Child Care Program Information: Typical Daily Schedules

FIRST FLOOR PROGRAM (for children 1-2 years old)
7:30 CENTER OPENS
7:30 - 9:00 Arrival (Breakfast, Table toys & Diaper change)
9:00 Breakfast ends promptly
9:15 - 9:30 Clean Up / Circle time; transition time
9:30 - 10:15 Out Door Time
10:15 - 10:45 Morning Snack
10:45 - 11:00 Circle Time (songs, stories or games)
11:00 - 11:30 Activity Time (Baking Projects, Collage, Painting etc.)
11:30 - 12:00 Clean up time / (Diaper Change)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 Rest Time
3:00 - 3:30 Diaper Change/ free-play including special activities
3:30 - 4:15 Out Door-Play
4:15 - 4:30 Wash-up and afternoon snack
4:30 - 4:45 Circle Time; stories, singing, conversation
4:45 - 5:00 Activity Time
5:00 - 6:00 Free Choice (puzzles, toys, projects)
6:00 - 6:15 Clean-Up & Pick-Up - singing
6:15 - 6:30 Pick-Up continues – books and quiet activities
6:30 CENTER CLOSES PROMPTLY AT 6:30 PM.

SECOND FLOOR PROGRAM (for children 2-3 years old)
7:30 CENTER OPENS
7:30 –9:00 Greet students and parents, area free play, breakfast
9:00 Breakfast ends promptly
9:00 – 9:30 Indoor, early morning stretch or shared yard time
9:30 – 9:45 Toileting/diapering, clean up time
9:45 – 10:00 Circle time, stories, songs, etc., attendance
10:00 – 10:15 Snack, transition to outdoors
10:15 –11:00 Gross motor play outside
11:00 – 11:45 Choice time, small group activities (cooking, art/science projects)
11:45 – 12:15 Clean up, toileting/diapering, circle time, stories, songs etc.
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch is served
1:00 – 3:00 Nap/Rest time, quiet reading or activities
3:00 – 3:45 Wake, toileting/diapering, table toys, quiet time
3:45 – 4:15 Prepare for circle time, snack & transition to outdoors
4:15 – 5:00 Gross motor play outside
5:00 – 5:45 Story time, wash hands, small group activities
5:30 Toileting/diapering
5:45 – 6:00 Prepare for transition to 1st floor, exit 2nd floor
6:00 – 6:20 Quiet area toys, stories, dismissal
6:30 CENTER CLOSES PROMPTLY AT 6:30 PM

THIRD FLOOR PROGRAM (for children 3-4 years old)
7:30 CENTER OPENS
7:30 –  9:00 Breakfast / Table toys free play
9:00 Breakfast ends promptly
9:00 – 9:15 Clean up, wash hands, morning changing and bathroom time
9:15 – 9:30 Circle time; calendar, weather, jobs
9:30 – 10:15 Choice time, small group activities (cooking, art/science projects)
10:20 – 10:45 Circle time; stories, movement activities, songs
10:45 – 11:00 Wash hands, snack time
11:00 – 12:00 Outside time
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch (bathroom and changing after lunch)
12:30 – 1:00 Visiting time (children visit quietly at one another's cots)
1:00 – 3:00 Nap/Rest time, quiet reading or activities
3:00 – 3:30 Table toy free play, bathroom and changing
3:30 – 4:15 Choice activities; table top toys, free art, sand or water play
4:15 – 4:30 Circle time
4:30 – 5:00 Wash hands, afternoon snack
5:00 – 6:00 Outside time
6:00 – 6:20 Toys, stories, dismissal
6:30 CENTER CLOSES PROMPTLY AT 6:30 PM.