Our daily schedule is below. This is just an example of what we do each day, although we allow flexibility as needed according to the childrens' interests.

* Preschool Time includes circle time, planned curriculum activities, art/craft time, and story time. Parents of full-time children are asked to pay a curriculum fee of $10 per month to help offset the cost of the preschool curriculum & supplies.

Most parents are curious about just what their child will be doing all day at daycare. Here are some examples of a typical day for each age group.

Infants: Our activities with infants are centered around the baby's own individual schedule. Each baby is different as to when he or she is hungry, playful, and sleepy.

We always hold infants for bottle-feeding rather than propping bottles. It's not safe to leave babies unattended and they need plenty of cuddling and nurturing during feeding time.

When baby is sleepy, we put them to sleep with a variety of methods best suited to each individual infant. Some infants like to be rocked, others like to be walked around, others like to be patted on the back. We will never put a baby in the crib to cry him/herself to sleep.

When baby is fed, diapered, & ready to play, there are a variety of things we do to interact. We sing to them, play music, talk to them, read to them, take them outside for fresh air, and play games with them to promote learning. Most importantly, we want to make sure that each baby is given lots of love and attention. Parents, are you wondering what you can do at home to have fun with your infant - here's a great resource with lots of ideas!

Toddlers: A toddler learns best by playing. You may wonder what your little one is learning while hurling his food onto the floor. He just wants to see what will happen! What does it feel like to touch this? What will happen if I climb on this? What will mommy do if I make this sound?

Toddlers are also learning how to pretend. By providing dress-up clothes and pretend areas like play kitchens, a toddler's imagination grows.

In addition to providing a variety of toys and creative centers, we begin to introduce toddlers to our learning curriculum at around 18 months of age. Although toddlers are not yet ready to fully participate in these activities, we make sure that all the children, no matter what age, are exposed to our daily preschool activities - singing, rhyming, reading, arts, crafts, etc.

Preschoolers: A preschooler (ages 3 and 4) is curious and ready to learn. It's important during these years to make sure your child learns the skills that will help him or her to succeed in school. For example, take a look at the following excerpt from an article at about.com:

According to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, traditional signs of readiness to start kindergarten include being able to:
* communicate about things he needs and wants
* share and take turns
* be curious and enthusiastic about trying new activities
* pay attention and sit still
* use a pencil and paint brushes
* count as high as 20
* recognize the letters of the alphabet
Other traditional signs of readiness are that a child can follow one to three step instructions, behave well in the classroom, and can get along well with peers.

We spend a lot of time planning our preschool curriculum to give the children a wide variety of learning experiences and fun. In addition to the basics like letters, numbers, colors, and shapes, we teach the children about seasons, days of the week, months, holidays, early math concepts (like big/little, more/less), time concepts (yesterday, today, tomorrow), social development (sharing, taking turns, making friends), science & nature (insects, trees, weather), music (singing, dancing, instruments), animals, and art & imagination (color, cut, trace, draw). This is just a sample of things that we teach the children. Most importantly, we want them to have fun and experience a variety of different things each day as they learn.