A Day in the Life

Honeybees & Caterpillars (infants) Typical Daily Schedule

 

7:00     Miss Yasmin & Susanna open the school and are there to feed brreakfast to the infants

8:00     Next teacher arrives and interacts individually with each child

8:30     Next teacher arrives, interacts with each child, and starts serving snack provided by parents

8:45     Next teacher arrives and greets each individual child in her care

9:30     Songs and finger play for fine motor skill and brain development

10:00    Milk and formula for a nutrition break

10:15    Outside play for half an hour, weather permitting

11:00    Lunch as provided by the parents for daily nutrition

11:30    Napping until infants are rested according to each infant's individual needs

3:00     Snack as provided by parents for nutrition

3:30     Outside play for half an hour, weather permitting

4:00     Free play until 5:30 to stimulate fine and gross motor skills

Diapers are frequently changed throughout the day as needed (See posted Diaper chart)

Spanish and English are spoken throughout the day to encourage language development

 

Ladybugs (two year olds) Typical Daily Schedule

 

7:00     Children start arriving and are warmly greeted

8:15     Teacher arrives and interacts with each individual child in her care

8:30     Outside play for fresh air and exercise

 

9:30     Inside play free choice for open learning centers

9:45     Clean up and circle time

10:00   Two healthy snacks provided by school

10:15    Music & movement / Art

10:35    Clean up / Potty

10:50    Free play for open learning centers

11:00    Clean up / Hand washing

11:15    Lunch (parents provide lunch, microwave available for heat-ups)

11:50    Potty and hand washing

12:00    Nap and rest time

2:30      Quiet reading and activities

3:15      Potty and hand washing

3:30      Two healthy snacks provided by school

4:00      Outside free play for fine and gross motor activities

5:00      Parents picking up until closing time at 6:00

 

Schedule subject to change according to the children's needs

Spanish and English are spoken during the day to encourage language development

 

 

Butterflies & Dragonflies (3-5 year olds) Typical Daily Schedule

 

7:30     Opening teacher arrives and has her children in the office / opening room

8:00     Next teacher arrives.  Auitorium and learning centers start to open - fine motor skills

8:45     Next teacher arrives and does a morning circle based on the "ITL" learn-to-read program

9:10     Two healthy snacks are provided by the school for nutrition

9:30     Groups may split off for reading, science, and other learning center activities

10:30   Outside play for health, socialization, communication, fine & large motor skills on playground

11:30    Lunch as provided by the parents.  We have 1% milk available.

12:05    Storybook time to develop language and literature skills

12:30    Nap time to rest after an active morning

2:45     Two healthy snacks are provided by the school for nutrition

3:00     Afternoon circle time to review the calendar and the theme of the week

3:30     Outside play for health, socialization, communication, fine & large motor skills on playground

4:45     Learning center open to explore and develop language, fine motor skills, sorting for math skills

            

 

 

   
Children's Cottage Infant Center & Preschool
1078 East Ave
Napa , CA , 94559
(707) 224-3825

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