Our doors open every morning at 8:00 am and we require all children to be present no later than 11:00 am.
Note: This routine is flexible with each day can vary to the childcare group.
8:00 am – Free Play
9:15 am to 12:00 pm – Directed Programs
Our Directed Programs Include:
Circle Time, Group Conversation Time, Story-telling & Music
Art, Workbooks & Focused Time for the child’s development needs in a group setting.
Greet children as they arrive, children put away their belongings, arts, crafts, table tops. Then the child selects an activity from books, dramatic play, blocks, colouring, play dough, chalk, white boards, open ended art, games, yoga, sensory table and science area
Clean up time
Hand wash, toileting & snack time
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Outside Time/Active play
Daily Rain or Shine 60+ minutes ( mandatory even on days with bad weather. make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Active play is any activity that gets the body moving and increases breathing and heart rate.
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch Time
Hand wash, toileting, lunch & transition
2:00 pm to 3:15 pm – Quiet Time
Rest in rest room with quite relaxation time. Children all must unwind as the time window varies for all children no longer than 1 hour.
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Casual Time
Snack, hand wash, toileting, snack transition to the afternoon will vary each day depending on the needs of the children and the weather. We feel it is important for the children to have a comfortable at home feeling in the daycare.
5:00 pm – Closing Time
Please arrive 5 minutes early to have a daily conversation and be able to have child’s belongings ready to go and sign out your child.