Daily Schedule

Growing the village, one child at a time.

Each day, though flexible, is carefully planned to promote your child’s development and creativity through a balance of activities that are educational, stimulating and, of course, fun. A daily schedule helps children predict the events of the day. Young children feel secure when they can depend on a routine. The schedule also helps you understand how your child spends his or her day. However, each day is mostly child-directed; not guided by the clock.

 

Time

Activity

7:00 a.m.

Open to welcome children and families. Children arrive at staggered times. Children can choose an activity until it is time to clean up for breakfast.

    8:00 - 9:00     

Breakfast. Family-style breakfast and conversation. Older children help with clean up and play with table toys or read books until everyone is finished and cleans up.

9:00 - 10:00

Morning activity time: Toddlers and preschool children select an activity of their choice or join in a group activity such as storytime or block play.  Quiet activity choices are offered if infants are napping.

10:00 a.m.

Morning snack

10:15 - 11:30                       

Outdoor play: Children have supervised playtime outdoors in an enclosed backyard so that they can exert extra energy, enjoy sand and water play, music and movement, and/or create with arts and crafts.

11:30 - 12:00

Clean up, wash hands, and get ready for lunch.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch: Family-style lunch and conversation. After lunch, older children help put food away and clean up. We wash our hands, brush our teeth, and change infant diapers as we prepare for naptime.

12:30 - 2:30

Nap/Quiet time: Everyone has a rest period. Preschool children who cannot sleep rest quietly on their mat. If a child is not asleep after about 30 minutes, they are allowed to get up and begin a quiet activity. 

2:30 - 3:30

Afternoon activity time: Music and movement, circle reading time, or learning centers.

3:30 - 4:00

Clean up time: Put away toys and materials, wash hands, and sit down at the table to prepare for snack.

4:00 - 5:00

Afternoon snack, homework-time for school-age children.

5:00 - 5:30

Departure: Children go home at staggered times. They color, read, or watch videos until their parents arrive.