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5:30 - 7:30 a.m.
Parents check children in and children and parents are warmly greeted, and children settle and get situated for the morning.
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Toddlers wash up and prepare to eat breakfast.
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Toddlers engage in play. Books are read to our infants and toddlers, and puppet shows and felt board displays are presented for the children. Infants and toddlers are encouraged to play indoors and outdoors with age and developmentally appropriate materials, toys, and ride-ons.
10:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Infants/Toddlers wash hands and prepare for snack. Our toddlers are encouraged to feed themselves using spoons and age appropriate sippy cups. During meal times, caregivers engage in conversations with the children to stimulate language and social skills. Our toddlers are encouraged to help clean up after meals.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Our infants and toddlers are involved in free-play with age and developmentally appropriate materials. Infants/Toddlers are consistently introduced to various shapes, colors, alphabets, manners, puzzles, etc.
11:45 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Toddlers wash up and prepare for lunch. During mealtime, educarers engage in conversation with the children to encourage their social and language skills.
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Diaper changes and naptime begins (Diaper changes are done routinely throughout the day).
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Toddlers wake up, receive diaper changes and groomed (hair and teeth brushed, and re-dressed) for continued afternoon play and activities.
3:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Snack is prepared and served.
3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Continuance of afternoon activities and free-play either indoors or outdoors. Our infants/toddlers are introduced to nursery rhymes and songs.
4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Pickup time and clean up time. Our toddlers are routinely encouraged to clean up their toys and activities.
Infant Toddler Program
We have elected to use our education and skills to develop a developmentally appropriate infant/toddler program for Tot Spot infants and toddlers ranging in age from 12 to 30 months. This program is in no way structured like our preschool program and our infants and toddlers learn predominantly through play with plenty of free choice in safe and well planned out environments providing them with opportunities to make decisions. However, our infants and toddlers are also introduced to educarer facilitated activities and routines, some of these activities include, but are not limited to, colors, shapes, alphabets, stories, songs, chants, rhymes, music, and puppet and felt board presentations. ["Infants and toddlers are different because they are completely dependent on their caregivers not just for their safety and health, and well-being but for the organization of their life." "...babies need a dance partner or a responsive environment." Todd Risley, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Alaska, Anchorage ]
There are also times, throughout the day, when our infants and toddlers mix with both preschool aged children and school aged children.