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"Young children learn best in the context of relationships, and what they need to learn in their preschool years isn't found on flash cards (or on television)." ~Jane Nelson, Ed. D; Cheryl Erwin, M.A.; Rosalyn Duffy: (1998) Positive Discipline.  Prima Publishing

6:00-8:15   Good Morning (wash hands, breakfast as arriving, quiet activity centers)

8:30   Group-Circle Time (attendance/name recognition, "How are you?" discussion, 
choose Helper, weather, calendar, poetry, fingerplays, Pledge of Allegiance, theme discussions, story board or book, basic/theme concepts, group dictation, thinking exercises)

9:00   Play-Based Learning Activities (e.g.: Math, Science, Language, Dramatic Play, and ZooPhonics)

(In this slot on Wednesdays, we offer a 20-minute fitness class.)

9:30    Snack, Clean Up

10:15   Outside Play

10:45   Art Project, Messy/Sensory Play

11:15   Lunch, Clean Up

11:45   Brush Teeth, Potty, Wash Hands

12:00 p.m.   Story or Quiet Transitional Activity and Begin Nap/Rest Time

2:30-3:00   (Wake up) Potty, Wash Hands

3:15   Snack, Clean Up 

3:45   Choice of Music & Movement/Activity Centers

4:15-4:30   Review ofTheme, Closing Academic Activity (e.g.: discussion, theme
props, poem,fingerplay)

4:30-5:30   Gather Belongings to Cubbies, Activity Centers until departure

At 5:00 p.m., we serve a small snack: usually just one food item.

Infants and Before/After-School care includes age-appropriate activities separate from Preschool.