Classroom Schedules

Preschool Room Schedule

7am	Center opens (combined with Toddlers until 8am)
7-9am	Free play
9am	Breakfast (children may partake if they wish)
9:30am	Circle time (stories, weather, calendar, songs)
9:45-10:45am	Activity areas (smaller groups in play areas, art and one-on-one activities)10:45am   Prepare to go outside (clean up toys, prepare mats for nap,  children put on jackets)
11-11:50am	Outside time (if weather is bad we play at the end of the hallway)
12pm	Lunch
12:30pm	Clean up lunch/quiet time with books/ listen to stories on cassettes
1-2:45pm	Rest time (books and toys are put down, every child lays down and rests for at least 20 minutes, when children wake they play quietly on mats)
2:45-3pm	Put away mats, blankets, and sheets
3pm	Snack time (children may partake if they wish)
3:30pm	Afternoon circle time
4pm	Outside play
5-5:25pm	Free play inside
5:30pm	Center closes

Toddler Room Schedule

7:30-9:00am	The children will have free play or be offered puzzles or coloring pages.
9:00 am	Breakfast time
9:30 am	Morning diapers/potty and breakfast cleanup
10:15 am	Circle time: Read a story or 2, sing some songs and/or action rhymes. Get up and move!
10:30 am	Morning snack
10:45 am	Project/activity time: based on the theme for the week.
11:15 am	Outside play.  We feel it is important that the children spend time outside.  If weather prevents this then we will play in the hallway.
11:50 am	Afternoon diapers/potty and washing up for lunch
12:00 pm	Lunch
12:30 pm	Nap time
3:00 pm	Wake up time and diapers/potty
3:30 pm	Afternoon snack
3:45 pm	Free play
4:15-5:30pm	Outside play (weather permitting) or hallway play. During this time we may also have free play, do puzzles, Magna doodles, coloring pages, or musich and dancing.

*This is just a rough outline of a toddler’s day.

Infant Room Schedule

7:30-8:45am	Welcome
8:45-9:15am	Breakfast
9:15-9:30am	Diaper changes
9:30-10am	Learning activities
10-11am	Indoor/outdoor play
11-11:15am	Diaper changes
11:15am-12pm	Lunch
12-2pm	Naps/quiet time
2-3pm	Diaper changes
3-3:30pm	Snacks
3:30-5:30pm	Playtime/goodbyes

* Not a strict schedule

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