for sleep. Bibs and hoods will be removed.
- Infants will be actively observed by sight and sound.
- Infants will not be allowed to sleep on a sofa/couch, chair cushion, bed, pillow, or in a car seat, stroller, swing, or bouncy chair. If an infant falls asleep any place other than a crib, the infant will be moved to a crib right away.
- An infant who arrives asleep in a car seat will be moved to a crib.
- Infants will not share cribs, and cribs will be spaced 3 feet apart.
- Infants may be offered a pacifier for sleep, if provided by the parent.
- Pacifiers will not be attached by a string to the infant’s clothing and will not be reinserted if they fall out after the infant is asleep.
- When able to roll back and forth from back to front, the infant will be put to sleep on his back and allowed to assume a preferred sleep position.
- Our child care program is a smoke-free environment.
- Our child care program supports breastfeeding.
- Awake infants will have supervised “Tummy Time”.
Afternoon Snack: 2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Learning Centers: 2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Teacher begins a theme-related activity in one of the learning centers.
Focus Activity: 2:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Children participate in a whole-group activity from any of the five weekly focus areas.
Dinner: 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Children wash hands and prepare to eat family-style.
Learning Centers: 4:30 p.m. – Close
Children explore and play on their own in the learning centers.