Preschool

The Lunch Bunch and the Full Day programs maintain a consistent but flexible daily schedule. Below is a listing of basic times that are followed throughout the day with respect for the chronological age, stage of growth and development, attention span and social, emotional and cognitive needs of the children.

Full-Day Preschool Program 

The standard full-day program runs 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Families may opt to add on before and after extended day hours.

7:00 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome, free play, quiet activities

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Clean-up

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Morning Circle, including attendance, calendar, weather, jobs, music, discussion of daily plans

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Morning snack – a nutritious snack will be served and juice will be poured by the children

10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Clean- up and get ready to go outside

10:20 AM – 11:05 AM Outdoor play (Bring snowsuits, boots, hats, and mittens in winter)

11:05 AM – 11:30 AM Middle Circle (Lesson-directed) including story time

11:30 PM – 12:05 PM Choice time – All areas are open for play, lesson related projects, teacher and child-directed lessons

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM Clean-up 

12:15 PM –  12:45 PM Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Circle

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Rest time

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Wake-up

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Songs, stories, group games

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Afternoon snack

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Arts and crafts, cooking, listening center

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM Outdoor play

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Quiet activities, music, clean-up, evening departure

Half-Day Preschool Program 

The half-day program, commonly called “Lunch Bunch” runs from approximately 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Actual start/end times vary to accommodate for limited parking.

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Arrival/Free Play, including blocks, coloring, play-do, painting, dramatic play, puzzles, etc.

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Clean-up for Morning Circle

9:40 AM -10:00 AM Morning Circle, including attendance, calendar, weather, jobs, music, discussion of daily plans

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Snack Time (Which we provide)

10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Clean-up and get ready to go outside

10:20 AM – 11:05 AM Outdoor Play Time

11:05 AM – 11:30 AM Middle Circle, a lesson-directed and related stories read

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Choice Time (All areas are open for play, lesson related projects, teacher and child-directed lessons)

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Clean-up 

12:15 PM – 12:25 PM Show and tell

12:25 PM – 12:45 PM Lunch for lunch bunch children

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Circle includes stories, books on tape and singing