Our Schedule
Our Child Development Programs operate 248 days per year, Monday through Friday, from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
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Full Day Schedule |
A sample schedule is included below. This schedule is flexible and subject to change based on the needs and ages of the children enrolled.
6:30 Center opens - Independent activities.
8:30 Breakfast.
8:50 Planning Time - We begin with a short Circle Time where children discuss with the teacher the day's activities and how they plan to spend their time.
9:00 Work Time - Children will be given the opportunity to do their activity inside or outside at tables. Children participate in learning centers and planned activities of their choice. The interest centers include: house area, math and science area, creative art area, block area and manipulative area.
9:50 Recall Time. Children discuss with their teachers the activities they participated in and what they accomplished.
10:00 Small Group Time. The children divide into smaller groups for individually planned group times which include reading readiness, language development, math readiness, and social-emotional development.
10:15 Outside activities.
11:15 Circle Time, which includes songs and fingerplays as children wash up for lunch.
11:30 Lunch. Lunch is served family-style with children helping to set the table. The children pass the serving dishes and serve themselves (with guidance). Children and teachers take advantage of this social time to discuss the day’s activities and concepts of food and nutrition. The children help to clean the tables, then use the bathroom and wash hands and faces before rest time.
12:00 Resting Time - Teachers play soft music and rub the children’s backs to help them relax and settle down.
2:15 Afternoon Snack
2:30 Inside/Outside Play - This time will include motor development and art activities.
3:00 Outdoor Play
4:15 Circle Time which consists of stories, music, creative movement, or flannel board stories.
4:30 Small Group Time - The children divide into smaller groups for individually planned group times, which include reading readiness, language development, math readiness, and social-emotional development.
4:45 The balance of the afternoon is spent in comfortably paced planned activities such as care of pets, music, creative movement, block play, puzzles, and art activities until each individual child is picked up.
6:00 Center closed.
The following holidays are observed by our Child Development Center:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- President’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day (Thursday and Friday)
- Christmas Day
If a holiday occurs during the weekend, The Children's Company will close on the nationally recognized holiday. The center does not close for school vacations. One week of tuition-free vacation will be allowed per year after six months of continuous enrollment.