Toddler Daily Schedule

(Schedule is flexible and responsive to individual and group needs, weather, etc)

7:00 - 8:25
Greet children: help say goodbye to parents, free choice in centers (dramatic play / pretend, blocks, music, science, art, sensory table, toys / fine motor, gross motor / large muscle, books / language)
8:25 - 8:30 Clean-up; wash hands and prepare for breakfast
8:30 - 9:00
Breakfast, clean up and wash hands
9:00 - 9:15 Free choice and prepare for outside.
9:15 - 10:00 Outdoor play or vigorous indoor activities
Diapering
10:00 - 11:00 Centers with added materials / activities (dramatic play / pretend,
blocks, music, science, art, sensory table, toys / fine motor, gross
motor / large muscle, books / language)
11:00 - 11:10 Clean-up and prepare for group time
11:10 - 11:20 Teacher led group time (other teacher prepares lunch)
11:20 - 11:50 Wash hands, lunch
11:50 - 12:00 Wash face / hands, prepare for rest
12:00 - 1:30 Rest time (teachers clean up)
1:30 - 2:30 Quiet activities, cuddling time, diapering
2:30 - 3:00 Wash hands, snack.
3:00 - 3:30 Centers with added materials / activities (dramatic play / pretend, blocks, music, science, art, sensory table, toys / fine motor, gross motor / large muscle, books / language)
Apply sunscreen for outside play
3:30 - 4:10 Outdoor play or vigorous indoor activities
4:10 - 4:20 Teacher led afternoon group time, diapering
4:20 - 5:30 Free choice in all centers (dramatic play / pretend, blocks, music, science, art, sensory table, toys / fine motor, gross motor / large muscle, books / language)
Diapering, prepare for departure.

*As children leave, help parents and children reunite.  Throughout day: diapering as needed and children's self-help encouraged during activities and routines.