Childcare Schedule
Morning Hours
7:30am-9:30am Monday-Friday
Morning Schedule
7:30am-8:50am
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Children arrive continually
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Children are greeted and welcomed by teachers
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Children play games/sports on the middle yard or read/play games at tables in the cafeteria
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Childcare teachers help children transition from home to school, talk to children, read to children, play games/sports with children
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Children are free to move from one activity to another as they wake up and friends arrive
8:50am Clean up Time
9:00am Snack Time
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Children sit at tables and snack is served ‘family style’. Teachers double check attendance.
9:15am School Begins
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Children are escorted by childcare teachers to lower, middle and upper yards where they are joined by their school/classroom teachers
Afternoon Hours
3:45pm-6:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Afternoon Schedule
2:30pm Teachers arrive
3:45pm Kindergarteners arrive in the cafeteria and are signed in by childcare teachers
First through fifth graders arrive on the middle yard and are signed in according to grade by childcare teachers
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Childcare teachers greet and welcome children, problem solve, support and help ease the transition from school to childcare.
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Children are checked for any health related issues, both physical and emotional.
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A quick meeting includes reminders, announcements and opportunities for questions/answers.
3:55-4:55pm Children play in the cafeteria and on the middle and upper yards.
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Inside, children read quietly in the book area; play board games at tables, build with manipulatives; design towns/railroads in the block area; play with dolls/dollhouses in the dramatic play area; and build lego space ships.
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Special daily art projects from sewing to sculpting to woodworking are available to children in all grades.
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Snack is available in the snack area.
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Children have been in school all day and are hungry. Fruit, cheese, crackers and/or salad is accessible all afternoon.
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Organized sports- basketball, kickball, soccer, four square, tag- take place on the upper yard.
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Children choose their activities and move within the program as they please.
4:55-5:10pm Family Style Snack Time
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Children eat snack within their grade groups at tables.
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Everyone prepares for the transition to homework time and inside play.
5:15-5:55pm Homework time
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for 1st graders in the cafeteria
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2nd and 3rd graders in the library
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4th/5th graders in the art room
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Children with no homework may read, write or practice workbook skills.
Inside/cafeteria play for kindergarteners.
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Children play games
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Complete puzzles
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Draw
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Color
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Finish art projects
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Play with legos at tables
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Stories are read to children on the stage
6:00-6:30pm Extended Care for a few children in the cafeteria.
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Children finish homework
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Play quietly
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Talk to teachers.
6:30pm Closing Time
