
KOALA
DAILY SCHEDULE
Toddlers are prepare and ready to start a daily rhythm. We will prepare your toddler to build their vocabulary, make friends, and emerging skills through learning activities.
ARRIVAL
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Free play with quiet activities such as books, puzzles, table games, and non-messy art materials
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At arrival all parents must sign in through our app Bright Wheel using one our iPad or through their phone (Parents must also document the last time toddler was feed and the amount given)
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Toddler profile through Bright Wheel will be updated through the day (times feed, amount given, diaper changes, meals eaten, napping, special happenings, child’s mood, and supplies needed)
breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Toddler will be giving their Breakfast (Menu will follow NJ State Food Program).
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Everyone needs to wash their hands and brush their teeth (if needed)
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Toddlers will help with clean up and play with table toys, read books, or listen to story tapes until everyone finishes breakfast and cleans up.
CIRCLE TIME
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Toddlers will each get a turn being helper for the day, we do calendar, weather, counting, patterns, ABC’s, finger plays etc. We also, have a color, shape, letter, number for each month. Please see our curriculum for the Koala Classroom for a detailed information.
OUTDOOR PLAY
(WEATHER PERMITTING)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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During extreme hot or cold weather, the Toddler will not go outside.
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Sidewalk chalk
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Nature hunt
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Bubbles
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Sand box and supplies
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Balls
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FREE PLAY TIME
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Toddlers can choose from different stations
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Examples include blocks, Legos, animals, babies, cars & trucks, books, dress up, wooden puzzles, magnetic tiles.
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Touching, feely books and textures
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Toddler will be able to explore their imagination, be creative.
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Painting, drawing, sidewalk chalk or paint, making a craft, etc.
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Please see our curriculum for the Koala Classroom for a detailed information
Toileting/
Preparation for Lunch
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
(diapers in boxes labeled with names on shelves)
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Diaper changes take place every 2 hours unless needed more frequently. If Toddler is ready for potty train, they will be taken to the bathroom.
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Toddlers play with table toys, read books, or listen to story tapes until we are ready for Lunch.
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Diaper changes take place every 2 hours unless needed more frequently
LUNCH
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Toddler will be giving their Lunch (Menu will follow NJ State Food Program).
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We will allow toddlers to feed themselves when possible while providing enough time to eat.
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Some Toddlers are slow eaters, ample time will be allowed.
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Quiet activities will be available for those who are finished early
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Everyone needs to wash their hands and brush their teeth, if needed.
STORY TIME
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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We will read the Toddlers stories while they sit on their nap/rest area.
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Plan a quiet activity for the Toddlers right before rest time, such as reading a story or playing soft music.
NAP/REST TIME
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Toddlers will have their own Cot. Toddlers who can’t sleep will rest quietly on their cots, looking at books.
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As Toddlers wake up diapers are changed, hands are washed.
TOILETING/DIAPER CHANGE
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Toddlers will help putting away their blankets in hall closet.
SNACK TIME
3:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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(Menu will follow NJ State Food Program).
OUTDOOR PLAY
(WEATHER PERMITTING)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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During extreme hot or cold weather, the Toddler will not go outside.
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Sidewalk chalk
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Nature hunt
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Bubbles
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Sand box and supplies
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Balls
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Please see our curriculum for the Koala Classroom for a detailed information
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TOILETING/ DIAPER CHANGE
circle time
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Toddlers will be singing, dancing, play an instrument etc. Please see our curriculum for the Koala Classroom for a detailed information.
activity center
pick-up
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Toddlers can choose from different stations
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Toddlers will be given the space and time to explore and play in the different stations