Sample Schedule

The following is a sample of our daily schedule. This can change depending on the age of your child and the weather.

Sample Preschool Schedule

6:30 to 7:00 Welcome
7:00 to 7:30 Quiet Activities
7:30 to 8:00 Planning/preparation time/Wash Hands
8:00 to 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 to 9:00 Outside Choice
9:00 to 9:15 Arrival
9:15 to 9:30 Group Meeting
9:30 to 10:45 Choice Time & Small Groups
10:45 to 11:00 Clean up/Wash Hands
11:00 to 11:30 Lunch Time
11:30 to 12:00 Outside Choice Time
12:00 to 2:00 Rest Time
2:00 to 2:15 Wake Up/ Clean Up
2:15 to 2:30 Bathroom Break/Wash Hands
2:30 to 3:00 Group Time (recall)
3:00 to 3:30 Snack Time
3:30 to 4:00 Outside Choice
4:00 to 4:15 Story Time
4:15 to 4:30 Group Activity
4:30 to 5:45 Choice Time & Small Groups
5:45 to 6:00 Clean up & Departures

Early Morning

Greet parents & children.
Help children and parents say goodbye.
Encourage children to explore the environment and materials in their own way.
Set up and invite children to participate in adult directed activity.
Clean up and wash hands.
Prepare and eat breakfast in cafeteria.
Discuss plans and news of the day.
Clean up and wash hands.

Late Morning    

Change diapers or use toilet, wash hands.
Help children get ready to go outside.
Take small groups to areas on the playground.
Come inside, wash hands, read stories.

Midday  

Prepare and eat lunch in cafeteria.
Clean up and wash hands.
Change diapers and use toilet, wash hands.
Read stories, play music.
Help children prepare for naps.
Wake up and cuddle time.
Change diapers, use toilet, wash hands.
Prepare and eat snack in cafeteria, wash hands.

Late Afternoon  

Play indoors and outside.
Read stories, or quiet play, such as table art or toys.
Help parents and children reunite and leave for home.

*This schedule is flexible so that caregivers prioritize meeting the individual needs of each child. 

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