Advanced Toddler Daily Schedule

7-9:15 am Morning drop off and free play (during free play the children are encouraged to explore all of the educational centers in the classroom.  The teachers are close by observing and interacting with the children.  This is a great time for the children to learn through inquiry and ask questions out of curiosity)

9:15 clean up

9:30-10 am Circle time and prepare for snack. (During circle time, the teachers interact with the children in a whole group setting. The teachers create different learning activities structured to meet their developmental needs.  These activities directly relate to the weekly lesson plan.  Also included in circle time is the daily calendar, which helps children grasp the concept of time, daily weather, and they focus on the letter and number of the week)

10- 10:15 am morning snack

10-11 am Small group activities (the teachers work with the children in small group to accomplish many objectives. During small group time, the teachers are working of various concepts such as math, science, and emergent literacy)

11-12 am Gross motor. (Gross motor is either in the in-door tree house, rooftop playground, or at Skinner/Union Park)

11-12 pm Art (During art the teachers call a few children to the table at a time. The teachers guide the children through the art activity. During art, children are encouraged to use creative and fine motor skills)

12-12:30 pm lunch

12:30- 3 pm Nap time (the children sleep on their individual cots until about 2:30. Some children sleep longer, some children sleep for a shorter amount of time.  The teachers will help soothe the children to sleep until they become independent sleepers)

3:00 pm waking up from rest and afternoon snack

3:30-4 pm   Music

4:00- 4:45 pm Gross motor

4:45-6:00 pm Free play, pretzel snack, and pick up