Aliso Viejo Child Care's daily schedule is intended to benefit both parent and child. Parents have an idea of their child's day. Routines give children a sense of security and help them develop self-discipline.

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Our daily schedule provides a basic outline of our daily routine and varies depending on season, weather, age and temperament of the children.

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7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

 

Children arrive.

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Breakfast is served.

 

Following breakfast, infants are changed and put down to nap.

 

Children help with clean-up and play with table toys, read books, or listen to story tapes until everyone finishes breakfast and cleans up.

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Morning Activities

 

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

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Children participate in a group activity.

 

As babies wake up, they are brought in to join the group activity.

 

Children help clean up after the playtime.

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10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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Snack is served.

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10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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Children get ready to go outside: use toilet, wash hands, change diapers, and so on.

Outdoor play. 

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11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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Free play--perhaps a special planned activity.

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Afternoon Activities

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12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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Clean up.

 

Story time.

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12:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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Family-style lunch and conversation.

 

After lunch, children help put food away and clean up.

 

Hands are washed and diapers changed.

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1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

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Everyone (except, perhaps, for a baby who has just woken up) has a rest period.

Children who can't sleep rest or play in bed quietly on their cots for 30 to 40 minutes before they are allowed to get up and begin a quiet activity.

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As children wake up, diapers are changed, hands are washed, and hair is combed.

 

Cots are put away.

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PLEASE NOTE: Infants will nap two to three times a day on their own schedules, which will change as they grow. Toddlers may take one or two naps each day, often around 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Like infants, their sleep demands will change over time and may even increase and decrease at different times.
 

3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

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Children have a snack together.

 

School-age children arrive and help themselves to a snack of their choice from a provider-approved selection.

 

Clean up.

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3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Activity indoor or outdoor play for all children.

 

School-age children are invited to join in.

 

A special project may be planned.

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Late Afternoon Activities

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4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

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Free play: children play with table toys, blocks, crayons, read books, or build with blocks.

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5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Group story time or singing (non-disruptive play for those who do not wish to participate in the group); quiet group activity.

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5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Children go home at staggered times.

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Projects are assembled, diapers changed, and parents information made ready.

 

Children color, look at books, play with table toys until their parents arrive.

 

Events of the day and plans for the next day are discussed with children and parents as they leave.

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For children 24 months and younger:

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(Depending on the child's developmental stage) Throughout the day, we teach on cooing or talking, reaching, grasping, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, climbing, throwing, catching, and kicking.

 

For a younger child still taking three naps a day, a third nap can be incorporated into their late afternoon schedule.