Daily Schedule

7:30 Center opens. Early Morning Room
8:00 Classrooms open. Children engage in center-based activities of their choice. Activities are planned to support developmentally appropriate practice and the Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.
9:00 Teacher’s Assistant/Graduate Assistant arrives
9:30 2nd classroom teacher arrives. Children continue center-based choices, including morning snack. In addition, teacher leads small- group literacy/number/science activities, including (but not limited to) cooking, story dictation, journals, group games, voting, or research on project work.
**ALL CHILDREN MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 9:30**
10:20 Children clean up and are encouraged to use the bathroom.
10:30 Group Time begins. The teachers and children meet together for songs, whole group read-aloud, and discussions about topics relevant to the classroom community.
11:00 Outdoor Play
11:30 Family-Style Lunch
12:15 Children are encouraged to use the bathroom. Nap time begins.
1:00 Teacher’s Aide/Graduate Assistant leaves for the day.
1:30 Student workers arrive. Teachers leave the classrooms to to lesson plan, complete assessment responsibilities, participate in weekly reflective supervision meetings, in-service training, etc.
2:30 Naptime ends. Teachers return to the classroom. Afternoon snack is served. Children engage in center-based activities of their choice. Activities are planned to support developmentally appropriate practice and the Illinois Early Learning Standards.
4:00 Children are encouraged to use the bathroom. Weather permitting, outdoor play begins. 1st shift teacher leaves for the day.
4:45 Children return from the playground. Group read-aloud.
5:30 Center Closes