In November, Nana asked what Sadie does on a typical day at daycare. Here is Sadie at daycare on the morning of Halloween. She's in the cubby room and the cubby behind her with the yellow tote bag is her's. Most of the toddlers share a cubby, but since there are an odd number of children in her group, Sadie has her own. In the tote bag are extra clothes, in case they are needed.
A typical day for Sadie at daycare:
7:30-8:00 Arrival. Sadie takes off her coat and changes to her indoor slippers.
8:00-9:00 Free Play. The toddlers play in the big room, which has an indoor climbing structure, little bikes and push toys and an imaginative play corner.
9:00-10:20 They go into the classroom and have circle time, a story, and some kind of special activity: an art project, music, dance or Spanish. Towards the end of this time, they have morning snack, which is usually crackers, fruit and milk.
10:20 Time for a walk! The toddlers ride in a wagon.
10:45-11:30 Playground! (Sadie LOVES the playground and often needs a change of clothes afterwards because she gets so dirty)
11:30 Back inside, wash hands, story time, get ready for lunch.
11:45 Lunch. She brings her lunch from home. They provide milk or water.
12:15 Naptime. Sadie generally sleeps until about 2:30.
2:30 Snack.
2:45-4:00 Free Play in the big room, or more playground (weather permitting)
4:00 until pick up is quiet play and stories.
Sadie's favorite things at daycare are the other children, her teacher Stefanie who Sadie calls "Stuffin", the playground, and music. She also loves the art activities and has made some great artworks.
2 comments:
Thanks for telling me about Sadie's day. she sure has a busy fun day. I know she likes it there. Hugs and kisses! love Nana
Sadie's daycare sounds great! The physical set-up sounds particularly fantastic. I wish *I* could play in the big room.
The general arc of the day sounds similar to E's daycare, but some of your exact time are a little more logical: Snack at E's daycare falls at 9am, right when we're dropping her off. Maybe it makes sense for the kid who arrives at 7:30, but it seems so funny to us coming right on top of breakfast. Not that there's much predicting when a toddler will want to eat...
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